Is Sustainable Development a key feature of UK environmental law?
The United Kingdom Environmental Law Association is pleased to announce its annual article competition - “the Andrew Lees Prize”. This competition is open to any student, trainee solicitor, pupil or s...
Beyond CarbonThe Challenge of Social SustainabilityThere needs to be a rebalancing of the sustainability debate. Sustainability is not just about carbon and the environment - it... |
First past the postPlanetary boundariesKirsty Schneeberger in her latest blog discussed planetary boundaries and I... |
Pursuit of sustainabilityInvesting in a low carbon futureToday 12 million people are experiencing famine in the Horn of Africa. Due to drought and the ever escalating price of food,... |
Sustainability at SelfridgesProject Ocean – No more fish in the sea?Last month, on Tuesday 24th May a crowd of 5 – 20 year olds converged on Selfridges, the department store, as part of... |
Cheap foodCauses and consequences of cheap food‘Industrial agriculture is threatening the food security of our planet’ according to Indian scientist and activist,... |
Natural environment frameworkPutting biodiversity at the heart of sustainable developmentThe Welsh Assembly Government has launched a consultation as part of the process of developing a Natural... |
Feed-in tariffsIs it time to reel in Europes solar subsidies?Feed-in Tariffs (FiTs) offer long-term payment guarantees to renewable energy developers for the electricity they... |
Green salary reviewsCompanies link executive pay to sustainability objectivesWhen it’s time for salary reviews at Xcel Energy, a Minnesota-based energy company, earnings per share... |
Are you eating out ethically?Launch of the Sustainable Restaurant AssociationAlmost 70% of British diners think that restaurants aren’t doing enough to tackle social and environmental... |
Battle of the SwedesH&M and IKEAs sustainability reports 2008H&M published its sustainability report in late April; IKEA’s was published in July.... |
Greening the built environmentArchitecture, cost and the Code for Sustainable HomesIn this brave new era of eco-experimentation, designers across the industry are at... |
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