8th October 2019 | Recycling
Unilever has announced plans to cut its use of virgin plastics in half by 2025 in a move which could help boost global demand for recycled material. The consumer goods giant – which owns brands including Dove and Ben & Jerry’s – yesterday (7 October) committed to reducing its use of plastic packaging by 100,000…Read more
8th October 2019 | Commercial Energy
Three-quarters of energy managers said they are concerned about potential increases in energy prices, according to a survey commissioned by Npower Business Solutions, energy HQ. Despite recent global attention to the environment, with many net-zero pledges made by UK companies, only 18% of energy managers said that reaching sustainability goals was their top business priority….Read more
5th October 2019 | Commercial Energy
Greenhouse gases fell last year by 2.5%, the smallest reduction since 2012, according to the state of the market report by Ofgem. The energy watchdog said the UK continues to be a global leader in cutting greenhouse gas emissions by progress is slowing. Greenhouse gas emissions have fallen by 42% since 1990, more than any…Read more
3rd October 2019 | Residential Energy
Profits from supplying gas and electricity at Britain’s big six energy firms sank by a combined 35 percent last year as they continued to lose customers to smaller rivals, a report by energy market regulator Ofgem said on Thursday. Britain’s so-called Big Six energy suppliers – Centrica’s British Gas, Eon, SSE, EDF Energy, Innogy’s Npower…Read more
2nd October 2019 | Commercial Energy
The head of BP’s business in the UK and Europe, Peter Mather, has insisted the oil and gas giant can help tackle the problem of climate change while maintaining a big North Sea production business for decades. Majors such as BP have faced a barrage of criticism from activists who have called for a halt…Read more