Water

Legislation

Businesses pay more than £1.5m to charities for breaking green laws

Environment Agency imposes civil sanctions on firms such as Heineken UK, Anglian Water Services, and Tata Steel

clock 01 February 2017 • 2 min read

Waste

Inside NVP Energy's plan to clean up the wastewater treatment industry

Irish start-up uses a pioneering system of low-temperature anaerobic digestion to deliver on-site wastewater treatment that delivers a green energy bonus

clock 23 January 2017 • 5 min read

Management

Inside Cambrian's water-as-a-service financing model

Cambrian Innovation is shaking up the wastewater market with its innovative business model

clock 20 January 2017 • 4 min read

Management

Proctor & Gamble hits energy and water reduction targets four years early

P&G releases first ever 'Citizenship Report' on sustainability detailing progress on climate, water, waste and energy goals

clock 19 December 2016 • 3 min read

Buildings

Blenheim Palace goes green

Oxfordshire palace says it has invested in solar panels and almost halved water use in past three years

clock 19 December 2016 • 1 min read

Biodiversity

Tesco to phase out microbeads from its products

All of the supermarket's own-brand cosmetics and cleaning products will be free from the tiny plastic pieces within a month

clock 24 November 2016 • 3 min read

Legislation

Reports: Saudi Arabia draws up water and energy efficiency programme

Kingdom will review generous subsidies on water and energy use to encourage more efficient use of resources

clock 22 November 2016 • 1 min read

Supply chain

Investors worth $1tn urge US meat firms to beef up water risk management

45 leading institutional investors send letters to four of USA's largest meat producers ahead of Thanksgiving

clock 21 November 2016 • 2 min read

Supply chain

Why PepsiCo aims to repair watersheds in Latin American cities

clock 18 November 2016 • 4 min read

Risk

CDP: Companies not moving fast enough to tackle $14bn bill from rising water risks

New report reveals leading blue chips are failing to adequately address water-related risks despite soaring costs

clock 15 November 2016 • 2 min read