Day: 19 June 2014

Green skills ‘vital’ to make circular economy profitable, says IEMA

Employing skilled sustainability professionals is essential if companies want to align better resource management with profitability, the Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA) has said.

Commission’s 27% energy efficiency target ‘pitifully weak’

European Commission leaders in Brussels have recommended that Europe aims for an energy saving target of 27% by 2030.

Majority of online consumers will pay more for sustainability

Consumer appetite for sustainable brands is growing as new research reveals that more than half of online shoppers are prepared to pay a premium for socially responsible products and services.

Ford focuses on water after hitting 2015 reduction target

Ford is now in the process of setting a new long-term water reduction target having achieved its 2015 goal to cut global water use per vehicle by 30% two years ahead of schedule.

Welsh businesses walk the talk on waste-to-landfill reduction

Wales is moving ever-closer to adopting a resource-efficient circular economy with businesses in the commercial, construction and demolition sectors all recycling more than ever.

Low-carbon transport report highlights importance of sustainable biofuels

A new report that assesses how Government can best achieve the UK's 2020 renewable transport target has been hailed as 'an important step forward' for the sustainable biofuels industry.

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