GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

As regulators and investors recognize the holistic nature of the climate crisis and its impacts on business strategy, they’re honing in on additional interrelated ESG issues. GHG emissions reporting has dominated the sustainability disclosure landscape in recent years. However, that’s starting to change.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 20, 2023

Driven by advancements in corporate accountability in the European Union, we’re currently experiencing a wave of new ESG reporting frameworks and regulations. While these initiatives will spur much-needed action around ESG and climate issues, it can be challenging to decode what they mean for your business.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 25, 2024

Sona Dadhania of market intelligence firm IDTechEx offers a brief look into the global regulatory landscape of PFAS, including findings from the group’s new report “ Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) 2024: Emerging Applications, Alternatives, Regulations ”.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Citing economics and competitive advantage, major firms argue against loosening government controls aimed at cutting carbon pollution.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 8, 2023

These new regulations will soon have implications for large companies doing business in the state. The regulatory landscape is quickly shifting, from the recent passage of California’s SB 253 and 261 to updates to SBTi FLAG emissions reporting.

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GreenBiz

MAY 22, 2023

The global business community is witnessing a regulatory shift that has massive implications for operations and compliance. Some of these regulations are limited in scope (e.g., the SEC’s proposed regulations apply only to large, publicly traded companies in the U.S.), Some of these regulations are limited in scope (e.g.,

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GreenBiz

JUNE 13, 2023

Sponsored: With emerging regulations targeting sustainable packaging, and mounting customer and investor pressure, businesses need to better understand the packaging they use.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 5, 2024

The UK’s current system for chemicals regulation and management is inefficient, poor value for money and lacks long-term planning, according to the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), as it warns of detrimental impacts for industry and the UK’s global standing. We urgently need a more supportive regulatory environment for businesses.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 8, 2024

Greywater recycling systems are being used in homes and businesses all over the UK in an effort to reduce water usage. Get the 101 on greywater reuse systems, including the key regulations and guidelines. For this reason, each permitted greywater use has its own treatment regulations.

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 11, 2023

The EU Deforestation Regulation , a significant leap forward in sustainable commerce, focuses on mitigating the EU’s deforestation footprint. Targeting commodities like cattle, palm oil, soy, cocoa, rubber, coffee, and timber, it’s a regulation that businesses operating within the EU must take seriously.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 13, 2023

Businesses operating their own boiler, engine or generator for heat or power urged to check if they must register with SEPA Businesses that have been operating their own boiler, engine or generator for the production of heat or power are being urged to check whether they need to register with Scotland’s environment regulator as soon as possible.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 10, 2024

Businesses operating across borders are facing slowing growth and an increasing battle for long-term sustainability, according to a new report from KPMG International. And on regulation, including ESG, business leaders should develop or embrace the tools available to provide live analysis of threats and new rules to stay ahead of the game.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2024

Legislators in Europe seem to be keeping a closer eye on microplastics, with the introduction of European Union (EU) Regulation 2023/2055 in September being a recent milestone. Europe regulates The EU first stated its intention to restrict microplastics in January 2018, opening a consultation that ran until September 2020.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 2, 2022

It provides the oxygen we breath, regulates the climate, and is a significant source of food, employment, and recreation. Businesses, non-profits, scientists, and shoppers are coming together to take meaningful action to protect the ocean and are making a positive impact — starting with the “blue” food on our plates.

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The Environmental Blog

JUNE 10, 2024

Regulatory Approaches The rapid advancement of generative AI has sparked debate around the need for regulation and oversight. Some argue that the technology companies developing these systems should self-regulate and be responsible for content moderation. However, excessive regulations also risk stifling innovation.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 24, 2023

It has been set up on behalf of businesses and other stakeholders engaged in the collection and recycling of mattresses in the United Kingdom. Says Alan Wheeler, CEO of the TRA: “Unfortunately, recycling can attract traders who do not uphold the rules and regulations established to protect business, customers and workers.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Oceans already act as climate regulators and according to the UN generate 50% of the oxygen we need, absorb 25% of all carbon dioxide emissions and capture 90% of additional heat generated from those emissions. They are a climate regulator and a provider of food and energy, and also support tourism and millions of jobs.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The initiatives are taken for reasons ranging from lowering the operating costs of their buildings to complying with regulations or from satisfying client demand for efficient tenant space. In fact, according to a new survey conducted by Honeywell and The Business Journals eight of ten U.S.

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Canary Media

APRIL 22, 2024

In order to make good on its ambitious offshore wind plans, Virginia electric utility Dominion Energy first had to get into the shipbuilding business. The regulated monopoly is building Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind , a $10 billion, 2.6 gigawatt wind project 23.5 miles offshore of Virginia Beach. The project is…

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2023

By Samantha Osborne, Commercial lawyer at national law firm Freeths With the ban on single use plastics now here, businesses must ensure that they understand the regulations and take steps to mitigate the impact the ban might have on their day-to-day activities. So, how are businesses preparing for the ban?

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

energy storage deployments, prices, policies, regulations, and business models. Each quarter Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association (ACP) gather data on U.S. We compile this information to create the most comprehensive, timely analysis of energy storage in the U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In 2019, the UK was one of the earlier countries to implement mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting through the Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) regulation. But other nations have moved ahead, in part through introducing tighter regulations to speed up the vital action needed from businesses. A final word.

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Energy Central

APRIL 29, 2024

– Lynn Abramson, President of the Clean Energy Business Network, provided the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency announced a suite of finalized power sector regulations. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25, 2024 Contacts: Andy Barnes, abarnes@cebn.org, Tel: 202-785-0507, ext. 1503 Washington, D.C.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2023

The government has introduced a refreshed strategy which aims to walk the tightrope of promoting the safe and sustainable use of space while also encouraging innovation and investment in space businesses. The National Space Strategy in Action sets out a huge raft of proposals for revised regulation, alongside some ambitious timelines.

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Andrew Winston

APRIL 22, 2024

Here’s a three-part framing to convince businesses and their leaders to respond. I’d love to stop making the “business case” — ideally because sustainability, like previous business movements around safety and quality, no longer has to justify its existence. Need to explain the “why” of climate change action?

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Date/Time: January 24, 2021 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT) The sustainable business world enters 2022 flying high, as the world focuses with increasing urgency on many of its core issues: sustainable finance, the circular economy, clean energy, climate tech and more.

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Renew Economy

MARCH 21, 2024

Regulating can ensure Australian businesses, communities, First Nations people and workers can reap more of the accelerating energy transition. The post Community benefits from renewables can be locked in through local content requirements appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 8, 2024

The report also proposed that several UK environmental regulations be phased out to reduce the “burden on business.” The think tank’s recommendations largely mirrored the CLC’s proposal for a rising tax on carbon emissions, a controversial idea that has been accused of being a favoured policy of the fossil fuel industry.

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 1, 2024

Which investor, and in fact regulator, wouldn’t agree with these common-sense business mantras. The post Why I love ESG regulation… and tell VC funds to forget about it as quickly as possible appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Measure what matters. Disclosures are key. Transparency leads to accountability.

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Business Green

APRIL 11, 2024

The private sector and government must work together to design heat reuse regulation that can enable data centres to heat homes and businesses, writes TechUK Weronika Dorociak

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MAY 23, 2024

The European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC) has published the “Geothermal NOW” manifesto that calls for action from regulators to remove the bottlenecks that are hindering geothermal from delivering its full benefits to baseload electricity, heating and cooling, energy storage, and extraction of lithium and other minerals.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Environmental data specialist Ecoveritas has warned businesses not to be caught off-guard following the Environment Agency’s announcement on 5 September that it is delaying the enforcement of its Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) data submission deadline.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Originally posted here: From auto manufacturers to tech giants, business is opposing rollbacks on climate change regulations. Citing economics and competitive advantage, major firms argue against loosening government controls aimed at cutting carbon pollution.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Yet, despite these intentions, UK businesses continue to create their own barriers to environmental progress, say the report’s authors. Currently, just 5% of businesses have assigned responsibility for setting the strategic direction on sustainability action to their organisations CFO.

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Business Green

APRIL 10, 2024

Rapidly growing divergence on key environmental regulations presents challenges for businesses, think tank warns

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Business Green

APRIL 4, 2024

UK regulator plans to focus on cutting gas, electricity, business travel, water and waste emissions in short term on course to achieving net zero across its operations and supply chain by 2050

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The EA regulates the use of sludge made up of processed sewage solids, industrial effluent, and surface water run-off, which is sold to farmers by water companies and spread on agricultural land as a fertiliser. The idea that we are spreading them directly onto farmland without regulation or control is horrifying.

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