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Strengthening your Business through Climate Change Risk & Opportunity Assessment
Download the slide-deck from WSP's Strengthening your Business through Climate Change Risk & Opportunity Assessment webinar. Watch the webinar at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEUIzo2aBzU. -
WSP has updated its white paper, Making the Most of the Carbon Disclosure Project, to coincide with the recent release of the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) 2013 Investor Information Request and scoring methodology. -
Sustainability is at the root of supply chain risk & opportunity
There is increasing alignment between the risks and opportunities supply chain professionals are managing and those sustainability professionals manage. Download the article Facing the Challenge in SUPPLY Chain WORLD written by WSP’s Phil Berry. -
Several new regulatory changes and deadlines have been released that may affect your business in 2013. -
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). -
South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC) requires screening for HIA, and undertaking a full HIA if necessary, for all major developments. -
Section 1502 (US Conflict Minerals Law) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act mandates US publicly traded companies to disclose use of conflict minerals annually. The first report is due by May 2014 for calendar Year 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. -
UK business and homeowners will be faced with a new carbon tax from April 2013. This is forecast to raise electricity prices by 3% in 2013/14 and will rapidly increase beyond then. By 2015/16 this tax will be raising £1.3bn a year for Treasury. -
The Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) came into force on the 6th January 2011 and is due to be transposed into UK legislation by the 6th January 2013. -
Like many we were tracking the UN's Rio +20 Sustainable Development Summit at the end of June and kept ourselves busy posting Tweets, blogs and running webinars for our clients around the world. -
Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA) presents a significant challenge to the establishment of offshore wind farms in the UK. Not only in how to accurately predict cumulative effects but how to mitigate and manage them effectively. -
The Environment Agency (EA) recently issued the following document for consultation: Groundwater Protection: Principles and Practice (GP3) Part 5 – Setting compliance points for use in land contamination risk assessments. -
H&S;doesn't need to 'gold plate' every solution, where else in business would that be tolerated? -
Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is a wellestablished instrument. And, as with any deep-rooted tool, there is ongoing debate about how effective it really is. -
We are currently advising clients on the minor changes to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 which came into force on 6 April 2012. -
Stakeholder engagement in the nuclear sector, UK - June 2012
Managing stakeholder engagement in the nuclear sector. Find out more in our summary paper... -
How will the recent changes to the bat survey guidelines affect you? Find out more in our summary paper... -
You cannot fail to notice the relentless rise and consumer adoption of tablet computers, such as the iPad or Galaxy Tab - now they are starting to come to the workplace. -
Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange will have to report their carbon performance as part of their annual report from April 2013. Find out more in our summary paper...
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