Friday 23 August 2013

Why phubbing is not just anti-social but bad for the environment too

Phubbing, when a person snubs their companion by looking at their phone, is not just rude but leads to a big increase in the carbon footprint of the digital economy.
Carly Chynoweth
Guardian Professional, Friday 23 August 2013 17.26 BST

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Tuesday 20 August 2013

Congratulations to the Sustainability Leaders Awards Finalists 2013


Congratulations to the Sustainability Leaders Awards finalists 2013
A record year for entries has made for an incredibly strong shortlist for this year's Sustainability Leaders Awards - find out who made the cut... 



Entry-level hit an all-time high this year, with more entries from more unique organisations than in any year since the awards began. This year's list includes multi-national corporations, retailers, manufacturers, luxury brands, SMEs, public sector organisations, Universities and more, all with one thing in common - they have demonstrated true leadership and innovation and are making genuine progress in embedding sustainability throughout their operations. 

The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony and dinner on November 21st across the 15 categories, including the IEMA Graduate of the Year Award. With the exception of the Sustainability Leader: Consultancy award, all of the categories below are judged by our esteemed and prestigious panel, chaired by Environment Agency chairman Lord Chris Smith

The shortlist and winner of the consultancy category is determined by a piece of third-party research commissioned by edie and conducted by market research specialists Accent - the sponsor of this category. More than 600 consultancy customers were surveyed about their experience of consultancy procurement over the past 12 months and were asked to vote for and rank their top consultancies. It means that this category is the only award that is voted for by the customer. 

The 2013 shortlist is as follows: 

Carbon Management 
Carbon Clear with Japan Tobacco 
Forest Carbon 
Sainsbury's 
SC Johnson 
Schneider Electric 
Tesco 

Energy Efficiency 
Akzo Nobel 
BT 
Dawn Meats 
SC Johnson 
Skanska 
Tesco 
TelecityGroup 

Stakeholder Engagement: Internal Operations 
Heathrow Airport 
Premier Foods 
PriDE 
Spirit Pub Company 
University of Leeds 
Scotia Gas Networks 

Stakeholder Engagement: Supply Chain 
Action Sustainability 
Asda 
Carlsberg 
Dairy Crest 
First Milk 
Marks & Spencer 

Sustainability Leader (Person) 
Claude Perras, London Mining 
Inder Poonaji, Nestle 
Matt Winterburn, Carlsberg 
Mike Putnam, Skanska 
Peter Laybourn, International Synergies 
Tim Haywood, Interserve 

Sustainability Product Innovation 
Bag Re:Born 
Cynar End-of-Life Plastic to Diesel 
Hanson Ecoplus Concrete 
Iceotope liquid cooling solution 
Samsung Electronics EcoBubble washing machine 
UPM BioVerno renewable transport diesel 

Sustainability Innovation: Systems & Software 
ACO Technologies StormBrixx 
BRE LIST 
E-fficient Energy eVO+R technology 
Lafarge Tarmac Efficient Building System tools 
Schneider Electric StuxureWare 
Sefaira building design software 
Siemens Smart Multi-Dwelling Unit Solution 

Sustainability Reporting 
Carlsberg 
Coca Cola Enterprises 
Co-operative Group 
Lloyds Banking Group 
RBS 
SGS 
Tiffany & Co 

Sustainable Building 
URS for Brent Civic Centre 
Heathrow Airport 
Larkfleet PassiveHouse 
Parsons Brinckerhoff for Kirklees College 
UK Energy Partners 
AECOM for the Energy Technologies Building, University of Nottingham

Sustainable Transport & Logistics 
5PL Ltd 
Arla Foods 
Fedex 
Telefonica UK 
Unilever 
Verilocation 

Waste & Resource Management 
Akzo Nobel 
Recolight 
Sita UK 
Somerset Waste Partnership with M&S 
Southern Railway 
Virgin Media 

Waste & Resource Management: Food & Drink 
Coca Cola Enterprises 
Co-operative Group 
Kelly's of Cornwall 
Premier Foods 
Whitbread 
Woolworths SA 

Water Management 
Coca Cola Enterprises 
Northumbrian Water 
Sainsbury's with Waterscan 
Thames Water 
Berendsen UK
University of Liverpool 

Sustainability Leader: Consultancy 
AECOM 
AMEC 
Arup 
Atkins 
ERM 
URS 

A huge congratulations to this year's shortlist and the team here is really looking forward to celebrating with everyone at the awards event on November 21st! 

Join us for a night of networking, innovation and rewarding excellence at the Sustainability Leaders gala dinner and ceremony. Taking place on November 21st at London's Grand Connaught Rooms, the black tie event is a must-attend for sustainability professionals. Celebrate the leaders who are making a difference by booking your place today, and take advantage of our early booking rate.


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Tuesday 6 August 2013