News from 0 July 2013 on edie

Major smartphone companies tackle illegal tin mining concerns

Nokia, Sony, Blackberry, Motorola and LG Electronics have released statements reiterating their commitment to tackling the environmental impact of Indonesian tin production associated with the firms supply chains.

Global beer production cuts down on water and energy use

Breweries have reduced their energy usage by over 9% and water usage by over 17% over the past four years, according to a global survey.

TNT delivers social value by closing loop on plastic mail bag waste

TNT Business Solutions has developed a closed loop recycling scheme for its plastic delivery bags where all profits will be donated to charity.

De Beers water use increases by almost 6% due to ‘technical issues’ at mines

Diamond company De Beers has announced that it used 42.9 million cubic metres (m3) of water in 2012, a 5.8% increase on 2011.

Welsh recycling charity announces closure amid ongoing investigations

Cylch, the Welsh Community Recycling Network, has announced it will wind up its operations next month following financial difficulties and an impending investigation by the Charity Commission.

UK playing ‘risky’ game with heavy reliance on RDF/SRF exports

Future market volatility around refuse-derived fuel (RDF) and solid recovered fuel (SRF) could put the UK's renewable energy strategy at risk, new research has warned.

EXCLUSIVE: Mainstream business must ‘deepen’ sustainability thinking

To protect the planet from environmental devastation it is vital that there is an "embedding and deepening" of sustainability thinking into mainstream businesses, says HW Fisher's Jae Mather.

In conversation with HW Fisher’s Jae Mather

This week we talk to HW Fisher's director of sustainability, Jae Mather, who explains that many people in environmental and sustainability fields may have gained "lofty degrees" but often lack the fundamental practical skills that contribute to a sustainable society.

Energy

Resource risk strategies falling foul of insufficient data

A lack of robust data is hampering efforts by businesses and their supply chains to guard against some of the biggest environmental risks associated with their goods and services.

Big data, the key to navigating the resource risk maze?

A lack of robust data is hampering efforts to guard against some of the biggest environmental risks associated with the successful supply of goods and services, as Maxine Perella finds out

Circular economy

Government strengthens energy efficiency standards for new builds

The Government has confirmed today that there will be a 6% uplift in efficiency standards of new homes and a 9% improvement in non-domestic buildings over Part L 2010 Building Regulations.

Value of recycling reward schemes to be investigated

The role that recycling incentive schemes can play in delivering more cost-effective waste services is to be explored in a new piece of research that will help inform government strategy going forward.

Month: July 2013