The term ‘Carbon Footprint’ has been around for a while but to many it’s lost in the fog of environmental buzzwords that are banded about for a variety of motives. However, if used properly, Carbon Footprinting is a valuable tool…
What to do with Risk? You may not have to take action to reduce every risk facing your business or project but there are other risk strategies you can adopt: Reduce The obvious and instinctive action might be to reduce…
Winter’s gone but the Environmental Impact Remain. It’s finally happening; the snow is melting and the sun is starting to shine. But have we really considered the cost of such a long and arduous winter? No matter what organisation you…
A Legionnaires outbreak totalled 101 cases in Edinburgh last year (2012), an outbreak that would have been prevented if the risks had been managed correctly. Lack of awareness of the risks is often the cause of these events when they…
What is Hazardous Waste? “Some types of waste are harmful to human health, or to the environment, either immediately or over an extended period of time. These are called hazardous wastes.” EA Website, Feb 2013. Where to look? The European…
1. Gather Information & Make Plans The first step in taking positive action is to gather information about the business. You could look at the number of credit notes issued, cost of outsourced labour, amount of energy used, number of…
The cost and sustainability of energy has been a hot topic for some time now and it seems the general consensus is that we should use less. While this approach may often work when applied to a household or small organisation,…
EU Timber Regulation comes in to force in 2013, but what are the requirements? The regulation prohibits the “first placing” of illegally harvested timber and timber products into European markets. Therefore, organisations placing timber or timber products on the market…
It was hard to escape a recent software failure that left customers of several banks unable to view or make transactions online. The fact that so many people and businesses were affected is testament to how essential electronic banking has…
