Day: 1 March 2004

Taking the measure of landfill borehole gas flows

Dr Roger Riley, NPI Manager at Geotechnical Instruments (UK) Ltd, describes current practice in measuring and interpreting gas flows from landfill boreholes

ISO 14001 Success Across Thales UK

by Chris Hope, Russell Hobbs and Michael Evans
October 2nd 2003, saw the completion of Thales' ambitious programme of ISO 14001 implementation across 26 operating companies in the UK, in only 18 months. The programme followed a 21-staged route map, incorporated a number of key strategies and provided considerable cost-savings across the group. The success of this programme had been highly dependent on forming key partnerships between operating companies, certification bodies, training providers, and consultants.

The Future of Environmental Management Systems, by Tony Inskip

Between August 2005 and July 2006 two pieces of legislation, the WEEE and RoHS directives will come into effect. The directives are part of Government measures to reduce the impact the UK manufacturing industry has on the environment. Tony Inskip, Director of UK contract manufacturing company, Zirkon Limited, talks about how businesses and customers should be preparing for the effects of the legislation through implementation of EMS.

Greening business: EMS and the 21st century company

The greening of business ranks high on the list of corporate responsibilities in the 21st century - the global environmental technology and services sector is now worth more than £300 billion. Most people agree with the concept of environmental management. Companies that operate EMS make better use of resources and usually find it easier to comply with local and international regulations and laws. Systematic structure, planning and internal auditing allows for better monitoring and measuring. And companies who can prove they are being environmentally responsible are increasingly attractive to investors, particularly since the creation of the Dow Jones and FTSE sustainability indices.

Cash from clean-up

Peter McCrum investigates a land remediation project that has brought a heavily-polluted site back into productive use as housing

Sustainable engineering

Paul Turner, chairman of engineering consultancy Bettridge Turner & Partners, explains the importance of introducing the principles of sustainability into development plans

SEA Directive & business

Consultancy Terence O'Rourke's director Andrew Mahon and senior environmental manager Olan Howell explain the ramifications of the new directive

The insurability of ecological damage

Jürgen Busenhart, underwriting expert with insurer Swiss Re, explains the issues surrounding liability in environmental insurance

The insurability of ecological damage

Jürgen Busenhart, underwriting expert with insurer Swiss Re, explains the issues surrounding liability in environmental insurance

Better buildings

Tom Harvey of the Building Research Establishment explains BREEAM Offices 2004

Changing Europe

Rob Bell talks to Caroline Jackson MEP about her role as chairman of the European Parliament's environment committee, EC legislation and the tribulations of British business

A call for dialogue

Former WBCSD chair and Rio Tinto executive director Lord Richard Holme sets out his strategy for better corporate performance

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