Articles from Transform April 2013
Damning statistics
11th April 2013
Paul Suff reflects on what the latest statistics on the UK's carbon footprint and energy production reveal about how far away the reality of a low-car...
Case law >> Brazil waste case breaches UK and international laws
10th April 2013
Hayley Tam and George Hobson, from LexisPSL, describe the outcome of the biggest-ever waste case prosecuted by the Environment Agency
Fish kill will cost chemical company
10th April 2013
Peterborough crown court will decide the size of the penalty to be imposed on Safapac after the chemical and packaging company pleaded guilty at a mag...
14001 is 'raising its game'
10th April 2013
Revisions to ISO 14001 will ensure that environment management systems (EMSs) offer greater value to organisations and that the environment is conside...
In Parliament >> Broken up in Bangladesh
10th April 2013
Chris Davies, the Liberal Democrat environment spokesperson in the European parliament, outlines EU plans to ensure high standards in ship dismantling
Leading firms considering natural capital
10th April 2013
Companies are adopting a more strategic approach to natural capital to offset the risks posed by degrading ecosystems services and resource scarcity, ...
Green Deal (Acknowledgment) Regs 2012
9th April 2013
The Green Deal (Acknowledgment) Regulations 2012 came into force on 28 January 2013
Pumping station fault costs £22k
9th April 2013
A mechanical failure at Anglian Water's Filby pumping station in Great Yarmouth, which caused sewage to pollute a site of special scientific interest ...
Green Deal (Acknowledgment) (Scot) Regs 2012
9th April 2013
The Green Deal (Acknowledgment) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 came into force on 28 January
Green Deal (Disclosure) Regs 2012
9th April 2013
The Green Deal (Disclosure) Regulations 2012 came into force on 28 January 2013
Green Deal Framework (Amend) Regs 2013
9th April 2013
The Green Deal Framework (Disclosure, Acknowledgment, Redress etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 came into force on 28 January 2013
Consumer Credit (Green Deal) Regs 2012
9th April 2013
The Consumer Credit (Green Deal) Regulations 2012 came into force on 28 January 2013
Planning etc. (Scot) Act 2006 Order 2013
9th April 2013
The Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (Supplementary and Consequential Provisions) Order 2013 came into force on 2 February 2013
Public Services Reform (Pre-application consultation) (Scot) Order 2013
9th April 2013
The Public Services Reform (Planning) (Pre-application consultation) (Scotland) Order 2013 came into force on 2 February 2013
Public Services Reform (Local Review Procedure) (Scot) Order 2013
9th April 2013
The Public Services Reform (Planning) (Local Review Procedure) (Scotland) Order 2013 came into force on 2 February 2013
EC Reg 57/2013 on exporting zinc to Malaysia
9th April 2013
European Commission Regulation 57/2013 on exporting hard zinc spelter to Malaysia came into force on 7 February 2013
PPC (Designation of Directives) Order 2013
9th April 2013
The Pollution Prevention and Control (Designation of Directives) (England and Wales) Order 2013 came into force on 10 February 2013
EC Reg 35/2013 on chemical residues
9th April 2013
European Commission Regulation 35/2013 on maximum residue levels for dimethomorph, indoxacarb, pyraclostrobin and trifloxystrobin came into force on 1...
EC Reg 73/2012 on dangerous chemicals
9th April 2013
European Commission Regulation 73/2012 amends annexes I and V to Regulation 689/2008 on the export and import of dangerous chemicals came into force o...
Energy Performance of Buildings Regs (NI) 2013
9th April 2013
The Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 came into force on 18 February 2013
Kentish Flats Extension Order 2013
9th April 2013
The Kentish Flats Extension Order 2013 came into force on 20 February 2013
New membership fees
9th April 2013
From 1 June 2013 IEMA is introducing a small increase to its annual membership renewal fees
Why choose direct debit?
9th April 2013
With the often busy nature of environment management roles, it can be easy to overlook paying for your annual IEMA membership renewal, particularly if...
Deadline approaching for students to design new ID
9th April 2013
IEMA's competition to find an innovative and environmentally sustainable form of membership identification closes on Friday 26 April
Don't forget Downloaded
9th April 2013
Since IEMA relaunched its online newsletter Downloaded at the beginning of February, the webpages have received more than 12,000 hits. Despite these h...
Policy update - Progress on streamlining EIA
9th April 2013
Josh Fothergill, IEMA's policy lead on impact assessment, discusses chancellor's failure to meet his deadlines on updating EIA guidance
£16k fine for pollution at Bulldog Bash
9th April 2013
Allowing effluent to discharge from a chemical toilet and pollute a tributary of Gran Brook at Long Marston, near Stratford-upon-Avon, has resulted in...
EU EIA revisions need more work, says IEMA
9th April 2013
The European Commission's proposals to overhaul rules on environmental impact assessment (EIA) will not deliver more proportionate EIAs or ensure bett...
Regulators may be given economic growth remit
9th April 2013
The business department (BIS) is consulting on proposals that would require regulators to consider how their activities affect the finances of the bus...
Study lists adaptation priorities for government
9th April 2013
New hospitals, schools, offices, railways and roads must be designed to cope over their entire lifetimes with potential changes to the UK's climate, w...
Firms to test products' impacts
9th April 2013
The Co-operative, Nestlé and Sainsbury's are to initiate trials aimed at improving the environmental performance of products
New wind and nuclear power plants
9th April 2013
Decc and the Scottish government have given planning permissing for new low-carbon energy plants
Budget 2013: Funds to develop greener planes take off
8th April 2013
Ahead of the budget, the business secretary, Vince Cable, unveiled a new package of funding to support the aviation industry in the UK
My career: Jessica Fleming
8th April 2013
Jessica Fleming describes how her career progressed from junior biologist to senior environmental consultant, via working in the US helping to prosecu...
Cumulative effects - all at sea?
8th April 2013
Martin Broderick, Nick Medic and Alan Pearson on new guidelines aimed at helping developers perform cumulative effects assessments
Thinking outside the box
8th April 2013
the environmentalist reports on the award-winning precycling approach used by Less Packaging to minimise waste for its clients
Internal auditing at full power
8th April 2013
Neil Marshall provides tips on how to get the most out of internal audits of environment management systems
Dealing in energy efficiency
8th April 2013
Green deal assessor John Barwise provides his low-down on the government's flagship energy-efficiency scheme
Can an EMS learn a new language?
8th April 2013
Greg Roberts explores how environment management practices can be reinvigorated by corporate responsibility approaches
Budget 2013: CCS projects capture Decc's backing
8th April 2013
The chancellor confirmed in the budget that two carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects had been selected for the next stage of the UK's £1 billion ...
Budget 2013: Accelerating support for low-carbon cars
8th April 2013
Changes to the company car tax regime announced by George Osborne in the budget include an increase in incentives for the take-up of ultra-low emissio...
Budget 2013: Osborne rolls out support for fossil fuels
8th April 2013
The fledgling shale gas industry in the UK was one of the "winners" in George Osborne's fourth budget, with the chancellor announcing that he will int...
Step-by-step guide to EMAS
8th April 2013
The European Commission has published new guidance for organisations interested in participating in the EMAS scheme
London applies for 'lite licence'
8th April 2013
The Greater London Authority (GLA) has become the first local authority to apply to Ofgem for a "lite licence"
Commission plans for future carbon policy
8th April 2013
The European Commission has published a green paper to gather views on developing a new framework for EU climate change and energy policies up to 2030
More successful IEMA members
8th April 2013
IEMA congratulates those individuals who have successfully upgraded their membership
Legal brief: Safeguarding secrets
7th April 2013
Ross Fairley on how access to environmental performance data could disclose commercially sensitive information
IEMA publishes revised LVIA guidance
5th April 2013
Updated guidance on landscape and visual impacts assessment (LVIA) highlights the importance of skilled practitioners and stakeholder engagement
EU cuts REACH fees for SMEs
21st March 2013
Small businesses will pay less to comply with REACH in the future, after the European Commission agreed new charges
Commercial EPC fees to double from 6 April
19th March 2013
The communities department has been criticised by PEPA for giving firms just three weeks' notice of dramatic increases in the costs of registering ene...
Downing Street wins special BREEAM award
7th March 2013
The prime minister's residence has been recognised at the annual BREEAM awards after refurbishments significantly improved its sustainability rating
