Tagged: "Water"

October 03, 2013

Marks and Spencer Cheshire Oaks store rated ‘star project’

The Technology Strategy Board has described Marks and Spencer's Cheshire Oaks branch as a 'star project' in its post-occupancy evaluation.

October 03, 2013

Scottish SMEs offered loans to improve efficiency

Resource Efficient Scotland will offer loans to small Scottish businesses to help them improve energy, materials and water efficiency, and produce renewable energy.

October 02, 2013

Environmental sector ‘offers benefits for long-term investment’

A roundtable meeting hosted by the AIC has predicted long-term investment opportunities in environmentally focused companies.

August 14, 2013

Unilever crowdsources ideas for ‘shower of the future’

Unilever has announced an international competition, calling for designs for an environmentally friendly shower system.

August 08, 2013

Combat water wastefulness with escalating tariffs, says CIWEM

The CIWEM has released a policy statement on responsible water use, in which it recommends that basic water usage be charged at low cost with an escalating tariff in order to encourage water efficiency.

August 07, 2013

C&A reveals water reduction strategy

Clothing retailer C&A; has published two studies on the water use in its supply chain, and announced a three-year programme designed to address 'water hot spots' and make reductions.

July 17, 2013

Wetlands forum to address business impacts of water shortage

The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust is to run a forum addressing the issues of flooding and drought, and the effect that damage to natural wetlands has on water-reliant businesses as well as wildlife.

July 10, 2013

Farming must adapt to climate change, says report

British farmers must change their practices to accommodate climate change and maintain food production in the future, according to a report from the Adaptation Sub-Committee.

July 04, 2013

Report shows water wastage of long showers and overfilled kettles

An Energy Saving Trust report has revealed British householders' water use habits, finding three-quarters of respondents overfill their kettles at the cost of £68million a year, while cutting one minute off a shower could save £215million.

June 21, 2013

Environmental changes ‘represent major opportunities for business’

Climate change will impact a range of global business issues from raw materials to reputation, according to a new report from the UN Environment Programme, but companies that respond to environmental changes may discover 'major opportunities'.