Articles from Transform May 2017
Latest member upgrades
8th May 2017
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Declaring your data
5th May 2017
Gordon Miller provides an update on environmental product declarations in the construction industry
Get ahead of the game
5th May 2017
It is a good time to be looking for a new position; the market is full of environmental job opportunities.
Communication in an age of ‘fake news’
4th May 2017
Professionals need to be diligent in all communications.
Environmental statements fall as applications rise
4th May 2017
English local authorities received fewer environmental statements in 2016 despite the number of major planning applications increasing.
Marine energy project approved following EIA
4th May 2017
Natural Resources Wales has given consent to the Holyhead Deep marine energy project west of Anglesey.
Laying down the law - dealing with some knotty problems
4th May 2017
Simon Colvin looks at cases involving knoteweed and dual regulation.
GIB sold to Australian bank
4th May 2017
The government has confirmed the sale of the Green Investment Bank to Macquarie.
Analysis - CO2 accounting can mislead
4th May 2017
Organisations and the government need to consider how to make measurements of carbon emissions from buildings more dynamic to factor in when electrici...
Renewables reach record global capacity
4th May 2017
A record level of renewable energy capacity was installed globally last year, even though investment in clean energy was 23% lower than in 2015.
UK decouples GDP and GHGs
4th May 2017
The UK has been more successful than other high-income nations in decoupling reducing greenhouse gas emissions from economic growth, according to thin...
Business plans
4th May 2017
A round-up of the latest business news including AzkoNobel, Britvic and Anheuser-Busch InBev.
UK exports renewable technologies and expertise
4th May 2017
Women rise at SocEnv
4th May 2017
More than half (58%) of registrants to the Society for the Environment (SocEnv) in the first quarter of 2017 were female, the first time such a gender...
Waste not, want not
3rd May 2017
Energy and resource expert Niall Enright explains why efficiency efforts can sometimes flounder
Peace, justice, partnerships and corporate strategy
3rd May 2017
Action on building a peaceful, just society through the SDGs
In for the long haul
3rd May 2017
Aviation has long been climate change's bogeyman. Does a new agreement show the industry is tackling its impacts?
Bodies come together to produce guide on impact assessment for cultural heritage
3rd May 2017
IEMA, the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) and the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) are teaming up to produce guidance ...
Abolishing the unethical: IEMA supports new charter on modern slavery
3rd May 2017
IEMA has joined a coalition of leading construction sector institutions and associations, with the shared objective of raising awareness to eradicate ...
Sustainability and skills critical to success of UK’s industrial strategy
3rd May 2017
Investment in sustainability skills and lifelong-learning for the UK's workforce will prove crucial to the success of the UK's industrial strategy, ac...
Water company fined for two pollution offences in Devon
4th April 2017
South West Water has been ordered to pay more than £150,000 after two separate prosecutions for polluting a stream and a beach in Devon.
