Day: 12 August 2013

Defra attacked over plan to abolish quarterly regional waste reports

Defra's proposed move to eradicate regional quarterly waste statistics and instead publish a single annual report has been met with criticism from industry leaders.

Brands look for greater ownership stake in sharing economy

Brand leaders are increasingly looking to turn the growing trend for collaborative consumption into a business proposition by forming strategic alliances with smaller, start-ups.

Climate change ‘firmly established’ as a material risk for investors

The majority of investors view climate change as a material risk and as a consequence have retained, or advanced, their commitment to addressing climate change in their investment activities, according to a report.

David Cameron: ‘Back fracking or miss opportunities’

Prime Minister David Cameron has today urged the UK to back the controversial practice of 'fracking' or risk missing out on the opportunities associated with shale gas.

VIDEO: UNICEF champions recycling human sweat into clean water

A device that generates clean drinking water from recycled human sweat has been created by UNICEF to highlight the pressing issue of global water scarcity.

Coca-Cola puts reuse before recycling in latest consumer campaign

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has launched a new consumer-facing recycling campaign for plastic bottles aimed at getting the public to think more creatively about such packaging.

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