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Is Al Fresco The Future? How 3 Food And Drink Businesses Pivoted In The Pandemic
The pandemic wasn’t something that businesses could spend months preparing for, they had a few weeks maximum before they started to be aware that forced closure could happen. Now, however, as food and drink businesses start to ease their restrictions and a sense of normality comes back, people are still nervous about the risks of eating out.
#WomenWeSalute2018: Ruth Rogers, founder of The Canvas Café
Yet still, as one of Women’s Environmental Network ambassadors Juliet Davenport, the chief executive of the energy supplier Good Energy, recently highlighted: ‘The energy sector is lagging sorely behind other industries in terms of diversity, meanwhile sustainable [green] businesses are very balanced.
Natural assets: we need to change the way we view the environment
We welcome the launch of the long-awaited 25-year environment plan. It’s an important milestone. It was unfortunate that most of the media attention was focused solely on the ‘war on plastics’ rather than all the important issues contained within the plan. We can understand why it was important to tap into the popular awareness provoked by the Blue Planet programme, but there are clearly other areas that didn’t get the attention they deserved.
Government loses third air quality legal battle
In a landmark decision, High Court judges said the government’s failure to require action from 45 local authorities with illegal levels of air pollution in their area was ‘unlawful’. Judge Mr Justice Garnham ordered ministers to require local authorities to investigate and identify measures to tackle illegal levels of pollution in 33 towns and cities as soon as possible – as 12 of the 45 are projected to have legal levels by the end of 2018.
How to make building sites more sustainable
Each business owner has a greater responsibility, now more than ever before, to make their place of work more eco-friendly. Global initiatives on carbon, recycling and plastic use are coming into force more and more and businesses large and small have an obligation to their local and wider communities. While offices and warehouses are able to enforce practices overnight like going ‘paperless’, for construction and building sites, it can be more of a challenge.
Giving communities the tools to monitor pollution
The University of Dundee and several European partners have published Citizen Sensing – A Toolkit, which is a practical guide to encourage groups to use mobile phone apps and open-source sensors to monitor their own local environment. Environment Journal spoke to Mel Woods, a reader in creative intelligence at the University of Dundee about the new guide and how it can help communities take control. What areas are covered in the new book and how can it help local communities?
Can we give the 25-year environment plan a happy ending?
At the time we were heading into a snap general election with party manifestos promising a better future, whilst the 25-year plan was left in the wake. Three political parties pledged greater protection through new legislation to safeguard the environment through Brexit and beyond.
Balancing energy-hungry innovation with environmental impact
However, as technological advancements such as these continue to grow in the UK, it is important that the environmental impact of powering these technologies is not overlooked. The exponential increase in energy required to power these intensive-computer applications may prove more complex for the UK to sustain and manage than anticipated; providing more strain on the National Grid, which is already working near capacity and generating more greenhouse gas emissions than ever before.
Five New year's resolutions on the construction site
New year’s resolutions don’t need to relate just to your personal life. With 2018 upon us, now’s the time to reflect on your work and see where improvements can be made. From safety and security matters to skill shortages and more, there are many issues that currently surround the construction industry – all of which need facing.
Rejected recommendations a travesty for food waste - Environment Journal
Nearly six months on from the submission of food waste reduction guidelines from the environment, food and rural affairs committee, DEFRA finally published its response to this challenging report. A lukewarm response at best, two key recommendations were rejected – the adoption of a national food waste reduction target (which would bring the UK in line with the EU), as well as the requirement of all large food businesses to publish their waste figures.
Building eco-friendly on a budget - Environment Journal
A sustainable house is defined as one that makes effective use of all natural resources available to them. There are many benefits to sustainable houses, with a crucial one being the reduction of energy bills. The amount saved depends on the reliance of renewable sources like wind and solar power, yet the average eco home cuts energy bills by 30%. It’s even been reported that eco-friendly homes can make money, with one property in Wales pocketing £700 a year due to renewable energy grants.
Public back extra charges for polluting cars - Environment Journal
The YouGov polling, commissioned by the campaigning group ClientEarth, also showed that almost three quarters of the British public think the UK automotive industry should help fund efforts to clean up the country’s illegal levels of air pollution. In Germany, car manufacturers are contributing a quarter of a billion euros to a clean air fund. ClientEarth will face the UK government again in the High Court on 25 January in an attempt to force more urgent action to clean up the air.
Sustainability: for housebuilders it’s not an optional extra - Environment Journal
Sustainability and creating places where people want to live are not optional extras for Redrow, its firmly entrenched in our DNA. For us sustainability is not just about building with sustainable materials and protecting local wildlife. It means creating thriving communities that are fit for the future. The starting point for each of our developments is our placemaking principles which are embedded in the design and layout of our sites.
Are Interns the Key to Improving the Skills Gap in the Construction Sector? | Major Projects | Construction Global
The UK construction industry is growing, generating almost £90 billion annually and employing over 2.93 million people. Considering this accounts for approximately 10% of the working British population, it makes me question why there is still a skills shortage in this industry. One of the main issues is that many construction workers are now retiring, and to make up for this shortfall, we need an influx of new employees.
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