Feature Articles

The waste and recycling sector has a fatality rate 17 times higher than the general industry average. We consider the main hazards and how the Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) Forum is working to make the expanding sector safer.

Recent events have brought the GDPR back on to the agenda as the implications of how organisations are going to be expected to deal with the current COVID-19 epidemic have become apparent. There will clearly be a necessity for employers to ensure that the risk of infection to their staff, customers and the general public is minimised. At the same time they must be aware that the information they are collecting during this process can have significant privacy consequences.

Caroline Hand investigates a new tool from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation that can help organisations assess their current initiatives.

Laura King advises on the practical precautions organisations should take to manage their activities during the coronavirus pandemic.

Since the country went into lockdown, those who can be working from home should be doing so. There are many short and long-term benefits to this move but employers must not forget their legally binding health and safety responsibilities. Jon Herbert reports.

The UK Government has announced a target of net zero for UK greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. John Barwise defines the key environmental terms and explains the mechanisms by which we could achieve this ambitious target.

Laura King looks at the definition outlined by the UK Green Building Council and considers the pivotal role these industries play in achieving net zero.

On 17 January 2020, Northampton Crown Court fined company Synergy Tyres (Midland) Ltd £11,250 and sentenced its two directors to a suspended prison sentence and community order respectively, for stockpiling waste tyres in excess of their environmental permit.

Small and medium-sized organisations could have key roles and opportunities this year arising from both the Environment Bill and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, reports Jon Herbert.

Cutting office energy consumption is one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways of reducing your carbon footprint. Caroline Hand looks at practical steps businesses can take to achieve this.