Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

Terra Infirma sponsors CSR Forum

28th June 2007

We are delighted to announce that we are now sponsoring the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Forum on SustainabilityForum.com. The sponsorship forms part of our own...

Legislation bites

27th June 2007

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

25th June 2007

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

21st June 2007

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?

20th June 2007

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

18th June 2007

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

15th June 2007

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

14th June 2007

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

13th June 2007

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

12th June 2007

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....

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