ENVIRONMENT - 01.07.2024
Small business landed with £7k packaging fine
Rules. Under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007 , companies with a turnover above £2m and handling more than 50 tonnes of packaging per year, must register with an accredited compliance scheme, and recover and recycle packaging waste. ...
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ENVIRONMENT - 17.06.2024
The environmental stink over loo roll
Toilet paper brands are reportedly greenwashing their products. What’s the story and how can you apply what’s happened to your procurement policies, so you don’t pay premiums for crap products?
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ENVIRONMENT - 04.06.2024
What are environmental product declarations?
Another relatively new sustainability kid on the block is an “environmental product declaration” (EPD). What are EPDs, is there any benefit to your business in having them and how should you create them?
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ENVIRONMENT - 04.06.2024
Are you covered for flooding?
Climate change means more extreme weather events, and new research focused on SMEs shows how costly a problem this can be. What’s the story and how do you check you are adequately covered by insurance?
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PACKAGING - 21.05.2024
What’s new with packaging rules?
The UK government has made a series of announcements relating to new packaging regulations in the past month. What do you need to consider now and going forward?
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ENVIRONMENT - 09.05.2024
What is “embodied carbon” and does it affect your business?
There’s a new phrase which is being bandied about - embodied carbon. What does it mean, how can it be measured and how can you reduce it?
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