environmental governance News

The International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) is offering a free webinar on "Understanding Impacts on Vulnerable Populations through Psycho-Social Impact Assessment." The webinar will be presented by IAIA member Michael Edelstein on 19 July. Psycho-Social Impact Assessment (PSIA) is historically underutilized. Its absence partially explains why affected publics so often feel that ...

Jun. 21, 2017

By International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA)

UL Environment, a division of UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a global safety science leader, announced official recognition as a TSCA Title VI Third-Party Certifier (TPC) under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products final rule. TSCA Title VI requires producers of hardwood plywood, particle board, medium density ...

Jun. 21, 2017

By UL Environment

Eco Expo Asia 2016 closed amid great acclaim with record-breaking exhibitor and visitor numbers. Held from 26 – 29 October, the Expo was jointly organised by Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, and co-organised by the Environment Bureau of the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The ...

Dec. 15, 2016

By Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd

Join the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health for a day-long conference exploring the federal government’s implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, which significantly amended the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), just over one year after it was signed ...

Jun. 19, 2017

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Join the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health for a day-long conference exploring the federal government’s implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, which significantly amended the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) just over one year after it was signed ...

Jun. 21, 2017

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

The federal government has made unsatisfactory progress on previously reported issues or recommendations in nine of fourteen areas audited, says the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Ron Thompson, in his Status Report tabled last week in the House of Commons. The Status Report follows up on the government’s progress in addressing issues identified in previous ...

Mar. 9, 2008

By GLOBE Foundation

The Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia are supporting B.C.’s environmental technology sector through a joint investment of $181,000 in GeoExchange BC, a leading clean energy industry association. The funding was announced by Ron Cannan, Member of Parliament for Kelowna-Lake Country on behalf of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Western Economic ...

Mar. 8, 2008

By GLOBE Foundation

Climate change, growing consumption and urbanisation, spiralling resource use and new health risks are just some of the global pressures the world will face in the 21st Century. These are the findings from the Assessment of Global Megatrends, launched in November 2010 as part of the State and Outlook of the European Environment Report (SOER) and now published in a new book version. ...

Jul. 23, 2011

By European Environment Agency (EEA)

Defra is reviewing the governance arrangements of National Park Authorities (NPAs) via a consultation aimed at increasing local accountability. The stated purpose of the review is to explore ways in which governance of the NPAs can be made more effective and more responsive to local concerns and to consider the extent to which it is appropriate for different NPAs to have different organisational ...

Nov. 15, 2010

By Environmental Protection UK

Citizens who expect their governments to lead on sustainability have been badly disappointed in recent years. Due to a succession of largely ineffectual international climate conferences and the failure of many nations to pass meaningful climate legislation, progress in governance for sustainability has been lackluster at best.   So concludes the latest report from the World Watch ...

Apr. 30, 2014

By GLOBE Foundation

Magali Delmas, associate professor at the Institute of the Environment and Oran Young, professor at UC Santa Barbara just published an edited book,'Governance for the Environment: New Perspectives' at Cambridge University Press. In the book, 'Governance for the Environment: New Perspectives' the authors argue that the future of environmental policies lies in coordinated systems that engage ...

Aug. 3, 2009

By UCLA Special Programs

International infrastructure and environment services group, Cardno Limited (ASX: CDD) today announced the acquisition of EM-Assist, Inc. a 150-person environmental services and compliance management firm, headquartered near Sacramento, ...

Jul. 3, 2012

By Cardno Limited

During a donation ceremony in Lima, Peru on Oct. 24, 2014, David Laurier CEO of AppliTek donated an environmental analyzer to the Peruvian Governement, presence of Princess Astrid of Belgium, Mr. Oscar Diaz of ViceVersa Consulting, Minister von Hesse, Mario Vargas de Sedapal, and Pieter De Crem, Secretary of ...

Oct. 27, 2014

By AppliTek NV

Ontario's Environmental Commissioner is worried that Ontario has lost momentum when it comes to the province's pressing environmental issues. In his 2010/2011 Annual Report "Engaging Solutions" released today, Gord Miller says there's no shortage of talk about the problems such as climate change, waste diversion, and the loss of biodiversity. "But when it comes to doing something" says ...

Nov. 29, 2011

By GLOBE Foundation

Government recognition of the potential growth opportunities of the environmental services sector has been welcomed by the Chartered Institution of Waste Management. Lord Mandelson highlighted the potential of the green sector in a speech about job creation today (see MRW story). CIWM deputy chief executive Chris Murphy said: “It’s great that such a high profile person as Lord Mandelson is making ...

Jan. 12, 2009

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

A recent study has investigated how the relationships between a company’s owners, managers and boards of directors may influence its environmental performance. The findings indicate that environmental performance is higher in companies with powerful CEOs, who are also chairpersons on their board of directors. Many companies aim to have a positive impact on stakeholders, including ...

Jan. 31, 2013

By European Commission, Environment DG

Under new proposals being drawn up by the Government, waste companies that commit waste offences could risk being fined up to 10 per cent of their turnover, warn lawyers. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has been consulting on proposals to introduce new civil penalties to aid in the enforcement of environmental offences in the form of the Environmental Sanctions Order 2010. ...

Oct. 20, 2009

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Sustainable energy technology company ENER-G has won praise from Labour Chairman Hazel Blears MP for its impressive contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Through renewable and energy efficient power generation and management, the Salford-based company has helped organisations reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 20 million tonnes (enough to fill 20 billion balloons – each ...

Apr. 24, 2007

By ENER-G

Bioenergy has become an increasingly important topic for governments, businesses, and civil society.  Driven especially by increasing oil prices and concerns about climate change, greater investments are being made in renewable energy, with biological sources (sugarcane, maize, wood, etc.) receiving particular attention due to their numerous claimed advantages. Yet bioenergy also has some ...

Sep. 27, 2007

By International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

The Tenth Session of the African Civil Society Forum is convening today in Nairobi, Kenya at the initiative of the United Nations Environment Programme Regional Office for Africa, ahead of the 25th Session of UNEP Governing Council/ Global Ministerial Environment Forum, which will take place in February 2009 at UNEP headquarters. The objective of the two day Civil Society Forum is to provide a ...

Nov. 10, 2008

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)