New taskforce to focus on smart tech to boost business resource efficiency

Its core mission is to address the regional productivity gap in the UK

First international standard for sustainable procurement

The first international standard to help businesses develop and implement sustainable purchasing practices and policies has been launched. The International Organisation for Standardisation has published ISO 20400 for sustainable procurement, enabling companies to vet their supply chains for ethical and environmental impacts. The new standard provides guidelines for integrating sustainability into an organisation’s procurement policy […]

All BBC programmes to track carbon footprints

All BBC programmes will soon have to track their carbon footprint. From April, it will be made mandatory to use the Albert carbon calculator, a scheme to help understand the environmental impacts generated by TV programme production and to promote more sustainable ways of working. Originally devised by the BBC, the calculator has become a respected industry standard internationally. It helps […]

Russia ‘cutting nuclear plant’s environmental impact’

Russia has used innovative techniques at one of its nuclear power plant to reduce its impact on the environment. That was the findings of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) team of experts, which added the Novovorenezh Nuclear Power Plant has improved safety in recent years. It follows the Operational Safety Review Team’s (OSART) 19-day […]

EU issues ‘minimum principles’ for fracking

The European Commission has backed away from EU-wide legislation on fracking and has instead issued “minimum principles” for member states. It had been considering binding rules covering environmental damage and safety for fracking however pro-shale gas nations such as the UK and Poland warned that adding more red tape would prevent the EU from taking […]