Articles from Transform December 2011
Register for Associate open book assessment
14th December 2011
IEMA Affiliate members wanting to sign up for the next Associate open book exam have until 20 January 2012 to register.
2012 practitioners' survey
14th December 2011
IEMA members are being called on to share their worklife experiences in IEMA's forthcoming 2012 environment practioners' survey
Time to update your member details
14th December 2011
IEMA urges members to make sure their contact and professional details are up to date
Top graduate scoops IEMA award
14th December 2011
An environmentalist working to engage young people with sustainability was named the winner of the 2011 IEMA graduate award
IEMA conference 2011: The delegates' view
14th December 2011
Hear from IEMA members on what they really thought of this year's IEMA conference on sustainable business and what they'll be taking back to their org...
2011 conference: Sustainable business in practice
14th December 2011
Delegates at this year's sold-out IEMA conference heard how large and small organisations are putting sustainability at the heart of their activities
Town and Country Planning Regs Scotland
14th December 2011
A series of regulations come into force on 1 December amending the existing planning legislation in Scotland
The Planning (Act) (Commencement) Order (NI) 2011
14th December 2011
The Planning (2011 Act) (Commencement No.1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011 in force from 1 December 2011
Book review: The future of value
14th December 2011
Book review: Environmental economics: A very short introduction
14th December 2011
Water lags behind CO2 in boardrooms
12th December 2011
More of the world's leading companies are considering the risks posed to their operations by access to water, but their concern lags far behind that a...
Coalition's green agenda goes up in smoke
12th December 2011
Osborne announces support for energy-intensive industries and potential shake up of countryside regulations in his autumn statement.
Atmospheric GHG at new high
12th December 2011
The amount of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere reached a new high in 2010 and the rate of increase has accelerated, according to the World Me...
EU low-carbon future at risk
12th December 2011
Supplies of five metals key to low-carbon energy technologies are at risk and could hinder the adoption of wind and photovoltaic energy generation in ...
Business groups set out plans for green growth
12th December 2011
The EEF and the Aldersgate Group have both launched reports setting out how the UK can successfully generate low-carbon growth.
Public sector ramps up CO2 targets
12th December 2011
Many hospitals, universities and local authorities have almost doubled the level of their carbon reduction targets since 2006 despite tough spending c...
CSR reports cite incorrect and irrelevant data
12th December 2011
Unsubstantiated claims, gaps in data and inaccurate figures are common in many corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports, according to researchers...
Puma finalises environmental profit and loss
12th December 2011
Puma has added £44 million more to the value of its environmental impacts in 2010, as the sports goods firm completes its ground-breaking environmenta...
The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Amendment Order 2011
12th December 2011
The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Amendment Order 2011 published 21 November
The Smoke Control Areas Regs (NI)
12th December 2011
The Smoke Control Areas Regulations (NI) published 28 November
The Home Energy Assistance Scheme (Scotland) Regs 2011
12th December 2011
The Home Energy Assistance Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 2011 published 30 November
The Control of Pollution (Oil Storage) Regs (NI) 2011
12th December 2011
The Control of Pollution (Oil Storage) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 published 30 November
The Ecodesign for Energy-related Products Regs 2011
12th December 2011
The Ecodesign for Energy-related Products (Amendment) Regulations 2011 published 1 December
The Historic Environment (Scotland) Act 2011
12th December 2011
The Historic Environment (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2011 (Saving, Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2011 and the Historic Environment (...
The Planning etc (Scotland) Act 2006
12th December 2011
The Planning etc (Scotland) Act 2006 (Commencement No.12) Order 2011 published 1 December
Sustainability in the built environment
12th December 2011
The Global Reporting Initiative has issued a new edition of its guidance on sustainability in the construction sector
CCL exemptions
12th December 2011
Updated guidance explains when supplies of renewable electricity are exempt from the climate change levy
WEEE reuse protocols
12th December 2011
WRAP has launched a new set of reuse protocols to help reduce waste electrical and electronic equipment
Contaminating nature - pollution prevention
9th December 2011
Pollution is the next stop on Paul Reeve's journey through the IEMA Associate certificate syllabus
Quick wins: The heat is on
9th December 2011
Better control over workplace heating can help save money and reduce emissions
Axing the link to deforestation
9th December 2011
London Zoo aims to source all of its palm oil sustainably by 2012. Ali Hines reports on its work with suppliers to meet that target
Driving down CO2 with sustainable travel
9th December 2011
the environmentalist reports on how Natural England has halved its carbon footprint through a sustainable travel plan
The CRC league table - An incomplete picture
9th December 2011
Does the first CRC league table provide any useful information? Paul Suff takes a look
Counting carbon or cooking the books?
9th December 2011
Figures showing the UK's greenhouse-gas emissions have been falling since 1990 don't tell the whole story, argues John Barwise
Retailers sourcing more sustainable palm oil
9th December 2011
EU retailers and manufacturers are taking more action to ensure they procure sustainable palm oil than they did two years ago, according to WWF's seco...
New CCS plant in Yorkshire
9th December 2011
Energy secretary Chris Huhne has officially launched a carbon capture and storage (CCS) test site in Yorkshire.
HFC emissions rapidly rising
9th December 2011
The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) has warned that levels of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are rapidly increasing in the atmosphere
Beaches increasingly polluted by clothes fibres
9th December 2011
Tiny plastic debris from clothes fibres is increasingly accumulating in marine habitats, according to new research
Recession cuts transport emissions in EU
9th December 2011
Emissions of many pollutants from transport fell in 2009, but an economic upturn is likely to fuel a recovery in pollution levels warns the European E...
Cala Homes ups legal challenge
9th December 2011
Cala Homes has launched a new legal challenge in its long-running bid to gain planning permission for a proposed development of 2,000 homes on a green...
Higher demand for green qualifications
9th December 2011
Figures from NEBOSH show increasing numbers of people are seeking environment management qualifications.
In parliament >> Applying EU law
9th December 2011
Chris Davies MP asks whether the EU's bark is worse than its bite
Case Law >> Disclosing information
9th December 2011
LexisPSL's Colleen Theron and Deirdre Lyons discuss a European ruling on disclosure rules for local authorities
Diluting EU air-quality rules risks lives
9th December 2011
The government is putting thousands of lives at risk by failing to adhere to EU air-quality standards, according to the latest report from the Environ...
UK slips down sustainable energy table
9th December 2011
The UK has fallen seven places in the World Energy Council's (WEC) third annual Energy Sustainability Index, which ranks countries in terms of the sec...
SMEs benefit from having certified EMS
9th December 2011
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can improve their profitability and their environmental impacts by implementing a certified environment mana...
The future's bright - Job trends in 2012
8th December 2011
All the signs are pointing to more job opportunities for environmentalists in 2012, says Vicky Kenrick
My career: John Murray
8th December 2011
John Murray reveals how a working with a small firm for his dissertation helped him to become an environment adviser at Balfour Beatty
Training up at Tata Steel
8th December 2011
Sarah-Jayne Russell discovers how Tata Steel is using IEMA Associate certificate training to drive forward its sustainability agenda
Opportunity knocks for environmentalists
8th December 2011
Jan Chmiel tells Paul Suff why it has never been a better time to be an environmentalist
UK firms face 20% hike in energy bills
24th November 2011
Companies in the UK are likely see energy costs rise by up to 20% by 2020 as a result of the government's climate change policies, confirms energy sec...
New EIA method incorporates ecosystems services
21st November 2011
The World Resources Institute (WRI) has outlined a new approach to environmental impact assessment to help practitioners effectively account for ecosy...
Fracking likely cause of UK quakes
3rd November 2011
Gas drilling firm Cuadrilla Resources has confirmed it is highly probable that its attempts to extract shale gas caused the tremors felt in Blackpool ...
