How is biodiversity incorporated into SUEZ’s sites and constructions projects? To take concrete action on the ground, we have developed Nature Standards, which apply to the priority sites we manage and our major construction projects. These standards establish common rules to preserve local biodiversity, protect water resources, and promote the circular economy. In practical terms,…
The European Commission is under growing pressure to finally table legislation that would ban Russian oil imports, as a show of commitment while some G7 countries waver on their sanctions regime. Moscow has had a good week: oil is solidly stuck at above $100 a barrel, and with the Persian Gulf closed some G7 countries…
The recently opened golf academy at Basingstoke Golf Club combines natural material construction, advanced turf engineering and long-term carbon reduction. Source link
One possible answer, which deserves to be knocked on the head from the start, lies in the thinking that you can’t expect people to take the environment seriously as a moral issue. “People don’t believe in morality,” they say. “Nobody cares about doing the right thing.” This view became surprisingly widespread during the last century….
The Environment Agency has completed two significant improvements to the Romsey flood alleviation scheme, reducing flood risk and disruption for local communities. Stockbridge Road raised to prevent flooding New tarmac being laid at Stockbridge Road Working in partnership with Hampshire County Council, the Environment Agency raised the surface of Stockbridge Road near Timsbury by around 40 centimetres…
21 May 2026 The watchdog that oversees the Environment Agency told Channel 4 News it is comprehensively failing to regulate legal waste sites and it must completely rethink its inspection regime urgently. By Emily Keen “It’s like a living nightmare that you cannot escape from. It’s a really rotten egg, strong, gas smell. It just…
In a major boost to the government’s drive to deliver clean power by 2030, changes to legislation come into effect today (Thursday 21 May) helping offshore wind developers protect nature while building the clean energy infrastructure Britain needs. The reforms enable a broader range of ways that developers can compensate for any unavoidable impact their…
Image: iStock | ©kali9 The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has opened a call for evidence in developing a new strategy for the Single Construction Regulator The new strategy will be developed for 2027, and concerns built environment professions, trades, and occupations. The strategy and Single Construction Regulator (SCR) is intended to…
LESS than three weeks remain for people to make their views known on controversial plans to build one of the biggest wind farms in the country. Source link
The revised Waste Shipment Regulation and most of its provisions enter into application today (21 May), including the launch of the Digital Waste Shipment System (DIWASS). This electronic platform will transform how waste is tracked across the EU, ensuring greater transparency, efficiency, and security in cross-border waste movements. All waste shipments are now subject to…
