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,…
The familiar Orange Hazard pictograms seen on many household cleaning products is changing under the CLP Regulations (Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulations). The CLP Regulations The change has been driven by European Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and…
From 7th March 2015 the Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulations 2015 has consolidated the Ozone Depleting Substances (Qualifications) Regulations 2009 AND the Environmental Protection (Controls on Ozone-depleting substances) Regulations 2011 Ozone-depleting substances (ODS) are man-made substances that cause damage to the stratospheric ozone layer and…
Apple CEO Tim Cook has announced that the company will be partnering with First Solar (America’s largest utility-scale installer) on a project that could supply Power to 60,000 homes in California. The installation will cover around 1,300 acres of land,…
Smoke free zones outside and their impact. I heard on the news today that Bristol are trialling set outdoor zones where smoking is banned. It is part of a drive to encourage it’s citizens to give up smoking. However, it…
As you may be aware, several management system standards are changing over 2015 and 2016, starting with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. As of 02/02/15 the standards are still in draft and have not been released, however when they are published we will…
Black Spot DiseaseOn my travels, both with and without ISO14001 clients, I have noticed something in the trees and plants that I don’t remember seeing recently: black, deadly looking spots in the middle of leaves. Growing up with a green…
Winter has finally arrived in the UK and as we’ve seen it’s already been causing havoc around the globe. New York suffered a monumental snow fall (it’s estimated that up to 7 feet of snow fell in 3 days), leaving…
Now, let me begin by stating I’m terrified of spiders to the point of hysteria. It is a regular occurrence for me to leap out of bed in the middle of the night because the dog’s tail brushed my foot…
