Articles from Transform March 2017
Industrial strategy: an opportunity to accelerate transition to a sustainable economy
9th March 2017
The government's green paper Building our Industrial Strategy sets out proposals to improve living standards and economic growth by increasing product...
New head of the US EPA sets his focus on economic growth
9th March 2017
Scott Pruitt, the new head of the US Environmental Protection Agency, has said that growing the economy and protecting the environment can go hand in ...
Shell reveals decommissioning plans
9th March 2017
Proposals for retiring oil installations in the North Sea have been published for consultation by Shell. The oil company wants to leave the legs of fo...
Youngsters pessmistic about future
9th March 2017
Most young people are anxious about climate change, with those in China singling it out the issue that makes them most fearful for the future.
Sweden aims for zero net emissions
9th March 2017
A new climate law in Sweden promises zero net greenhouse-gas emissions by 2045 and a 70% reduction in domestic transport sector emissions by 2030.
Doubts cast on biomass impacts
9th March 2017
Biomass can emit more CO2 per unit of energy than most fossil fuels, according to a report from think tank Chatham House, which warns against assumpti...
Forward thinking needed on materials
9th March 2017
New materials need to be designed with recycling and reuse in mind to avoid disrupting recycling systems, the Green Alliance says in a new report.
Climate change threatens more conflict
9th March 2017
Climate change could lead to more armed conflict if left unchecked, the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Chan...
March business round-up
9th March 2017
Recycled medals
9th March 2017
Metals in outdated and unwanted mobile phones and small electrical appliances will be recycled and forged into the medals awarded to Olympians and Par...
Waste treatment blow
9th March 2017
The environment department (Defra) has decided to continue to allow residue from energy-from-waste plants to be sent to hazardous waste landfill sites...
BBC counts carbon
9th March 2017
The BBC is expanding its commitment to sustainable production by announcing that all factual, comedy, drama, entertainment and daytime TV programmes f...
Palm oil target success
9th March 2017
Most UK palm oil imports are now from sustainable sources, according to latest data from the environment department (Defra).
Latest member upgrades
9th March 2017
IEMA would like to congratulate the following members on recently upgrading their membership as part of their ongoing commitment to learning and profe...
Practitioners' survey 2017 - the highlights
9th March 2017
Annual survey of IEMA members reveals modest pay growth but gender gap persists
New places available on MIEMA scheme offering upgrade support
9th March 2017
The road test of IEMA's new Full membership standard launched last month, and there has been exceptional interest from members eager to be among the f...
Corporate governance: ‘More accountability to society needed,’ says IEMA
9th March 2017
The government's proposed reforms to corporate governance must place long-term sustainability targets ahead of short-term financial gain, IEMA has sai...
MPs scrutinise post-EU chemical controls
9th March 2017
Chemicals regulation is essential to UK firms and must remain in some form after Brexit, according to witnesses appearing before a cross-party group o...
Update on transposing the EIA Directive with IEMA’s Josh Fothergill
9th March 2017
The consultation period on transposing the amended EIA Directive in the UK ends on 16 March.
Poor assessments put Natura 2000 sites at risk
9th March 2017
Failure to assess properly the impacts of developments is exacerbating the degradation of Europe's natural heritage, a report from an NGO has found.
Case law - The order of local plans
9th March 2017
In DLA Delivery v Lewes District Council, the Court of Appeal upheld the High Court's decision that the making of a neighbourhood plan (NP) did not ha...
From whisky to salmon
9th March 2017
David Burrows reports on a process being developed in Scotland to feed farmed fish with distillery leftovers
Work, growth, innovation and equality
9th March 2017
Penny Walker looks at corporate action on building a more sustainable, equitable and decent economy in part six of our series on the UN 2030 goals
Practitioners' survey 2017 - qualifications, roles and job satisfaction
9th March 2017
Members' levels of qualification and experience
Ascending the learning curve
6th March 2017
Environment manager Deborah Southwell tells Paul Suff how Birmingham City University made the transition to the revised 14001 standard
