ISO 14000 standards support and promote the incorporation of sustainable practices in business. In this article, you will learn how ISO 14000 can help businesses to adapt to our environmental crisis and how to get certified. “Seas are rising and oceans are acidifying. Glaciers are melting and corals are bleaching. Droughts are spreading and wildfires are burning. Deserts are expanding and access to water is dwindling. Heatwaves are scorching and natural disasters are multiplying. Storms everywhere are more intense. More frequent. More deadly.” Antonio Guterres, Climate Action Summit 2019 1.7 p ..read more

In the wake of the enormous challenges faced during the first half of 2020, the awareness of environmental issues is perhaps greater than ever, and businesses all across the UK are looking for smart, green ways to rebuild after the Coronavirus crisis. Luckily, there are plenty of practical, easy ways to make your business more eco-friendly and sustainable, and you could end up saving money in the process too. If you’re looking for some green inspiration, consider these easy-to-implement changes. Go green – quite literally If your office or premises is in a more rural area, you could experiment ..read more

Paint is one of the most widely used materials in the world. Just think about all the cars, walls and buildings which are painted every day all over the world. Paint, in one form or another, has been used for thousands of years and has gone through significant changes over that time. From the earliest uses where the ‘paint’ was just a colouring made from natural materials, right the way through to the 1940s where synthetic pigments and a variety of chemicals were used create an almost endless spectrum of colours, paint has been important. In 2019 alone it is estimated that the paint and coatin ..read more

As new targets are set for emissions, and the threat of climate change becomes ever more apparent, all sectors of business have to rethink how they operate and the methods they use to complete projects. The civil engineering sector is no different. Concrete is a versatile and high-quality construction material but it comes with a range of environmental negatives. However, new technologies and processes are being developed that greatly reduce its environmental cost. Concrete and CO2 According to a 2018 report by Chatham House, cement is the most widely used construction material in the w ..read more

If you are having a summer event – a sports day, prom party, BBQ, fair or similar you will need to make sure that provide proper waste disposal and hopefully recycling too. If you don’t provide enough recycling and rubbish bins then litter will be everywhere after your event. You will need to arrange the time consuming and unpleasant task of collecting all this up and then disposing of it properly. These days your punters don’t want to see overflowing bins or a lack of recycling opportunities and if you don’t deal with rubbish properly you could be hit with large fines. Too often ..read more