1 in 6 SMEs know their carbon footprint?
The 2007 SME Climate Change Survey found that 1 in 6 Small & Medium Size Enterprises (
I’m now “The Carbon Coach”
One of the more interesting projects I'm involved with at the minute is 'acting' as "The Carbon Coach" for two Tyneside teenagers for a DVD...
Green Washers and Green Winners Survey
The Chatsworth FOOTSIE 100 Green Washers and Green Winners survey has found that UK big business puts image and consumer pressure ahead of genuine concern...
Supermarkets Start Putting Words into Practice
Six months ago, you couldn't open a newspaper without one supermarket supremo or another launching a programme to make their chain more sustainable. Well the...
A Trillion Pages of Waste A Day
Despite having spent ten years working in the environment and sustainability field, the sheer volume of our consumption of natural resources still has the capacity...
Oil price at record high – is this the beginning of the end?
With the BBC reporting that oil prices are staying near the record high set in September, the 'peak oil' debate has started again.'Peak Oil' is...
What makes a product green?
One of my pet subjects is making products greener (don't forget about my free workshops at Dott this month), and the key question is "What...
On the Rebound?
Last week I made reference to the 'rebound effect'. I like to illustrate this concept with a little story. Back in December 2003, I wrote...
SME awareness of legislation still poor, but improving
This year's NetRegs survey of UK Small and Medium Enterprises has shown a sudden jump in awareness of environmental issues and legislation - but the...
Environment Agency will require Resource Efficiency data from IPPC sites
The ENDS Report is, well, reporting that the Environment Agency in England and Wales is planning to make the reporting of Resource Efficiency data mandatory...