Legislation bites
It is a busy time on the legislation front with the Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH) directive coming into force on 1st June...
9 out of 10 consumers don’t believe your green claims
A survey by Consumers International last week made grim reading for those companies trying to prove their green credentials - only 10% of consumers believe...
The Carbon Footprint of Offices
While there has been exhaustive analysis of the energy use of the manufacturing and transportation industry, there has been relatively little light shone on the...
Eco-Labelling: What Does It Mean?
Yesterday I was looking for the carbon footprint of shampoo for a client project and found that Boots were now using the Carbon Trust's new(ish)...
Kalundborg, Denmark
A couple of months ago somebody gently criticised the choice of picture in the banner on the Terra Infirma website [update: long gone!] - saying...
Big Push for Energy Efficient IT
The BBC is reporting that a consortium of big IT industry names: Google, Microsoft, Intel, HP, Sun, Dell and Yahoo, is working to radically reduce...
Environmental Skills Shortage
The ENDS Report's annual review of the environmental sector has revealed there is an acute shortage of environmental skills and salaries in consultancies are ramping...
Al Gore loosens up
Apologies to those who have seen this on my personal blog, but I think it is worth posting here too for those who haven't seen...
IKEA shine a light for the environment
It was announced yesterday that IKEA are giving away 9600 energy efficient lightbulbs to their UK staff to encourage them to reduce their ecological footprints....
“First” Zero Carbon Home Unveiled
According to the BBC, the first house designed to meet level six of the UK's new Code for Sustainable Homes has been unveiled by Kingspan...