News
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WSP Releases Updated White Paper, Making the Most of the Carbon Disclosure Project | 5th Feb 2013
Recently update, WSP's white paper, 'Making the most of the Carbon Disclosure Project' will help you prepare your approach to submitting to the CDP.
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WSP Receives Two Prestigious Industry Awards | 5th Feb 2013
WSP is pleased to announce it has received two prestigious industry awards from EBI, Inc.
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General Moly Selects WSP Digital's Environmental Data Management Solution | 16th Jan 2013
General Moly, Inc. selects WSP Digital's ERIMS® for its environmental data management and compliance reporting needs.
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Latest CRC developments | 19th Dec 2012
Contrary to speculation there is no suggestion in the recent Autumn Statement that CRC will be replaced with another tax, the Chancellor has announced that the CRC Scheme will remain in place, and will not be scrapped.
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Winner of ‘Best Re-use of Materials’ at Brownfield Briefing awards | 3rd Dec 2012
We are absolutely delighted to have recently won this award with our client, National Grid, recognising the efforts made to re-use materials excavated from the London Power Tunnels Project in Central London.
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In partnership with the NRDC, WSP Environment & Energy completed a new study focused on the impact of cloud computing on the environment to identify the most energy and carbon efficient IT solutions for small- and medium-sized organizations (SMOs).
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Industrial Emissions Directive enforced in UK from January 2013 | 9th Oct 2012
Changes to the Environmental Permitting Regulations, to implement the Industrial Emissions Directive, will soon be announced and come into force from 6th January 2013.
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WSP wins 'Best UAE Green Brand' award | 5th Oct 2012
We are delighted to win the accolade of 'Best UAE Green Brand' at the Environment Book Green Brand Awards in Dubai...
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What is BREEAM Communities? | 3rd Oct 2012
You are probably familiar with BREEAM for buildings but have you heard of BREEAM Communities? This is the newest form of assessment and is aimed at development schemes rather than individual buildings.
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UK energy efficiency scheme 'Green Deal' launches today | 1st Oct 2012
The Green Deal, the Government scheme enabling householders and businesses to sign up for energy efficiency works at no upfront cost (paid for via a levy on energy bills), launches today but gets a mixed reception.
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WSP Insights: people are our greatest assets, not paperwork | 3rd Sep 2012
After recently moving from the UK to Australia, WSP's Dr Carolyn Yeoman gives her observations on the similarities with Australia's new Work Health & Safety Act and the UK Health and Safety at Work Act, first introduced in 1974.
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EcoField: the future of field consulting has arrived | 28th Aug 2012
Consultants no longer need to imagine a world where they have the freedom to do what they do best - advise clients, writes Henry Okraglik.
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WSP Insights: is health & safety everyone's responsibility, or no one's? | 15th Aug 2012
The beginning of 2012 saw the introduction of the Work Health & Safety Act & Regulations across many of Australia's States and Territories. We're six months in, how are businesses getting on? WSP's Richard Swift shares his observations.
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WSP and GENIVAR - Stronger Together | 1st Aug 2012
The merger between the two engineering and design consultancies, WSP Group PLC and GENIVAR Inc., was finalised today, creating a world-class professional services firm with combined revenues of £1.1 billion (C$1.8 billion) and approximately 14,500 employees, working in over 300 offices on every continent.
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Landfill Tax – Clarity on the Tax Rates | 31st Jul 2012
The HMRC has published three sets of guidance relating to landfill tax and when it is acceptable to apply the lower rate of landfill tax (£2.50/tonne) rather than the standard rate (£64.00/tonne).
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UK ROC banding review - changes for EfW and AD facilities | 26th Jul 2012
Government support for energy from waste technologies has finally been confirmed (25th July), but the outcomes make for interesting reading...
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WSP Group's client magazine 'Solutions' now available | 23rd Jul 2012
WSP Group's regular magazine, Solutions, is now available and offers insights into reasons to build green, the development of future cities, the Shard's opening and more.
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WSP Insights: is Australia's carbon price a game of dominoes or the weakest link? | 23rd Jul 2012
It's week four of Australia's carbon price, and it's starting to look and smell like a game of dominoes, with costs being hand-balled down, down, down... all the way to the consumer. WSP's Tim Parker takes a look at how the Australian property sector's getting on.
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Industry updates and insights in our UK newsletter | 12th Jul 2012
This edition of our newsletter contains information on; CRC, carbon reporting, the Industrial Emissions Directive, Groundwater Protection proportionate risk management and more...
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WSP Insights: Australian businesses can reduce rising energy costs, says Alan Davis | 10th Jul 2012
Australia's Carbon Price is here and so too are many reports of how business costs will increase as a direct result. In WSP Insights, Alan Davis, an Associate Director and Sydney Team Leader of WSP Built Ecology, investigates tangible ways of reducing a building owner's exposure to increasing energy costs driven by the Carbon Price and increasing electricity network charges to your business.