Defra

Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik warns of stark contrast between member states with strong and weak waste management policies

Provisional figures confirm recycling rates inched up last year as levels of waste being sent to landfill plummeted 11 per cent

But environment minister reveals government could replicate levy that has been pioneered in Wales and Ireland

Environment Minister promises renewed ambition from Defra on everything from plastic bags to air pollution

Environment Minister raises prospect of beefed up approach to waste policy, including landfill bans and plastic bag tax

Government launches consultation on sustainability key performance indicators and new regulations requiring listed firms to disclose carbon emissions

DECC, BIS, and Defra respond to MPs report on consumption-based emissions

Businesses invited to contribute to consultation detailing how government plans to assess sustainable development performance

Government launches £400,000 competition searching for innovations to protect energy, transport and IT networks

WRAP confirms 70 companies have pledged to cut water use by 20 per cent by 2020