Cities to be Green by 2050
By 2050, the majority of the UK’s major cities could be run on green energy. In the UK, we are used to taking everything politicians say with a pinch of salt, and prepare ourselves for disappointment. So we could be…
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New Tougher Sentences Focus Minds on Health & Safety Governance
From February 2016, new sentencing guidelines come in to force which could mean fines of around £10 million for the most serious breaches of health and safety law. Following consultation, the Sentencing Council has reviewed the sanctions available for health…
Apple News App comes to UK with RiskBriefing.co.uk channel
It has been long awaited, but now, it looks like the Apple News App has come to the UK iPhones with its latest iOS update! You can now get our Risk Briefing News through our Channel on the News App!…
ESOS (Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme) Meeting the Dec 15 Deadline
The ESOS deadline of 5th December 2015 is fast approaching and we’re seeing a spike in interest through our web, email and telephone channels as organisations look for available Lead Energy Assessors to undertake the required assessment. It’s not too…
ISO 9001:2015 Published!
The much awaited international standard for quality management has been published today (23rd September 2015) and is available for download from approved sources. What’s New in ISO 9001:2015? There’s never been a better time to implement quality management to ISO…
ISO 14001:2015 Published
The international standard for environmental management has been published (15th September 2015) and organisations are beginning to update their certificates. Be one of the first to Certify. What’s New in ISO 14001? There’s never been a better time to achieve…
Green Deal Funding to End
The UK Government has announced it is ending it’s funding of the Green Deal Scheme, which offered cash back on household energy efficiency improvements such as double glazing and insulation. The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) cited low…
Summer 2015 Budget.
* National Living Wage replaces Minimum Wage. £7.20 p/h in April 2016 increasing to £9 p/h by 2020. * National insurance bill reduction of further £1,000. * Corporation Tax dropping to 19% in 2017, and then 18% in 2020. *…
Nutella Vs the Environment.
Segolene Royal, the Ecology Minister of France, has recently encouraged people to boycott Nutella – because it is one of many products instrumental in damaging the environment. You are sure to have heard of a substance called Palm Oil. Well,…
