thomas The 2015 National Q Mark Awards will be coming to Dublin on the 25th of September 2015. The awards ceremony will take place in the ballroom of the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel on September 25th when the best Irish businesses of 2015 compete for what are known as ‘The Oscars of Business Excellence’. Popular … Read more
On 20 May, one Polish and two Danish companies received recognition for having completed a verification process of their innovative environmental technologies at the Eco-Innovation forum being held in Barcelona. The “EU Environmental Technology Verification (ETV)” pilot programme, run by the European Commission, offers an independent procedure to assess the performance of new, potentially breakthrough … Read more
A lack of clear data on how ecosystems deal with carbon dioxide has hindered understanding of how they are affected by land management and climate change. For a clear picture, scientists need accurate information on which ecosystems release or retain carbon and greenhouse gases (GHGs) and how much. Through detailed measurements and data analyses, EU … Read more
Diageo, the world’s leading premium drinks business, this week reported strong progress against its 2015 Sustainability and Responsibility targets with the publication its 2015 Annual Report, which for the second year integrates its performance in this area alongside financial reporting. Diageo made notable gains in its improvement in water efficiency, reduction of carbon emissions and … Read more
The Teeling Whiskey Company, one of Ireland’s leading independent producers of Irish whiskey, has signed a gas and renewable electricity supply deal with Vayu Energy. Valued at €250,000 per annum, the agreement will see Vayu supply Teeling Whiskey with natural gas and 100% green electricity to meet the year-round energy requirements for its newly opened … Read more
The EPA’s BeGreen Programme in conjunction with Green Business is hosting a workshop to inform Irish Business on a number of programmes funded by the National Waste Prevention Programme, which are available to assist business in becoming more resource efficient. This workshop is part of the Sustainable Processing Ireland Event being held on the 9th … Read more
Great news from Green Aware, we have just launched our online energy training course. If you have staff who are working for satellite locations or who cannot attend the Energy Awareness Events we now have the solution for you. Our online training can be accessed from any PC in any location at any time. You … Read more
Ireland West Airport Knock has renewed their “green energy” supply deal with competitive energy provider Energia. By using only energy generated by Energia’s wind farms, the Airport’s will be reducing its carbon footprint by 900 tonnes. Under the terms of the new deal, Energia will supply Ireland West Airport with 1.9 gigawatts hours (GWhs) of … Read more
The National Competitiveness Council (NCC), (31 July 2015) published its annual benchmarking report, Ireland’s Competitiveness Scorecard 2015.[pdf 5.44MB] The Scorecard provides a comprehensive statistical assessment of Ireland’s competitiveness performance with regard to a range of countries with which we compete on international markets for trade and investment. The Irish economy is the fastest growing in Europe, … Read more
As an organisation that promotes sustainable and responsible business practices, it is especially important for us to lead by example and report on our own sustainability. We understand the importance of articulating and accounting for our impacts – both positive and negative – and communicating them in a sustainability report. We hope to inspire other … Read more