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UK water companies accused of discharging raw sewage even during dry weather
…can down the road, legitimising sewage pollution for the next 27 years”. Surfers Against Sewage’s report raises a fresh concern – that water companies may be releasing sewage even in…
Starbucks pressed for more details on cocoa supply chain sustainability
…living wage plan for the cocoa supply chain. According to Oxfam, some 90% of cocoa farmers in Ghana and the Ivory Coast do not earn a living income. They receive…
Spring Statement: Rishi Sunak announces VAT relief for home energy efficiency retrofits
…National Living Wage for those aged 23 and over, from £8.91 to £9.50. Elsewhere, the Household Support Fund was extended with a second £500m package; the amount of money each…
If we want to meet the SDGs, we need to ditch empty rhetoric and invest in young people
…and attractive to young people. Businesses can also play an important role here by addressing the gap in living income and living wages in value chains. Crucially, gender dimensions—for example…
Water firms accused of harming UK’s seafood supply chains through sewage dumping
…of sewage discharge in 2021, totalling some 161,000 hours. The new analysis has been published at a time when sewage dumping in seaside regions is receiving much media coverage. Surfers…
‘We’re sorry’: Water companies pledge £10bn to address sewage spills
…Last year it was revealed that UK water companies had discharged sewage more than 9,200 times over a 12-month period, and were accused of discharging sewage when there has been…
‘Oil and gas companies aren’t the ones in need of help this year’: Green economy reacts to the Spring Statement
…resulted in a cost of living crisis. The Office for Budget Responsibility is forecasting that inflation will average 7.4% this year – a 40-year high. This is likely to result…
New sleeper trains for Stockholm and France’s boost for renewables: The sustainability success stories of the week August second week
…BUILT ENVIRONMENT: Senior assisted living development aiming for Living Building certification In our last edition of this roundup for July 2022, we spotlighted plans for a new education hub in…
MPs blast lack of regulation and enforcement as ‘chemical cocktail’ forms in UK waterways
…Environment Agency (EA) has revealed that water companies discharged raw sewage into UK waterways more than 400,000 times in 2020 alone, with storm overflow pipes pumping sewage for more than…
Budget Day: What does Rishi Sunak’s plan mean for the UK’s green economy?
…the economic recovery from Covid-19. The National Living Wage got a 6.6% increase to £9.50 per hour, with the changes coming into effect in April 2022. Similarly, a pay freeze…
‘A sobering picture’: 99% of businesses neglecting social sustainability commitments
…living wages and working hours. The WBA found that while most companies in the SDG2000 had commitments to health and safety, just 4% were able to disclose aspects such as…
UK Government proposes £56bn investment plan to stop sewage discharges to water companies
…2035. Environment Agency data for 2021 states that untreated sewage was discharged into coastal bathing waters across England for a total of 160,000 hours, in 25,000 separate discharge incidents. Water…
Our sustainability journey: our progress so far
…diverse and inclusive place to work. Most recently, we’ve done this by becoming an accredited Living Wage employer, which means all our staff are paid at least the Living Wage. That’s…
Monitoring UK sewage from space
Madeline Dahm is a curious Planeteer working to make the Earth’s changes visible, accessible, and actionable. In 2022, untreated sewage was pumped into the United Kingdom’s creeks, rivers, and beaches…
Sewage spills: UK Government and water regulator may have broken environmental law
…sewer overflows. During combined sewer overflows, sewage is allowed to spill – usually into rivers or oceans – to prevent the spill from going into buildings and roads. The practice…
Energy price crisis: Would an ‘energy furlough scheme’ help homes and businesses?
…of a wider uprating scheme for benefits. Blackford has also advocated an increase in the minimum wage to a ‘real living wage’. Scottish Labour is pressing Nicola Sturgeon to hold…
Multiplex’s social strategy and Spain’s clean energy package: The sustainability success stories of the week
…Real Living Wage or more, and to ensure one-third of company spend goes to SMEs. There are also commitments to end employee exposure to diesel emissions and to offer 50…
The wrong messages ahead of COP26: Green economy reacts to Rishi Sunak’s Budget
…attention was given to the need to deliver an economic recovery from Covid-19 and to deliver pay rises for key workers. The National Living Wage was increased and the NHS…
‘Conscious quitting’: Paul Polman warns that employees will walk away from businesses with weak values
…and living wage policies (45%) were the key factors that workers looked at. Last year, a survey from Censuswide on behalf of Arriva found that the majority of UK adults…
‘A feeble to-do list’: Environmental groups and agriculture sector react to UK Government’s Food Strategy
…environment, food and rural affairs: “The UK is in a cost-of-living crisis with food prices spiralling, real-wages falling, growth plummeting and taxes up. It is clear now that the Government…
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