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Dirty Dozen: The 12 businesses responsible for 70% of litter in the UK
…on 17% of the items collected. Surfers Against Sewage also named another 11 businesses with the UK’s most commonly littered packaging. Rounding out the top three are McDonald’s and PepsiCo….
Campaign group launches legal case against Government over microplastics
In documents submitted to the High Court, the group contends that the EA acted unlawfully by reneging on its previous commitment to legislate on toxic sewage sludge by 2023, a…
Water companies plan £96bn investment to overhaul sewers and cut back on leakage and spills
…sewage regulation, first published in March. On investment, the report stated that Defra’s pledge to raise £56bn from the private sector to reduce and improve storm overflow discharges was yet…
‘Labour are the conservers’: Shadow secretary pledges to reverse nature degradation in UK
…and seas are awash with record levels of toxic sewage. “The Conservatives have irresponsibly positioned themselves against nature. They let water companies profit from filling our rivers with sewage and…
Government firms up unlimited fines for water companies pumping sewage into nature
…go wrong. “With 99% of sewage works fully compliant with their legal permits, enforcement will only ever be one part of the solution. Bringing about the transformation we all want…
From Rishi Sunak’s green policy rollbacks to COP28 controversies: The top sustainability stories of 2023 (part two)
…reusable packaging options on display at Wimbledon, and Surfers Against Sewage’s annual report on branded packaging litter. Once again, the NGO named brands owned by the Coca-Cola Company as Britain’s…
‘Sustainable by design’: Inside P&G’s Vault to shape sustainable behaviour change
…of shoppers finding that fewer are inclined to shop sustainably as they grapple with the cost-of-living crisis. The trick for brands like P&G is to find the balance. We’re funnelled…
An £8bn problem: How should businesses respond to Sunak’s net-zero knock back?
…also warns that the measures could cost the NHS an extra £1.2bn a year due to poor housing and living conditions. The ECIU’s energy analyst Jess Ralston said: “This looks…
Heat pumps and EVs still too expensive for the majority of Brits, survey finds
…local tariff called ‘Fan Club’ for those living near onshore wind turbines. It this week announced plans to extend the discount to those living near offshore wind farms. PwC’s Hinton…
‘A pathetic attempt to turn climate policy into a culture war’: Green economy reacts to King’s Speech
…living and climate crises. “Formally pulling the plug on minimum energy efficiency standards for private rented homes will condemn millions of people living in fuel poverty to continue enduring cold,…
What do we know about new Environment Secretary Steve Barclay?
…sewage management. More than half of UK adults have stated that the Government’s handling of an increase in combined sewage overflows will influence their voting at the next general election….
UK Government urged to invest £1bn in alternative proteins this decade
…positive impacts on the UK economy, mitigate the challenges of the cost of living, and contribute to the UK’s net-zero emissions goals. However, at the recent Conservative Party Conference, the…
Energy secretary wary of net-zero movement ‘crushing’ corporate ambitions
…key net-zero policies including pushing back the targets for electric vehicles (EVs) deployment, building efficiency standards and framework, as well as heat pump adoption, citing cost-of-living crisis as the reason….
#SustyTalk: Virgin Media O2 on embedding intersectional sustainability approaches
…cost of living crisis and beyond. It launched in the early stages of the pandemic in 2020 and has continued since then, keeping us connected to the leaders who are…
M&S partners with eBay and Oxfam for pre-loved kids’ clothes scheme
…cost-of-living crisis. The Children’s Society estimates that parents spend an average of £287 per year on uniform for primary-aged children and £422 per year for those in secondary schools. The…
Which green policies could Rishi Sunak axe or delay?
…the Uxbridge by-election from sparking explosive debate over how best to do national policymaking for the low-carbon transition in a cost-of-living crisis. Backbench MPs on the right of the Conservative…
One EV registered every minute in the UK
…Hawes added: “With inflation, rising costs of living and a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate that will dictate the market coming next year, however, consumers must be given every possible incentive…
What would the UK’s net-zero transition look like under Labour?
…and farmers found to be contributing to pollution. The Tories last year tabled a new Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction plan, that requires water companies to address all sewage discharges by…
Outcry as UK Government eases water pollution rules for housebuilders
…the public purse. Greenpeace UK’s policy director Doug Parr said: “Who would look at our sickly, sewage-infested rivers and conclude that what they need is weaker pollution rules? No one,…
UK finally consults on plastic wet wipe ban
…pollution in waters and to fatberg blockages in sewage system. Research conducted by the BBC in 2019 found that 11 billion wet wipes are sold in the UK each year,…
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