Day: 23 October 2012

Sainsbury’s waste achievements ‘hard to rate’, say peers

Sustainability leaders have found it hard to judge just how well Sainsbury's is delivering on its own waste goals, according to the findings of a recent crowdsourcing exercise.

Siemens to pull the plug on solar power business

Siemens announced yesterday that it was pulling out of the solar business and is currently holding talks with potential buyers.

Targeted support the only way forward for renewables says WWF

Targeted financial support policies are crucial in cutting UK carbon emissions, and focusing on single solutions, like carbon pricing, has its limitations, according to a report published today.

Harvesting renewable energy is ‘major engineering task’

Engineering costs should be the focus if we are to satisfy energy needs and meet our carbon reduction targets, says the chairman of the Carbon Trust.

Social value of waste set to rocket as third sector moves in

The social value of future resource management could be worth £600m by 2020 as the waste industry moves towards a circular economy.

Global companies fail to address water concerns at board level

The world's largest companies are not doing enough to assess water strategies or provide transparent water-related risk assessments to investors, despite a sharp rise in company reports of detrimental impacts from droughts and other water-related issues.

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