Day: 12 March 2012

Nestlé boss urges local action on global water scarcity

Nestlé chairman Peter Brabeck-Letmathe has stressed the need for "pragmatic, efficient and cost-effective action" to address global water scarcity at the World Water Forum.

Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership announces new managing director

The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP), which supports the Government's Climate Change Strategy, has appointed a new managing director.

Royal Navy makes a splash with solar

A Royal Navy shore-based training centre in Cornwall has installed solar power, in a bid to heat its main swimming pool and reduce its carbon footprint.

UPDATED: Water restrictions expected next month

In light of today's (March 12) announcement that water restrictions are set to come into force next month, edie asks water intensive industry how it will be affected.

Growth in reuse sparks keen investor interest

Investor confidence in remanufacturing and recommerce is growing sharply as the cost of energy and raw materials continues to rise, a report has found.

Budget 2012: “clarity desperately needed”

With all eyes on 11 Downing Street next Wednesday, edie asks what should the development community, and in particular the energy sector expect from this year's budget? Head of energy for specialist communications agency PPS Group Leander Clarke considers this question and gives her thoughts on how any potential announcements might impact upon development in the energy sector.

EIC calls for Budget resource efficiency fiscal drivers

A leading environmental lobby group is calling for the Government to introduce resource efficiency targets for businesses ahead of next week's Budget.

Shopping mall group looks to step up zero waste drive

Capital Shopping Centres Group (CSC) has achieved zero waste to landfill at over half of its retail outlets in the UK which it manages directly.

WRAP targets plastic packaging as priority

Plastic packaging waste was singled out as a priority area for action by WRAP at an Associate Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group meeting in London last week (March 7).

Carbon finance bankrolls water programme in Kenya

A pioneering sustainable water programme which aims to tackle global water, climate and health challenges has successful used carbon finance to fund a water treatment project in western Kenya.

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