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The latest environmental and green news and regulations for employers, from green skills and training to environmental regulations, resources and green jobs
Adnams bosses to forego bonuses as part of sustainability drive
Bosses at Adnams, the environment-friendly Southwold-based independent brewer, are to forego some of their bonuses in an effort to raise the salaries of the lowest paid workers in the company.Future leaders put sustainability ahead of profitability when defining business success
Change is underway in business management, with a new generation of leaders pulling away from the old guard to place social and environmental purpose as a crucial factor to future success, according to a report released today by Coca-Cola, Cranfield University and The Financial Times.Businesses could boost productivity by encouraging cycling and walking to work
Environmental charities and sustainability experts are calling on company bosses to encourage their staff to walk and cycle to work and reap the rewards of a more productive workforce.Facilities management sector tackles green skills gap with e-learning initiative
Some of Britain’s biggest construction firms have come together to launch an online learning service to help facilities managers confront issues such as meeting energy and carbon reduction targets and ensuring fair treatment of workers in complex supply chains.Renewable energy toolkit for SMEs launches
A renewable energy toolkit has launched to help small businesses benefit from the “significant opportunities” presented by the demand for green technologies in the UK’s low carbon built environment supply chain.Climate-KIC Journey: the EU school helping to create tomorrow’s green entrepeneurs
For the past two weeks, graduates from countries covering France to Japan have been working with London’s top universities and businesses to develop ideas that may crack the future battle against climate change. Thomas McMullan reports.£5,000 savings up for grabs for SMEs that take action on resource management
Savings of “at least £5,000 a year” are up for grabs by small businesses that learn how to turn their waste into useful resources, according to a new study by professional body the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA).Energy efficiency investment programme saves 1,500 Welsh jobs
A Welsh administration-backed energy saving programme has seen 1,500 private sector jobs saved across the nation’s businesses in the last year.SMEs to share resource efficiency manager to cut cost of going green
A ground-breaking project involving UK engineering giant Rolls-Royce and the manufacturers’ body EEF is about to launch aiming to tackle a critical challenge facing many SMEs – the unaffordable cost of going green.Global renewable energy jobs grew by 14 per cent
The number of people working in the global renewable energy industry grew by 14 per cent to 6.5 million in 2013, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena). However, employment in renewable energy in the UK is stagnating, according to the most recent government data.London Underground ad campaign aims to galvanise businesses to go green
An advertising campaign, supported by the Eden Project, is running across the London Underground, on tube platforms and the DLR, to promote sustainability to businesses in the capital and a new green certification programme.2014: green construction opportunities will come to those best qualified
For firms with the right low carbon skills and training, 2014 looks promising. But explains Tony Howard of CITB, the national training school for construction, those without could well run into difficulties as sustainability qualifications become a legal requirement.Solar firm Lightsource to double generating capacity by Spring
Leading UK solar farm company Lightsource Renewable Energy said it is set to almost double its generating capacity to 600 megawatts over the next six to eight months.SME green jobs: UK lagging half of Europe
The UK is lagging in 19th place in Europe on green job creation among those companies that are the backbone of its economy – small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – according to a major European study.Cuts to ECO could lead to thousands of green job losses before Christmas
Thousands of green jobs could be lost within the next few weeks if the Government “rolls back” the Energy Company Obligation (ECO), the construction industry has warned.
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