Articles from Transform August 2014
My career: Chris Reynolds
7th August 2014
Chris Reynolds, energy management and sustainability officer at Guildford Borough Council and director at Step Lightly Limited
Defra comes clean on air quality
7th August 2014
Nitrogen dioxide levels in parts of London, Birmingham and Leeds will not meet EU limits until after 2030, Defra has conceded.
Policies not causing leakage
7th August 2014
Fears that climate change policies might be harming the competitiveness of UK businesses are not substantiated by the available evidence, a new study ...
In parliament: Barriers to the circular economy
7th August 2014
The circular economy is in vogue again in parliament.
Reports reveal worsening global climate
7th August 2014
Global climate indicators in 2013 continued to reflect trends of a warmer planet, according to a new report from the American Meteorological Society (...
EIA update/August 2014
7th August 2014
IEMA's latest update on environmental impact assessment (EIA) practice including amended EIA Directive
MPs back circular economy
7th August 2014
Lower VAT on recycled products, longer warranty periods for consumer goods and a ban on food waste being sent to landfill are among the recommendation...
MoD identifies resource strain
7th August 2014
Rising sea levels, water shortages, desertification and a mismatch between global energy supplies and demand are just a few of the threats identified ...
Business plans: SABMiller, Apple, Microsoft, Nationwide, Future Energy Solutions
7th August 2014
the environmentalist gives a round up of environment management news from companies including SABMiller, Apple, Microsoft, Nationwide and Future Energ...
MPs give IPCC clean bill of health
7th August 2014
The processes applied by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to produce its latest assessment of climate change science have been adj...
Commission closer to taking action over power station
7th August 2014
The European commission has issued a "reasoned opinion" setting out its case on UK government infringements of EU law when granting permission for the...
Drax 'wins' biomass case
7th August 2014
The high court has ruled that the conversion of a second unit at the Drax power station to burning biomass instead of coal is eligible for subsidies u...
£50,000 fine for Anglian Water
7th August 2014
Contaminating a brook in Essex with sewage, which killed around 1,500 fish, has cost Anglian Water £94,751.
Laying down the law: Dealing with a knotty problem
7th August 2014
Ross Fairley warns developers to be wary of changes to the law on eradicating non-native invasive species
Building on firm foundations
7th August 2014
In his latest blog, IEMA chief executive Tim Balcon considers how the Institute's central business of providing membership, development and support fo...
14001 and sustainability consultations - member feedback required
7th August 2014
IEMA is encouraging members to get involved in two important consultations: the draft international standard (DIS) of the revised ISO 14001 and a whit...
IEMA reshuffles to deliver Vision 2020
7th August 2014
The Institute's head office has undergone some essential changes, all of which aim to provide a greater focus on the membership and drive IEMA's aspir...
Policy update: Building skills for a sustainable economy
7th August 2014
Josh Fothergill, policy and practice lead at IEMA, discusses how we are working to deliver a sustainable economy
Road testing 14001:2015
6th August 2014
the environmentalist reports on how one group of practitioners views the planned changes to 14001
Digging further into the UK's natural capital
6th August 2014
Mark Everard examines the outcomes from the follow-on to the national ecosystem assessment
The little things matter
6th August 2014
Julian Jackson provides a reminder that much can be achieved by tackling emissions of small particle climate pollutants
Case study: we are the champions
6th August 2014
the environmentalist finds the workforce is key to driving down emissions at PHS group
Permission to carry on
6th August 2014
Susanne Baker provides a summary guide to authorisation under REACH
Doing things differently round here
6th August 2014
In the second of her two-part series, Penny Walker finds out how to use an existing culture to support change
