Introduction I cannot underestimate the importance of sustainable design, it is the bedrock of solving a great deal of significant sustainability problems. The reason for this is that a designer has the power to make products and buildings etc in a way that reduces impact in … [Read more...] about Sustainable Building Design
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Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging
Introduction Many years back I seem to recollect that one of the first new UK environmental laws I had to deal with was the original packaging regulations. These laws have been in place for many years now without much change other than the odd amendment. However, we now have … [Read more...] about Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging
The GRI Sustainability Reporting Standard Update
In this post I thought we could look at the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards. If you have never heard of these before then let me fill you in. The GRI is an organisation that aims to promote sustainability reporting. It does this by developing a set of guidelines that … [Read more...] about The GRI Sustainability Reporting Standard Update
Integrating Sustainable Development Goals
I wrote about Sustainable development goals (SDGs) in a previous blog post a while back. Since then SDGs have massively come into prominence and are a key way that organisation’s outline what areas of sustainability are important to them on websites, corporate reports and other … [Read more...] about Integrating Sustainable Development Goals
New Year – New You – Five Resolutions for Environmental Practitioners in 2023
New year, new start or something along those lines! I hope you had a productive 2022 and achieved your work-related goals. After what has been hopefully a refreshing break, with batteries fully recharged, thoughts obviously come to year ahead. So naturally it is time for the new … [Read more...] about New Year – New You – Five Resolutions for Environmental Practitioners in 2023