Articles from Transform September 2011
Firms reveal burden of the CRC
16th September 2011
Only 5% of participants fail to submit data, as firms reveal the administrative burden of the scheme
Producer duty fails cost test
16th September 2011
Government measures to ensure manufacturers take responsibility for the waste created at the end of product life cycles are failing because local auth...
Green transition report lacks new initiatives
16th September 2011
The government has responded to calls by business leaders to define what it means by a green economy and to clarify businesses' role in the transition...
Wasted Resources
16th September 2011
Paul Suff examines recent criticism of how effective the UK is in transposing EU environmental legislation
Energy Information Regs 2011
16th September 2011
The Energy Information Regulations 2011 published 20 July
Environmental Protection (Controls) Regs 2011
16th September 2011
The Environmental Protection (Controls on Ozone-Depleting Substances) Regulations 2011 published 20 July
Ozone-Depleting Substances Regs (NI) 2011
16th September 2011
The Controls on Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 published 31 July
EU Directive on hazardous substances
16th September 2011
EU Directive 2011/65/EU on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances published 21 July
Waste (Fees) (Amendment) Regs (NI) 2011
16th September 2011
The Waste (Fees and Charges etc) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 published 21 July
EU Regulation 661/2011 on exporting waste
16th September 2011
EU Regulation 661/2011 on waste export to non-OECD countries published 23 July
Ozone-Depleting Substances Qualifications (NI) 2011
16th September 2011
The Ozone-Depleting Substances (Qualifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 published 31 July
Cleaner Road Vehicles Regs 2011
16th September 2011
The Cleaner Road Transport Vehicles Regulations 2011 published 31 July
FIT Scheme (Amendment 2) Order 2011
16th September 2011
The Feed-in Tariffs (Specified Maximum Capacity and Functions) (Amendment No.2) Order 2011 published 1 August
EU Regulation 664/2011 on waste shipment
16th September 2011
EU Regulation 664/2011 amends existing legislation on the shipment of waste published 1 August
Chemical Analysis of Water Status Regs (NI) 2011
16th September 2011
The Chemical Analysis of Water Status (Technical Specifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 published on 20 August
Town and Country Planning (EIA) Regs 2011
16th September 2011
The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011 published 24 August
Sign up to Guardian Sustainable Business
16th September 2011
IEMA members encouraged to joint the Guardian's sustainable business network
NQA sponsors IEMA 2011 conference
16th September 2011
For the second consecutive year NQA is sponsoring IEMA's flagship annual conference.
2,000 new members join IEMA
16th September 2011
During the first half of 2011, IEMA received and processed more than 2,000 new membership applications.
Graduate award judges want something special
16th September 2011
As the deadline to enter IEMA's graduate award scheme looms two of this year's judges explain what they are looking for
Special IEMA report on EIA
16th September 2011
IEMA publishes new special report into the state of environmental impact assessment practice in the UK
Using EU waste hierarchy
16th September 2011
Defra has published guidance on how to apply the waste heirarchy set out in the EU Waste Framework Directive
Revised CRC emission factors
16th September 2011
Regulators from across the devolved governments have published new conversion and emission factors for the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficien...
Hazardous waste in Northern Ireland
16th September 2011
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) has produced a new guide on the Hazardous Waste Regulations and the List of Wastes Regulations in the s...
Rainwater harvesting systems
16th September 2011
The Environment Agency has released a new position paper setting out its opinion on rainwater harvesting systems
My career: Simon Quincey
15th September 2011
Simon Quincey explains how he has taken his childhood love of nature and forged a career as an environmentalist
Essential knowledge for environmentalists
15th September 2011
Paul Reeve continues his journey through the syllabus of the IEMA Associate certificate course, providing notes on the fundamentals of environment man...
Distance no object
15th September 2011
Robert Wiseman Dairies is piloting software to cut down on face-to-face meetings, saving money and reducing emissions. Paul Suff reports
Cutting CO2 by degrees
15th September 2011
How Lancaster University is implementing innovative energy-efficiency projects to meet tough emissions targets
14006 - the new standard in design
15th September 2011
Martin Charter and Vic Clements outline the new international standard for ecodesign
Follow the leader
15th September 2011
Paul Suff finds out exactly what senior sustainability professionals do, and hears how one IEMA member became head of sustainability at a billion-poun...
EU to miss EAP targets
15th September 2011
The final review of the EU's sixth Environment Action Programme (EAP) has confirmed that many of its targets will not be met.
UK cleans up rivers
15th September 2011
The Thames and the Taff have been named by the Environment Agency in a list of the UK's most improved waterways.
Smart meters good for SMEs
15th September 2011
There is a strong business case for small and medium-sized firms to install smart meters, according to DECC
£390k for tidal EIA
15th September 2011
The Carbon Trust has awarded £390,000 of funding to a renewable energy firm building the first full-scale tidal array off the Welsh coast, to help mon...
Scottish firms compliant with pollution permits
15th September 2011
85% of operators covered by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency's compliance assessment scheme (CAS) achieved a rating of excellent, good or br...
EIA Update | September 2011
15th September 2011
IEMA's update on the publication of new EIA legislation and guidance
Valuing ecosystems key to global food security
15th September 2011
Global food production could double and become more resilient to climate change, but only if there is a radical shift in the value placed on ecosystem...
Green laws ripe for reform
15th September 2011
Concern about the quality and effectiveness of environmental regulation in the UK has been voiced by lawyers in an interim report for a project by the...
Ill wind blows away turbine project
15th September 2011
The collapse of plans to build 10MW wind turbines at a factory in Northumberland has not damaged the buoyant mood of the offshore sector, according to...
UK environment sector bucks economic trend
15th September 2011
The performance of the UK low-carbon environmental goods and services (LCEGS) sector is outstripping that of the economy overall, according to the lat...
Official EU HFC-23 figures misleading
15th September 2011
The Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) has questioned the accuracy of EU emissions of the highly potent greenhouse...
Carbon labels - help or hindrance?
14th September 2011
Lucy Yates and Harry Morrison debate whether carbon labels on products are really helping consumers to be more sustainable
Book review: Thomson's wildlife on site handbook 2011/2012
8th September 2011
Book review: Leadership for sustainability: An action research approach
8th September 2011
Book review: Wild law
8th September 2011
