Canada is tapping the expertise of UK unions in a project that will put unions at the heart of efforts to green workplaces. Earlier this month, I was invited to spend a weekend in Toronto to share my UK experiences with a Canadian green workplace project. The project aims to develop union-based strategies to reduce…
This week I’ve been over in San Francisco taking part in the IPPR’s US learning exchange on green jobs. There are 14 of us from a range of organisations, social enterprises, environmental and social justice organisations and trade unions finding out how forming alliances can lead to the creation of green jobs. So what have…
UK businesses are wasting billions of pounds every year. These are the findings from a Carbon Trust report published this week. The report, The Business of Energy Efficiency, by the Carbon Trust’s Advisory Service says that finance directors in large businesses are undervaluing the financial returns from energy saving by over a half. Energy saving…
Last night saw the launch event for 2011’s Climate Week. Climate Week runs from 21 – 27 March and is a national attempt to highlight climate action being taken in workplaces and communities across Britain. Its main focus is encouraging people to take practical action through the networks they are involved in – workplaces, schools,…
Slipping beneath the CSR headlines is a new carbon tax on large companies and public sector organisations. The CSR has introduced a fundamental change to the way the Carbon Reduction Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRCEES) will run. The CRCEES is basically a cap-and-trade scheme covering approximately 3000 large energy users in the public and private sector. …