We persuaded Castle Carpets, based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, to join Sustainable Leaders in Business. They’re a long established, family run, carpet and flooring retailer. I confess that I get my flooring from here and one of the best experiences is going into the shop and pondering over the huge selection of flooring styles, colours, patterns, and materials. …
Be a Part of the Problem or Be a Part of the Solution On the 24th October it is International Climate Action Day. In light of this, I was in discussion with someone recently who argued there was no point in them taking any ‘climate action’ while ‘they’ (largely referring to China and India) carry…
Abbey Care Direct Last month I was greeted by Sharon Aston, the manager of Abbey Care Direct, with a flurry of excitement. She was eager to tell me what they had been doing over the past few of weeks to achieve their sustainability action plan, for their care home- Sabrina house in Shrewsbury. It took…
Water pollution is a pressing issue in the UK, affecting both the environment and public health. Despite efforts to improve water quality, various pollutants continue to threaten the nation’s water bodies. This blog explores the impacts of water pollution and the solutions being implemented to address this critical issue. 604,833 discharges of raw sewerage into…
…although having said that, since I started E4 environment Ltd in December 1999, there have been some significant improvements in our attitudes with regards to climate change. In 1999 the focus was very much on waste management and renewable energy, particularly wind farms. Wind Farms E4 environment worked on over 100 wind farm planning applications….
Back in the early 1990’s, someone pointed out to me that at the end of the day, all waste is either buried or burned. I often reflect on this. Most recently when the BBC reported that waste incineration was now our dirtiest (most polluting) form of generating power. I wondered what we would do with our…
Keeping up to date with progress on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a full-time occupation. It has been blighted with delays leaving many businesses confused. Since my last post in May, we don’t seem to have moved on much further except those that need to comply, should have submitted period 1 (Jan 2024 – June…
“A Shropshire law firm has retained gold status in its commitment to environmental performance – marking 15 years of continuous improvement. Lanyon Bowdler, which has offices across Shropshire, Herefordshire and in Conwy, North Wales, has once again been awarded Green Achiever Gold Standard with Diamond Banner, issued by E4environment Ltd. E4environment is a specialist in…
September 22nd, 2024, was national Car-Free Day. To become a car-free workplace may be thought of as a far-fetched idea by many businesses. However, there are options to overcome these difficulties which can benefit both the company and the environment. This campaign provides a great opportunity to reimagine the journey to work. Emissions from domestic…
What, where, how? It used to be the case that February was the one month in the year where there was a frenzy of data collation and calculation for businesses that had to submit packaging data to fulfil the Producer Responsibility (Packaging Waste) Regulations (PWR). This is slowly being superseded by the Extended Producer Responsibility…
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