Month: April 2014
New EU EIA directive will bring mandatory assessment of alternatives
What is an EIA? The environmental impact assessment (EIA) entails the systematic collection and analysis of information about the environmental effects of a proposed project by the developer. It enables the competent authority to decide if and how the project should be carried out and, more importantly, gives the public a chance to evaluate and comment on…
Go Circular or get left behind
She was addressing the attendees at Sustainability Live last week (1-3rd April). On that smog filled day in Bermingham, Goodwin predicted that UK companies who embrace the circular economy model will outperform their competitors and grab substantial economic gains in the process. Our current “throwaway linear economic model” will become a millstone around our necks…
