News from 13 June 2013 on edie

Producer responsibility ‘failing’ on environmental design

There is little evidence to show that the producer responsibility regulations have led to an improvement in environmental design, according to a leading consultant.

In conversation with Legal & General’s Debbie Hobbs

Legal & General's sustainability manager, Debbie Hobbs tells edie about the challenges of embedding sustainability across an entire supply chain and how sustainability professionals need to "educate, support, encourage and monitor".

Circular economy

Simplified GHG conversion factors to ‘help businesses’ with mandatory reporting

The Government has simplified greenhouse gas (GHG) conversion factors to coincide with yesterday's announcement that more than 1,100 companies will be required to report on GHG emissions.

Centrica agrees Northern England fracking deal with Cuadrilla

The British Gas owner, Centrica, has bought a 25% stake in a venture license to drill for shale gas in Northern England from fracking firm Cuadrilla.

Prince of Wales to back biogas with UK’s first green gas certificates

The Office of the Prince of Wales and the Duchy of Cornwall are to receive the UK's first green gas certificates.

ANALYSIS: Acclimatising to the Al Gore factor

His speech won a standing ovation, yet you couldn't call it particularly insightful or revealing. It was more a heady mix of comedy and metaphor. So what was it about Al Gore that left so many corporate sustainability professionals feeling a sense of awe and privilege?

Branson and Zeitz launch ‘Plan B’ to promote sustainable approach to business

Virgin's Sir Richard Branson and Puma Chairman Jochen Zeitz have launched 'Plan B' today, a global non-profit organisation which aims to promote a new way of doing business that "prioritises people and planet alongside profit".

Al Gore hails Marks & Spencer’s Plan A as a global inspiration

Former US vice president Al Gore has paid tribute to the achievements made by Marks & Spencer under its Plan A programme, as the retailer announces the next stage of its sustainability journey will work towards cradle-to-cradle ambition.

Low carbon entrepreneurs offered £19m Government funding

The Government is today offering entrepreneurs a share of up to £19m of funding for projects relating to energy efficiency, storage and low carbon generation.

Facebook updates green status with new Arctic data centre

Facebook has claimed that its new data centre, which has now gone live on the edge of the Arctic Circle, is likely to be one of the most efficient and sustainable in the world.

Southern Water to cut carbon footprint by ‘harnessing poo power’

Southern Water has installed a heat exchanger in a bid to speed up the process of bacterial digestion at its Budds Farm Wastewater Treatment Works in Havant.

UK’s total renewable electricity generation increases by 20%

Electricity generated from renewable energy increased to 41.1TWh in 2012 in the UK, up 20% from 2011, according to Government figures.

Day: 13 June 2013