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Out with the old, in with the new: 2008 in prospect

2007 saw the introduction of several major pieces of environmental legislation, not least the WEEE Regulations, which ushered in full producer responsibility, and the long-awaited REACH Regulation on chemicals. 2008 is likely to be equally momentous on the regulatory front. Paul Suff examines what is in store for the business...

Guiding the future of environmental reporting

Defra has produced new reporting guidelines, and revised guidance from the Global Reporting Initiative will be available by the end of the year. We take a look at what the changes to national and international guidelines mean for reporters

The seven Thematic Strategies: taking forward EU environmental policy

The sixth Environmental Action Programme established seven Thematic Strategies to guide future environmental policy-making in Europe. Disagreements within the European Commission have stalled their progress. The IEEP's Catherine Bowyer examines developments, including the potential impact of the strategies on air quality and waste

EMS national forum 2006

More than 250 environmental professionals gathered at EMS 2006 to discuss the future of environment management systems. Much of the discussion focused on how best to encourage smaller organisations to establish robust systems

Accounting for carbon

Pressure continues to grow on companies to embrace rigorous and consistent methods of measuring and reporting their carbon emissions. Elisabeth Jeffries reports on the latest moves

Introducing ISO 14063

ISO 14063: 2006 is one of the latest additions to the ISO 14000 series of environmental management standards and aims to help organisations better communicate their environmental performance. Paul Suff takes a look

Too many reporting standards, say firms

GHG reporting

CBI sets reporting standard

EMAS revision

The EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) is to be revised under plans put forward by the European Commission.