The festive season has now come to an end and naturally thought comes to the year ahead and what we want to achieve. Yes, you’ve guessed it; it’s time for some new year’s resolutions! In this post I have developed a few ideas as to what environmental practitioners could consider … [Read more...] about New year – New You – Five Resolutions for Environmental Practitioners in 2020
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Historic Parallels – Minamata Bay Disaster
I really do believe that by looking into the past we can learn so much about how to deal with the present problems that we face. Following on from my post regarding the Great London Smog, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at another landmark environmental incident, … [Read more...] about Historic Parallels – Minamata Bay Disaster
Environmental Key Performance Indicators for Organisations
Key performance indicators (KPIs) are a commonly used mechanism to track performance in business, they are used for many reasons such as human resources, occupational health and safety and finance. They also have their uses in organisational environmental management, so in this … [Read more...] about Environmental Key Performance Indicators for Organisations
Sustainable Development Goals for Business
Background Sustainable development goals (SDGs) seem to have been a big success in industry; you see them everywhere, from corporate reports to models to improving sustainability, and I have got to admit I am a huge fan myself! The SDGs stem from the 2030 Agenda for … [Read more...] about Sustainable Development Goals for Business
Life Cycle Thinking 101
Every product has a life cycle and understanding the components of the lifecycle is important for getting to grips with its true environmental impact. Traditionally, environmental impact assessments have considered just the manufacturing phase of a product - this would include … [Read more...] about Life Cycle Thinking 101