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The key point about Sustainability is that it is a journey and not a destination. As a concept it is closely akin to continuous improvement, about changing business for the better and in this the UK has an unparalleled record. Several factors have provided the stimulus...
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There are a number of ways in which the UK plastics industry can remain innovative; one of most important of these is through becoming more sustainable as an industry in terms of energy consumption, productivity, waste generation and recycling and by using less material in production...
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Mention sustainable manufacturing and the chances are that environmental issues, carbon footprints and sourcing of raw materials spring to mind. However there is more to sustainability than this, particularly when we consider it from a waste and efficiency perspective. Sustainability must primarily be financial sustainability. To achieve this every area of the business must be focused on improvement...
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Embedding sustainability into a business is perhaps more challenging than it first may appear – as anyone familiar with the concept will know, it certainly goes far beyond being “green”. And it can only be delivered through the skills of employees; without their vital contribution, even those organisations committed to business sustainability, will never get much past a written policy...
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It’s July 7th 2008 and the world is waking up to a day when Brent oil will hit $147bbl. The US Government have recently introduced sweeping legislation to bail out mortgage facilitators Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and looking back some may say this peak in oil was the beginning of the end; Lehman Brothers collapse, global recession and near economic catastrophe...
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Forecasting is a notoriously difficult task. Nils Bohr, the physicist said that “Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future”. If we want to discuss trend in energy prices, it’s important to identify which set of prices we mean. Let’s take electricity as an example. Generators sell much of what they produce to suppliers in, so called, bilateral deals and only the two parties know the price...
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