Month: November 2003

Time to pack up your troubles

Graham Margetson, director of Foresite Systems responds to concerns that Packaging Waste Regulations will cause financial strife for industry.

Business and biodiversity

Kerry ten Kate, director of investor responsibility at Insight Investment, discusses the need for the extractive and utility sectors to start paying attention to biodiversity

Ready to report

Deborah Evans, business manager for corporate reporting and assurance at LRQA, advises on how to establish a CSR report's contents and prepare for verification

Ready to report

Deborah Evans, business manager for corporate reporting and assurance at LRQA, advises on how to establish a CSR report's contents and prepare for verification

Going global

The Sigma Project has completed its much-needed sustainable management guidelines. Flemmich Webb looks at what they are and how they will help

The Russian enigma

Michael Grubb, associate director of policy at the Carbon Trust and visiting professor of climate change and energy policy at Imperial College, analyses the Russian climate talks

Nuisance flooding claim fails

Elisa de Wit, from law firm Nicholson Graham & Jones, analyses recent environmental court rulings concerning business

Further consideration of the definition of waste

Elisa de Wit, from law firm Nicholson Graham & Jones, analyses recent environmental court rulings concerning business

EU-wide emissions trading moves closer

Claire Monkhouse from the IEEP looks at the latest developments at the European Commission

Greater protection for groundwater

Claire Monkhouse from the IEEP looks at the latest developments at the European Commission

Effective Environmental Management of Wastewater

By Chris Chubb, Water Quality Policy Manager, Environment Agency
People have used rivers, estuaries and coastal waters to wash away effluents from human activities for thousands of years, relying on natural purification processes to mitigate the potentially harmful impact of the wastewater.

Closing the loop

By Simon Judd, Chair in Membrane Technology, School of Water Sciences, Cranfield University
The often-stated motivation for recycling of wastewater is the increasing pressure on natural water resources. Reuse of wastewater conserves the supply of freshwater, and this presents clear advantages with respect to environmental protection.

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