Articles from Transform February 2015
More successful IEMA members
9th February 2015
IEMA would like to congratulate the following individuals on recently upgrading their membership as part of their ongoing commitment to learning and p...
Air quality stays, but waste goes
6th February 2015
It's been a turbulent few weeks in Brussels. Just before Christmas the European commission published its work programme for 2015, which set out its pr...
Leading the way on climate change
6th February 2015
As international climate negotiators ramp up activity towards the Paris talks in December, Paul Suff asks why more corporate leaders are still not tak...
Policy update - election takes centre stage
6th February 2015
Josh Fothergill, policy and practice lead at IEMA, considers the priorities for the next government and what members can expect from IEMA in the run-u...
Supporters of the perfect storm campaign tops 30
6th February 2015
More than 30 UK organisations have now pledged their support to IEMA's campaign to bridge a gap in the supply and demand for environment and sustainab...
Alteration to 2015-16 membership fees
6th February 2015
To support the delivery of existing and new services in 2015-16, some of IEMA's annual membership subscriptions will increase from June.
Raising standards: part 3
5th February 2015
The third part in our occasional series on environment and sustainability standards and guidance focuses on auditing and reporting.
Iceberg in Paris
5th February 2015
Ahead of the COP21 meeting later this year, the environmentalist talks to Anna-Lisa Mills about a novel way to communicate climate risk
Assessing the natural order
5th February 2015
Mark Everard argues that environmental impact assessments should explicitly include ecosystem services
Leading the way
5th February 2015
The new 14001 standard requires senior managers to do more to promote environment management. What will this mean in practice? Paul Suff reports
Case law >> No obligation to consult Natural England on site
2nd February 2015
Jen Hawkins from LexisPSL on an unsuccessful challenge to a planning permission granted by Mansfield District Council.
Laying down the law - the significance of an undertaking
2nd February 2015
With the use of enforcement undertakings being extended in England to more environmental offences, Ross Fairley says companies need to think carefully...
Business plans: Kingspan, Mars and Thomas Cook
2nd February 2015
the environmentalist gives a round up of environment management news from companies including Kingspan, Mars and Thomas Cook
Penalty for uncertified motorcycles
2nd February 2015
Six companies will have to a pay a civil penalty in the US totalling $1.25 million for violating the Clean Air Act.
£16,000 for breach of waste duty
2nd February 2015
Allowing unlicensed contractors to transport and dispose of waste produced by its transfer station over a four-month period in 2011 has cost CMI Demol...
Permit breach costs SITA UK almost £120,000
2nd February 2015
Waste business SITA UK has been fined £110,000 and ordered to pay costs of £8,832 for breaching the conditions of the environmental permit for its lan...
Renewables top coal
2nd February 2015
Renewable energy took over as the number one power generation technology in Germany last year for the first time.
Managing chemicals
2nd February 2015
Most companies are adhering to the harmonised classification of substances with carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic (CMR) properties, according to t...
Risk management trending for 2015
2nd February 2015
Changes to 14001 will push risk-based thinking to the top of sustainability leaders' agendas in 2015, according to research on the key sustainability ...
Natural capital catching on
2nd February 2015
Corporate awareness of natural capital is growing, with four companies in the FTSE 100 now using the term in their latest annual reports, compared wit...
UK supply chain doing well
2nd February 2015
UK suppliers are in the top three for climate change resilience, according to a study by the CDP and Accenture.
Manufacturers not ready for ESOS
2nd February 2015
Almost half of manufacturers in the UK are unaware of the energy saving opportunities scheme (ESOS), a poll by energy company npower Business Solution...
Circular economy jobs boost
2nd February 2015
Establishing a circular economy could create up to 500,000 jobs in Britain over the next 15 years, says Wrap and the Green Alliance.
Water crises rated high risk
2nd February 2015
Water crises and failure to adapt to climate change rank as two of the top five global risks, according to experts polled by the World Economic Forum ...
