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Stark warning on readiness for climate change
The head of the Environment Agency, Lord Smith of Finsbury has warned of the consequences for individual businesses and the country if we fail to grasp the implications of climate change. You can read more about this here.
Climate Week Challenge
One of the events taking place during Climate Week (see previous news item) is the Climate Week Challenge. This is where groups from schools and businesses across the country are set the same task and are challenged to come up with solutions in 5 hours on Monday 21 March. The Challenge will be revealed to participants at 9am on the day and they will have to respond with their solutions by 2pm.
If you want to find out more, follow the links from the Climate Week website (URL provided with previous news item).
Climate Week
Climate Week 2011 will run from 21 to 27 March and will highlight many of the positive things being done in workplaces and communities across the country to combat climate change. You can find much more information on the Climate Week website but put the dates in your diary and watch out for linked events.
Greenhouse Gas Reporting
ideostone has signed up to support the call for mandatory greenhouse gas reporting for large organisations that is being led by The Co-operative Group.
Close the Door
The campaign to encourage retailers to conserve energy by keeping their doors closed has gathered momentum with the publication of a report on behalf of Close the Door which concludes that a store in an exposed high street location could use up to twice the amount of energy in heating as it would use if the doors were kept closed.
ideostone in the press
Our principal consultant has written an article on whether ‘green’ credentials can help with recruitment. This has been published by The People Bulletin. Click here to read the article.
Act on CO2
Act on CO2 has a new page which helps to debunk some of the myths and misconceptions about climate change. If you want to arm yourself with the knowledge you need to refute the arguments of the doubters and sceptics, have a look here.