Day: 17 May 2013

Donald Trump turns to legal action as wind farm work marches on

American tycoon Donald Trump has launched a legal case against plans to build an offshore wind turbine test facility off Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Defra minister unveils Agrivert anaerobic digestion plant

Defra resource minister Lord de Mauley officially opened Agrivert's second anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Oxfordshire this morning (17 May).

ANALYSIS: Are designers waking up to lifecycle thinking?

There is growing evidence that resource scarcity issues are now spilling into the creative design industry, forcing designers to ask pertinent questions around product lifecycle analysis.

GIB funded biomass project could save 150k tonnes of C02

The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) has today announced a £4.9m investment into its first energy efficiency project, which replaces inefficient heating systems with biomass boilers.

Business to save £1bn from simplifying environmental regs says Defra

Simplifying environmental rules and regulations could save businesses more than £1bn over 10 years, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson said today.

CEOs in powerful position to unlock sustainable transformation

CEOs should take advantage of their ability to create "powerful mechanisms" that can drive meaningful change across the corporate sustainability landscape, a leading CSR authority has said.

EU ETS emissions fall 2% but surplus allowances approach 2 billion

Greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and manufacturing installations participating in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) fell by 2% last year, according to new data from the European Union (EU).

Sustainability must go mainstream: Interview with Peter Bakker

Business cannot succeed in a society that fails - that is the personal mantra of Peter Bakker, president of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. He takes time out to tell Zeljka Davis why

PHS builds on clinical waste portfolio with NHS win

PHS Wastemanagement has secured a five-year contract with NHS trusts in Lincolnshire to provide clinical waste services, significantly expanding its reach within the healthcare sector.

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