Day: 4 February 2014

Businesses must drive value by reducing exposure to the ‘resource crunch’

Businesses must recognise the severity of operating in a resource constrained environment and adapt their business models for future growth, according to a new report.

Has the waste hierarchy had its day?

Given the phenomenal rise of circular economy thinking in recent years, the waste hierarchy as it stands may no longer be a valid starting point for business. Maxine Perella reports

UK’s first carbon budget achieved but emissions rise in 2012

UK greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions increased 3.2% in 2012, from 2011, according to the latest official Government figures.

Landfill ban plan welcomed by recycling industry body

A plan mooted by Tory MPs to ban sending plastics, wood, textiles and food to landfill has been welcomed by recycling industry body Resource Association.

Firms offering bribes to bin men, survey finds

A tiny proportion of companies are 'bribing' council waste operatives to treat their commercial waste as household waste, new research has found.

CIOB headquarters achieves ‘gold’ sustainability rating

The new headquarters of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has achieved a 'gold' sustainability rating, under the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) SKA environmental assessment tool.

Zero Waste Scotland to separate from WRAP

WRAP and Zero Waste Scotland are to split and become independent of each other under plans revealed by the Scottish Government yesterday.

EXCLUSIVE: Complex supply chains ‘no excuse’ for poor traceability says APP

Timber product supply chains are notoriously complex but this cannot be used as an excuse to avoid the issue of deforestation and unsustainable practices, says Asia Pulp and Paper's (APP) Aida Greenbury.

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