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Um dos principais cartões-postais do Espírito Santo, o Parque Estadual da Pedra Azul, na Região Serrana do Estado, pode ser uma opção de lazer para quem curte aventura! Além do acesso às trilhas e piscinas naturais, também é possível escalar até o topo do monumento, que tem mais de 1.800 metros. Diferentemente das outras atividades que podem ser realizadas no parque, a escalada exige experiência e o uso de equipamentos de segurança. Para viver essa aventura é necessário agendar! Em entrevista à CBN Vitória, a coordenadora de Gestão de Unidades de Conservação do Instituto Estadual de Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos (Iema), Joseany Trarbach, explica como realizar o agendamento. 

In December 2024, IEMA's membership voted tochange the Institute's name to the Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP), to better reflect thework of the profession and help to grow their membership and influence. In this episode of Root Cause Analysis podcast, Chris Newson talks to Martin Baxter, Deputy CEO, to get exclusive insight into this important change and what it means for environmental and sustainability professionals.Timings00:00:17Martin Baxter, Deputy CEO, IEMA00:01:00 Q:Tell us about yourself and how you got to where you are today00:08:00 Q:Can you tell us about IEMA00:13:54 Q:Could you tell us about the upcoming change, the impact and the process you'vebeen through00:24:00 ~Keeping members informed is critical00:27:45 ~Engagement and collaboration with stakeholders and members has been at theheart00:28:45 Q:What does the rebrand mean for the post-nominals (designatory letters) after myname?00:31:20 Q:What impact do you think the name change will have?00:35:00 Q:Where do you see the field of sustainability going in the next 12 months /5-years?00:42:20 ~The distinguishing feature between health and safety and environmentalmanagement00:44:10 Q:How important do you think competency is?SponsorWoodland Grange - Woodland Grange, in Leamington Spa, is a residential conference venue and hotel, set in 16 acres of beautiful gardens in the heart of the Midlands. It's the ultimate venue to balance both work and relaxation

Laukinių gyvūnų globos centro veterinarijos gydytoja Morgana Laura Fiorini kalba apie gamtos ir žmogaus ryšį, mat pastaroji žiema, nors ir trumpa, leido pažvelgti į gyvūnų pasaulį iš arčiau – šalčiai išryškino populiacijų silpnąsias vietas, o užšalę vandens telkiniai kėlė iššūkių tiek paukščiams, tiek jų maitintojams.Kuršių nerija – unikalus kultūrinio kraštovaizdžio pavyzdys, kurį formavo ir gamta, ir žmogus. Nors ji nedidelė, jos išskirtinumą pripažino daugybė mokslininkų ir keliautojų, o UNESCO statusas dar kartą patvirtina šios vietovės vertę. Tačiau žmogaus ir gamtos santykis čia ne visada harmoningas – jei ne griežti draudimai ir nacionalinio parko statusas, nerijos likimas galėjo būti visai kitoks, svarsto Valstybinės saugomų teritorijų tarnybos direktorė dr. Agnė Jasinavičiūtė.Ved. Selemonas Paltanavičius ir Alvyda Bajarūnaitė

Gamtoje išlikti padeda ne tik instinktai, bet ir gebėjimas greitai reaguoti į temperatūros svyravimus. Kaip šilta ir besniegė žiema veikia laukinius žvėris – vilkus, lapes, kiškius? Ar jie prisitaiko prie permainingų orų, o gal jų gyvenime kyla netikėtų iššūkių? Apie tai – pokalbis su medžioklėtyrininku Petru Adeikiu. Tyrinėdami jų pėdsakus ir stebėdami gamtą, galime suprasti, kaip kinta jų gyvenimas keičiantis klimatui.Ved. Selemonas Paltanavičius ir Alvyda Bajarūnaitė.

Repletos de belezas naturais e espaços históricos, os parques estaduais do Espírito Santo são abertos a todos... Exceto aos animais domésticos. Isso porque a presença de cães e gatos nessas áreas pode impactar negativamente a fauna e a flora, atrapalhando a conservação e a preservação desses locais. A regra é definida por lei estadual. Em entrevista à CBN Vitória, Joseany Trarbach, coordenadora de Gestão de Unidades de Conservação do Instituto Estadual de Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos (Iema) e responsável por administrar os parques estaduais, explica a lei. Ouça a conversa completa!

Apie pensinio amžiaus įdarbinimo galimybes. Statistiska rodo, kad situacija gerėja.Apie elektroninių atliekų rūšiavimą. Daugėją tokių atliekų vagysčių, kodėl? Kaip rūšiuoti tokias atliekas?Antrą laidos valandą apie šiltą sausį ir iš to kylančias rizikas. Erkės taip ir neužmigo. Kaip pasikeitė miškai?Urtė Korsakovaitė

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Kęstutis Kasparavičius. „Mažoji žiema“. Skaito aktorius Giedrius Arbačiauskas.

Šioje laidoje nemažai dėmesio skirsime tvarumui ir atsakomybei už gamtą - ar žinote, kur keliauja nupuoštos Kalėdų eglutės? Ar galime jas išsaugoti gyvas ir pavasarį pasodinti? Vilniaus Karoliniškių seniūnas Tomas Lilas dalinsis patarimais, kaip tinkamai pasirūpinti eglutėmis po švenčių. Taip pat sužinosime apie inovatyvią eglučių nuomos paslaugą, kurią pristatys Klaipėdos universiteto Botanikos sodo profesorė Asta Klimienė. Be to, keliausime į Žuvintą ir klausysimės gamtos istorijų – ar žiema jau atėjo į pelkes ir ežerus? Būkime kartu su laida, kur gamta – visų namai!Ved. Selemonas Paltanavičius ir Alvyda Bajarūnaitė

Join Richard Dodd and repeat guest Julia Baker on the final Ecology Academy podcast of 2024 as they delve into the significant legal changes surrounding biodiversity net gain in 2024. This episode explores the roles of ecologists, developers, and local authorities in implementing these new practices, focusing on both small and large-scale projects. Discover what practitioners have learned over the year, the challenges faced, and the collaborative efforts across various sectors to enhance our natural environments. Julia shares her personal experiences and highlights the importance of early engagement in development projects. The episode also covers the need for effective communication and training to support all stakeholders involved, and how case studies are now starting to emerge as valuable resources for best practice. Don't miss out on this informative discussion about biodiversity conservation, the regulatory landscape in different regions, and the outlook for the coming year. Whether you're an experienced ecologist or new to the field, this episode provides valuable insights and practical advice for navigating the evolving world of biodiversity net gain. Wishing you Happy Holidays too and see you in the New Year! --- Julia is the Technical Director of Nature Services at Mott MacDonald. Julia is the lead author of the UK's Good Practice Principles on Biodiversity Net Gain, and has designed BNG for several infrastructure developments including transport, energy and housing. Julia was named on the ENDS Power List in 2022, 2023 and 2024, and is Chair of the ICE's Nature and Biodiversity Taskforce. Link to the Mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain - New Guidance for Practitioners from IEMA: https://www.iema.net/resources/blogs/2024/06/mandatory-biodiversity-net-gain-new-guidance-for-practitioners-from-iema-june-2024/  

No último domingo (17), um estrondo em uma usina da ArcelorMittal, no complexo de Tubarão, assustou moradores da Grande Vitória. Um cabo para-raio caiu sobre uma rede de alta tensão, o que resultou na interrupção do fornecimento de energia e em uma densa nuvem de fumaça, visível a olho nu entre os municípios de Vitória e Serra. Logo após o incidente, os órgãos ambientais foram acionados. O Instituto Estadual de Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos (Iema) enviou uma equipe ao local para acompanhar a situação. Em entrevista à CBN Vitória, o diretor-presidente do Iema, Mário Louzada, fala sobre o assunto. 

In 2019 was ik lid van een lokale sportschool hier op Lanzarote. Ik sportte er regelmatig, vooral omdat ze een zwembad op het dak hadden met een geweldig uitzicht. Tijdens de coronapandemie en de lockdowns stopte ik echter (net als iedereen, denk ik

Entre os dias 19 e 25 de agosto, o Espírito Santo registrou sua pior semana do ano, devido ao número de registros de incêndios no Estado. De acordo com dados do Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Espaciais (Inpe), foram 44 focos de queimadas em solo capixaba. No período em destaque, ocorrências nas cidades de Castelo, Mimoso do Sul, Rio Bananal e Colatina, assustaram os moradores e mobilizaram servidores do Corpo de Bombeiros, da Defesa Civil e do Instituto Estadual de Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos (Iema). Um dos casos de grande repercussão foi o de fogo em uma unidade de conservação em Castelo, no Sul do Estado. Dois incêndios atingiram o Parque Estadual Mata das Flores em um intervalo de uma semana e devastaram, ao todo, 140 hectares de área do parque e zona de amortecimento. Em entrevista à CBN Vitória, o diretor-geral do Instituto Estadual de Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos (Iema), Mário Louzada, explica o que tem levado ao aumento de incêndios e como o fogo pode impactar a biodiversidade de uma área de conservação. Ouça a conversa completa!

In this enlightening episode of the Business of Boating podcast, we sit down with Adria Jover, the President of the International Electric Marine Association (IEMA). As a prominent advocate for the electrification of marine transportation, Adria shares his insights on the current state and future of electric boats. We explore the technological innovations driving this shift, the challenges the industry faces, and the strategies IEMA employs to promote sustainable practices across global maritime sectors. Adria also discusses the economic and environmental impacts of adopting zero-emission technologies, providing a comprehensive overview of what it takes to transform marine transportation for better public health, mobility, and environmental outcomes. Join us for a deep dive into how electrification is reshaping the marine industry, guided by one of its leading voices.Adria JoverIEMAMerrill CharetteMIDA.PRO - Marine Industry Digital Agency - MarketingSupport the Show.

Bulgarų pasaką „Apgauta žiema“ seka aktorius Vladas Jurkūnas.

Sausio 25-oji - pusiaužiemis Lietuvoje! Kokia bus likusi žiema? Atsako meteorologas Gytis Valaika.

Pokalbis su Žuvinto biosferos rezervato ekologu Arūnu Pranaičiu apie žiemą, žiemojančius paukščius ir gyvūnus, kada galima (ar galima) maitinti ir kuo.

Com uma Conferência do Clima presidida por um CEO de uma grande petroleira árabe, as esperanças eram fracas de que a COP28 pudesse trazer avanços sobre a diminuição dos combustíveis fósseis. Mas o debate sobre a redução gradual ou até o fim das fósseis se acelerou nos últimos dias, com a inclusão preliminar do tema no Balanço Global elaborado pelos 196 países participantes do evento. Lúcia Müzell, enviada especial da RFI Brasil a DubaiObservadora das negociações, Rosana Santos, diretora-executiva do think tank E+ Transição Energética, conta que “quase caiu da cadeira” quando o secretário-geral da ONU, António Guterres, incitou os participantes a visarem o “phase out” do petróleo, o gás e, principalmente, o carvão, cuja produção e consumo são os maiores responsáveis pelo aquecimento do planeta."Phase out é você paulatinamente sair da utilização do combustível fóssil, qualquer um, e a matriz energética em 2050 não ter nenhum tipo de fóssil. O phase down diz que a gente diminuiria um pouco o uso, mas que o fóssil ainda estaria presente na matriz em 2050 e a gente usaria tecnologias de captura de carbono para que a gente chegasse no no net zero, ou emissões líquidas zero”, explica.Até o fim da conferência, no dia 12, nada garante que a menção ao tema será mantida no documento – países como a Arábia Saudita, maior exportadora de petróleo do mundo, prometem não ceder nas negociações e dizem não aceitar nem a redução dos fósseis. Estados Unidos, Austrália e Japão são outros bloqueadores históricos nesse tema delicado."É realmente complexo, porque os campeões em energias renováveis não são necessariamente os campeões em combustíveis fósseis. Nos rankings de eólica e solar, essas duas principais fontes renováveis, a gente tem China e Estados Unidos em primeiro e em segundo. Mas nenhum deles é um campeão em termos de phase out ou phase down”, ressalta Ricardo Baitelo, gerente de projetos do Instituto de Energia e Meio Ambiente (Iema), e que também acompanha os debates em Dubai.Poucos exemplos no mundoOs dois especialistas citam a Alemanha como o maior exemplo na transição energética para uma economia sem fósseis e no impulso para que o resto do mundo faça o mesmo. No entanto, destacam que em momentos de crise, como os gerados pelas guerras, até os países mais avançados na questão recuam e voltam a reativar usinas a carvão, que emitem 39% dos gases de efeito estufa ligados à energia no mundo, segundo a Agência Internacional do setor (AIE). O petróleo vem logo depois, com 30%."Os relatórios de avaliação do IPCC dizem que até 2023, as emissões têm que cair pela metade e até 2050 elas têm que ser reduzidas totalmente. E quanto mais tempo a gente levar para chegar neste ponto, maior será o esforço para conseguir reverter”, salienta Baitelo. "Só que a gente ainda nem consegue sair da necessidade de alterar o padrão dessa curva. Se a gente fizesse uma analogia, o carro está em aceleração, então a gente precisa tirar o pé do acelerador para o carro poder estacionar totalmente.”Na esperança de que ainda há uma alternativa antes do abandono dessas fontes energéticas poluentes, porém baratas, muitos países apostam no avanço de tecnologias de Captura e Sequestro de Carbono da atmosfera (CCS, na sigla em inglês), outro tópico de peso nesta COP28. Rosana Santos explica que essas técnicas, além de ainda não estarem totalmente desenvolvidas, também precisarão do declínio constante das emissões de CO2 para serem, de fato, eficazes no futuro para limitar o aquecimento global."O problema é que essa tecnologia do CCS depende de outras tecnologias que ou ainda não estão bem desenvolvidas [armazenamento geológico do CO2, no subsolo da Terra], ou são soluções baseadas na natureza que a gente não tem segurança de que esse carbono vai mesmo ficar nas árvores que crescerem. Por exemplo, um grande incêndio florestal pode colocar tudo a perder”, afirma Rosana Santos, referindo-se ao potencial de absorção de CO2 por aumento da cobertura florestal. "Se der errado e tivermos contado com isso, a quantidade de carbono poderá ser muito maior em 2050”, adverte.Brasil em cima do muroDe olho no encaminhamento da COP30, que será realizada em Belém em 2025, a delegação brasileira tem se mantido cautelosa nas negociações. Embora Brasília não esteja impulsionando decisões ambiciosas, afirma que, se um consenso internacional for alcançado, inclusive sobre o fim das fósseis (phase out), o Brasil não se oporá. Na terça-feira, em uma coletiva de imprensa, o tema foi abordado pelo negociador-chefe na COP28, o diplomata André Corrêa do Lago."O debate internacional ainda não está estruturado em relações às opções para os combustíveis fósseis. As pessoas falam de consumo, de abate, de várias soluções diferentes e propostas neste contexto”, disse. “E sobre o Brasil, acredito que o Brasil é um país que tem muitas opções, felizmente. A sociedade brasileira, de uma forma democrática, e de uma forma muito informada, terá que ter um debate importante para ver como nós vamos lidar com essa questão, internamente”, pontuou.O Brasil tem sido pressionado pelas ONGs presentes da conferência pelas contradições em relação aos seus planos futuros de aumento de exploração de petróleo, mas também pelo recém-aprovado marco regulatório das eólicas offshore, pelo Câmara. O texto regulamenta a atuação de usinas eólicas no mar, mas incluiu a prorrogação de subsídios para as térmicas a carvão, potencialmente até 2050."É bastante irônico que o Brasil tenha vindo à COP com um sinal doméstico contrário. O que a gente já tinha no horizonte era o Brasil estar realizando um leilão que, historicamente, vai oferecer o maior números de petróleo e gás, e isso apenas um dia depois de a COP termina”, disse Baitelo, em referência ao recorde de oferta de mais de 600 campos de exploração de petróleo espalhados pelo Brasil, pela Agência Nacional de Petróleo (ANP). O leilão será realizado no dia 13 de dezembro."Isso já era suficientemente ruim, e vieram dois novos fatos: a questão de o Brasil fazer parte da Opep+, que parece ser bastante contraproducente ser anunciado bem na época da COP, e o outro é do Congresso, que é menos controlado pelo governo, e que não apenas não reverte os jabutis de dois anos atrás, de térmicas a gás, mas inclui novos jabutis para térmicas a carvão”, critica o gerente de projetos do Iema.Para Rosana Santos, o Brasil "tem de tudo para viabilizar o phase out do carvão", com apenas 2% da matriz ancorada nesse fóssil e com o potencial de se tornar um dos maiores exportadores de produtos descarbonizados."Mas não podemos ameaçar o ativo que nós temos. Existe, dentro do nosso Congresso e talvez dentro das pressões da nossa sociedade, um conjunto de tomadores de decisões que não entenderam isso e acabam empurrando medidas que podem ameaçar a nossa posição”, advertiu a diretora-executiva do think E+ Transição Energética.Após descanso, COP28 entrará no segmento ministerialO oitavo dia de Conferência das Nações Unidas sobre as Mudanças do Clima, esta quinta-feira (7), marca uma pausa nas negociações, com um dia inteiro de repouso para os participantes. Na véspera, o secretário-executivo do órgão da ONU que coordena as negociações climáticas (UNFCCC), Simon Steil, e depois o presidente da COP, Sultan Al Jaber, tentaram acelerar o ritmo das conversas. Al Jaber pediu para os países "saírem da zona de conforto” para chegarem a um acordo “ambicioso”, inclusive na polêmica questão do futuro dos fósseis.Nesta sexta (8), ele deve apresentar um primeiro rascunho do acordo final. A COP vai retomar em nível ministerial, o que significa que os ministros, em geral, do Meio Ambiente, vão assumir a chefia das delegações para a reta final, e mais difícil, das negociações. Pelo Brasil, será a ministra Marina Silva – que depois de acompanhar o presidente Lula à Alemanha, retornou aos Emirados Árabes Unidos.

Em meio às críticas de moradores sobre a incidência do chamado "pó preto" na Grande Vitória, o Instituto Estadual do Meio Ambiente (Iema) anunciou na última semana investimentos em uma tecnologia, ainda em fase de testes, para tentar melhorar o monitoramento da qualidade do ar na Região Metropolitana. Foi apresentado um equipamento de origem francesa que vai aferir, de forma automática, os níveis da poeira sedimentar, que são as partículas maiores do pó preto que costumam se acumular em alguns pontos da Grande Vitória. A tecnologia já está sendo utilizada em forma de teste.  Durante esse período, será observado se os equipamentos se adequam à realidade da emissão de poeira no Espírito Santo. Em entrevista à CBN Vitória, o diretor-presidente do Iema, Alaimar Fiuza, fala sobre o assunto. 

Meet Divya Deepankar CEnv, an ESG Analyst at Jupiter Asset Management. Divya gained Chartered Environmentalist registration via Institute of  Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) in 2020.In this episode of EnvCast, we discuss climate investment with Divya Deepankar CEnv, she discusses what it is like working in asset management, how she got started in Civil Engineering becoming an environmental professional and outlines what climate investment is and how other professionals can make a difference using their finances.Whether you're looking to gain industry insights or advance your professional development, Divya's episode and others from the EnvCast series are a must-watch for anyone interested in environmental management and sustainability. Tune in now to learn more!About IEMAIEMA are the worldwide alliance of environment and sustainability professionals. They are an independent network of more than 18,280 people in over 100 countries, working together to make our organisations and new developments and infrastructure future-proof. Belonging to IEMA gives members the knowledge, connections, recognition, support and opportunities needed to lead collective change, with IEMA's global sustainability standards as the benchmark. By mobilising their expertise, IEMA continues to challenge norms, influence governments, drive new kinds of enterprise, inspire communities and show how to achieve measurable change on a global scale. IEMA operate across the sustainability spectrum.Professional registration:Registered status as a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv), Registered Environmental Practitioner (REnvP) or Registered Environmental Technician (REnvTech) are available. To find out more about our registrations visit: https://socenv.org.uk/professional-registration/Check out our other platforms: YouTube: Society for the Environment //Website: socenv.org.uk // LinkedIn: society-for-the-environment // Twitter: @SocEnv_HQ

Meet Dr Edvard Glücksman CEnv, a Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Futures at the University of Exeter. Edvard is also the Academic Lead, for Future17 Sustainable Development Goals Challenge Programme and Programme Director for Sustainable Solutions Leadership Programme. Edvard gained his Chartered Environmentalist registration via Institute of  Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA).In this episode of EnvCast, discussing sustainability in teaching with Dr Edvard Glücksman CEnv, he outlines what it is like in the higher education sector working in the sustainability field, how he got started in Biology becoming an environmental professional and outlines the learnings that take place on the Sustainable Futures course.Whether you're looking to gain industry insights or advance your professional development, Edvard's episode and others from the EnvCast series are a must-watch for anyone interested in environmental management and sustainability. Tune in now to learn more!About IEMAIEMA are the worldwide alliance of environment and sustainability professionals. They are an independent network of more than 18,280 people in over 100 countries, working together to make our organisations and new developments and infrastructure future-proof. Belonging to IEMA gives members the knowledge, connections, recognition, support and opportunities needed to lead collective change, with IEMA's global sustainability standards as the benchmark. By mobilising their expertise, IEMA continues to challenge norms, influence governments, drive new kinds of enterprise, inspire communities and show how to achieve measurable change on a global scale. IEMA operate across the sustainability spectrum.Professional registration:Registered status as a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv), Registered Environmental Practitioner (REnvP) or Registered Environmental Technician (REnvTech) are available through IAgrM. To find out more about our registrations visit: https://socenv.org.uk/professional-registration/Check out our other platforms: YouTube: Society for the Environment //Website: socenv.org.uk // LinkedIn: society-for-the-environment // Twitter: @SocEnv_HQ

O diretor da Via Mundo, ANTONIO BACELAR, integrou a comitiva de trabalho na Oceania do Governo do Maranhão, por meio da Secretaria de Educação, que tem à frente o vice-governador e secretário de Educação FELIPE CAMARÃO. Em entrevista ao PLUGADO, na MIRANTE FM, BACELAR explicou que o objetivo do intercâmbio é apresentar o sistema educacional do IEMA e buscar experiências propositivas educacionais desenvolvidos pelos governos daquele continente na valorização dos povos originários.

O período entre fim de julho e início de agosto marca a chegada dos pinguins em terras capixabas. Até o momento, apenas um pinguim encalhou no litoral de Vila Velha, e se encontra em tratamento no Posto de Vigilância Epidemiológica do no Instituto de Pesquisa e Reabilitação de Animais Marinhos (Ipram), instituição que operacionaliza o Centro de Triagem e Reabilitação de Animais Silvestres (Cetras) do Instituto Estadual de Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos (Iema). O Iema informa que está realizando frequentemente ações de monitoramento marinho. “O Iema segue realizando monitoramentos ao longo da orla, para identificar animais com sintomas de gripe aviária, especialmente as aves. Nossa equipe está rodando de barco no litoral, principalmente da Grande Vitória e do Sul do Estado, onde estão sendo encontradas aves contaminadas”, informa. Em entrevista à CBN Vitória, a servidora do Iema, Joseany Trabarch, fala sobre o assunto. Ouça a conversa completa!

O Instituto de Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos (Iema-ES) terá prazo de 60 dias para tomar providências em relação ao prazo de medição do chamado pó preto na Grande Vitória. A recomendação foi feita pelo Ministérios Públicos Federal (MPF) e Ministério Público do Estado do Espírito Santo (MPES). Segundo as instituições, a decisão foi tomada após moradores da Grande Vitória relatarem que houve um aumento do “pó preto” em suas residências. Em nota informaram que, "os Ministérios Públicos recomendam que o Iema/ES apresente, em até 60 dias, proposta e cronograma para a instalação de uma rede automática de monitoramento de poeira sedimentável. O projeto deve considerar as melhores tecnologias, nacionais e internacionais, disponíveis que permitam o monitoramento - se possível identificação das fontes e/ou origem - e a resposta rápida de controle ao aumento da poeira em toda a Região Metropolitana de Vitória". Em entrevista à CBN Vitória, o diretor-presidente do Iema-ES, Alaimar Fiuza, fala sobre o assunto. 

Nepaisant to, kokie dar orai laukia šį pavasarį, jau akivaizdu, kad Europa per žiemą nesušalo, energetinę krizę ir kainas sugebėta suvaldyti, tačiau ateis kitą žiema. 2022-aisiais dujų saugyklos užildytos dar rusiškom dujom, šiais metais reikės ieškoti kitų sprendimų. Apie tai europarlamentarai Strasbūre klausė ES energetikos komisarės Kadri Simson. Kalbiname europarlamentarus Europos liaudies partijos frakcijos atstovą Andrių Kubilių ir frakcijos „Atnaujinkime Europą“ narį Petrą Auštrevičių - kokių priemonių imsis Europa, siekdama 2023 m. užtikrinti ES energetinį saugumą.

Selemonas Paltanavičius. Knygos „Sniego žmogelių žiema“ ištrauka. 2 d. Skaito aktorė Saulė Degutytė.

Selemonas Paltanavičius. Knygos „Sniego žmogelių žiema“ ištrauka. 1 d. Skaito aktorė Saulė Degutytė.

IT'S EPISODE 97, and today we'll be talking about plastics, a familiar circular economy topic, from someone with a someone with a less familiar background… Alice Mah is Professor of Sociology at the University of Warwick, in the UK, and she'll help us unpick the propaganda about plastics and their role in a circular economy I came across Alice's work when IEMA's Transform magazine interviewed her about her latest book, Plastic Unlimited: How Corporations are Fuelling the Ecological Crisis and What We Can Do About It. I'm a member of IEMA, which is the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment. Alice unpacked some of the ways the plastics industry is trying to improve our perception of plastics, including how it tries to reframe the circular economy as a recycling issue. She highlighted other worrying aspects of how the petrochemicals industry is operating, and we'll hear some of those. Spookily, a few weeks later, on the same day I'd emailed Alice to invite her on, I was in the kitchen half-listening to BBC Radio 4's sociology programme, Thinking Allowed, and up popped Alice, being interviewed about the ways the plastic industry uses its corporate power to influence our thinking around plastics. Alice Mah holds a PhD in Sociology from the London School of Economics and was Principal Investigator of the large-scale European Research Council project “Toxic Expertise: Environmental Justice and the Global Petrochemical Industry” from 2015-2020. Her research focuses on environmental justice, corporate power, and the politics of green industrial transformations. Her next book the is Petrochemical Planet: Multiscalar Battles of Industrial Transformation. In today's conversation, I've asked Alice to help bust some myths around plastics and their potential role in a circular economy… Myth #1 Plastics can support a Net Zero economy Myth #2 Plastics are safe – in other words, it's wrong to link plastics to health issues Myth #3 Plastics are essential for our quality of life Myth #4 Exporting plastic waste to low-income countries helps the country, and/or the local people, create value from that plastic Myth #5 Plastic recycling can play an important role in the circular economy.

Join us for our last episode of Greening the News, when we met the team behind Couch to Carbon Zero. They share with us the small changes that can make a real difference.  To know more about the work IEMA does to transform the world to sustainability please visit our website: https://www.iema.net/

This month's new release is a conversation between Georgina Stickels CEnv, Head of External Relations at the United Nations World Food Programme Kenya and Phil Underwood, Engagement Manager, here at Society for the Environment (SocEnv).Listen to this episode to find out more about environmental management within an international organisation, food security and sustainability. Georgina was awarded her CEnv registration through the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA).Check out our other platforms: // Twitter: @SocEnv_HQ // YouTube: Society for the Environment //Website: socenv.org.uk // LinkedIn: society-for-the-environment

Rusijos atakos Ukrainos energetikos infrastruktūrai virto nauja, varginančia realybe. Nuo spalio raketos, iranietiški dronai „Shahed“ taikosi į elektrines, elektros pastotes, vandentiekio sistemas ar šiluminius tinklus. Energija, kuri mums, gyvenantiems Lietuvoje, yra tarsi savaime suprantamas dalykas, ukrainiečius kasdien moko išgyvenimo pamokų: kaip atlaikyti šaltą, tamsią žiemą aplink siaučiant karui.Statistiką matome kasdien - kiek raketų atskrido, kiek numušė, kiek nukrito ir kiek žmonių žuvo. Bet ką iš tiesų reiškia gyventi tamsoje ir laukiant dar vieno masinio bombardavimo?Autorė Ieva BalsiūnaitėBeno Gerdžiūno nuotrauka

"将发布四名新裁判官的电话 司法部长乔纳森·阿塔德（Jonathan Attard）宣布，在本周任命两名新法官后，将发出四名新治安法官的呼吁。 阿塔德部长在与TVMNEWS的情况下说，在法医年开幕时，首席大法官在L中清楚地表明" "启动AD- #TheMummichogBlogoFmalta Amazon Top和Flash Deals（会员链接 - 如果您通过以下链接购买，您将支持我们的翻译）-https：//amzn.to/3feogyg 仅在一次搜索中比较所有顶级旅行网站，以在酒店库存的最佳酒店交易中找到世界上最佳酒店价格比较网站。 （会员链接 - 如果您通过以下链接购买，您将支持我们的翻译）-https：//www.hotelscombined.com/?a_aid=20558 “因此，无论您希望别人对您做什么，也对他们做，因为这是法律和先知。”“ #Jesus #Catholic。 “从受孕的时刻，必须绝对尊重和保护人类的生活。从他生存的第一刻起，必须将一个人承认为拥有一个人的权利 - 其中每种无辜者都是无辜的权利。”天主教教堂的教理2270。 堕胎杀死了两次。它杀死了婴儿的身体，并杀死了母亲的科学。堕胎是深刻的反妇女。它的受害者中有三个季节是女性：一半的婴儿和所有母亲。 流畅的马耳他无线电是马耳他的第一号数字广播电台，演奏您的轻松最爱 - Smooth提供了“无混乱”的混音，吸引了35-59个核心观众，提供柔和的成人现代经典。我们操作一个流行曲目的播放列表，并定期更新。 https://smooth.com.mt/listen/ 马耳他是一颗地中海宝石，等待被发现。马耳他拥有文化和历史，娱乐和放松，冒险和兴奋的独特结合，也是出国留学的理想之地。实际上，它拥有世界上最优秀的学习机构。 -https：//www.visitmalta.com/ 关注电报：https：//t.me/themummichogblogdotcom Tumblr：https：//www.tumblr.com/themummichogblogofmalta blogspot：https：//themummichogblogofmalta.blogspot.com/ 论坛：https：//groups.google.com/g/themummichogblog Facebook：https：//www.facebook.com/groups/chinesecommunitymalta 结束广告" "IEMA领域将被分配新法官。 任命两名新法官的四天后，司法部长乔纳森·阿塔德（Jonathan Attard）宣布，将发出四名新裁判官的呼吁。 还必须召集两名裁判官和两名想要替换那些成为法官的地方法官的地方法官。该电话将被四名治安法官发布。 乔纳森·阿塔德（Jonathan Attard） 阿塔德部长指出，法官是由首席大法官指派的，他说，首席大法官已经指出了新法官将被分配的领域。 在与洗钱有关的案件中，将有另一位有关家庭暴力的治安法官。他提到的法官将为解决未决案件的呼吁提供动力。 乔纳森·阿塔德（Jonathan Attard） 阿塔德部长在签署了总检察长办公室的专业人士第一份集体协议后与记者交谈。阿塔德部长说，今年是总检察长办公室的记录，因为发出了288套文章，38起起诉书，到今年11月底，办公室提起了135起刑事案件。 https://tvmnews.mt/news/se-tohrog-sjha-l-four-magistrati-gdah/ "

In this episode we speak to Jake Fiennes, about rewilding, agriculture, the need for nature, how rewilding can impact productivity. We ask who should be responsible for the increased cost of food production and how rewilding can diversify revenue streams.    If you would like to ask a question, share your thoughts, or want us to discuss an issue you think we should cover, please email us: podcasts@iema.net    To know more about the work IEMA does to transform the world to sustainability please visit our website: https://www.iema.net/ 

In this special COP27 episode we discuss our experiences at COP as observers, as the talks come to a close. Sarah presents the podcast from Sharm El Sheikh with Martin Baxter, IEMA's Director or Policy, Chris Seekings, Transform Deputy Editor and Tom Pashby, IEMA's digital journalist

In this episode we speak to Thomas Kankam about his path from attending the Cartagena Dialogue held in Ghana to becoming the UNEP National Project Coordinator (NPC) at the Environmental Protection Agency of Ghana. We discuss the climate change affecting Ghana, what they are doing about it and the barriers they face to implement the change needed. If you would like to ask a question, share your thoughts, or want us to discuss an issue you think we should cover, please email us: podcasts@iema.net To know more about the work IEMA does to transform the world to sustainability please visit our website: https://www.iema.net/

Un grend merci à Selma Benmoussa pour avoir pris le temps ta7kilna chuia 3la son bébé...I mean, son business. C'était très inspirant. Follow IEMA on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/iema_formations/

This month's new release is a conversation between Lara Young CEnv, Group Climate Change Director at Costain,​ and Phil Underwood, Engagement Manager, here at Society for the Environment (SocEnv).Lara was awarded her registration through the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) and was named Registrant Newcomer of the Year 2021, as part of the annual SocEnv Awards. // Twitter: @SocEnv_HQ // YouTube: Society for the Environment //Website: socenv.org.uk //

In this episode we discuss the challenges in making sport ‘greener'. We talk to two sustainability professionals working at the top level of professional sports, Caroline Carlin from the Southampton Football Club and Jaime Mc Keown from World Rugby. Together we talk through some of the sustainability issues in sports and what they are doing to embed sustainability across their organisations.   If you would like to ask a question, share your thoughts, or want us to discuss an issue you think we should cover, please email us: podcasts@iema.net   To know more about the work IEMA does to transform the world to sustainability please visit our website: https://www.iema.net/

Pasak SEB banko ekonomisto Tado Povilausko, nereikėtų pulti į paniką dėl infliacijos — maisto kainos greičiausiai jau pasiekė piką, dar yra laiko pataupyti sąskaitai už šildymą, o su pasikeitusia elektros kaina dalis gyventojų susidurs tik kitų metų pradžioje. VU Istorijos fakulteto docentas dr. Algirdas Jakubčionis teigia, kad Lietuvos žmonės devyniasdešimtaisiais išgyveno sudėtingesnius laikus, tačiau tuomet buvo pasitikima valdžia, o gyvenimo lygis krito nuosekliai nuo „perestroikos” pradžios. Anot jo, dabar visuomenė skausmingai reaguoja į nuosmukį, nes priprato prie gero gyvenimo. Socialinių mokslų daktaras psichologas Tomas Lagūnavičius spėja, kad dalis žmonių, vietoj to, kad racionaliai planuotų, stengsis užsimiršti arba priešinsis valdžios sprendimams, todėl valdžia jau dabar turėtų pradėti kalbėtis su skirtingomis visuomenės grupėms apie problemų sprendimus.Ved. Audrius Lelkaitis

In this episode we talk to an IEMA Fellow and sustainability manager working in the nuclear industry. We discuss the myths that surround nuclear energy – the ‘trilemma' of security supply, price and carbon. We discuss how nuclear energy sits within the energy crisis and the climate crisis.  We would love to know how our IEMA members are helping to make all jobs greener, so please do write to us: podcasts@iema.net  To know more about the work IEMA does to transform the world to sustainability please visit our website: https://www.iema.net/   

This month's new release is a conversation between  Paul Field CEnv MIEMA, Environmental & Compliance Manager at Janus International Europe Ltd ,​ and Dr Emma Wilcox CEnv, Chief Executive, here at Society for the Environment (SocEnv).Paul was awarded his registration through the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) and was named Registrant Newcomer of the Year 2022, as part of the annual SocEnv Awards. Janus International Europe is the leading manufacturer and supplier of sustainable self-storage products. Learn more about their ESG commitment and projects here:https://www.januseurope.com/environmental-social-governance https://www.januseurope.com/sustainability-in-self-storagehttps://www.januseurope.com/janus-europe-partners-with-comply-directThe more sharing of sustainability ideas and solutions between professional bodies can only be a positive in driving forward carbon reduction activities, energy efficiency programs, meeting the UNs sustainable development goals and slowing the effects of climate change.// Twitter: @SocEnv_HQ // YouTube: Society for the Environment //Website: socenv.org.uk //

In this episode we speak to Paul Field, a former coal miner and now environment and compliance manager, and Becky Toal, the owner of Crowberry Consulting, which provides environmental management system advice to businesses.  Becky and Paul talk about their varied career paths, the role of education and apprenticeships for developing professionals and tips to encourage more young people to pursue a career in sustainability.  To know more about the work IEMA does to transform the world to sustainability please visit our website: https://www.iema.net/. You can also share your thoughts with us by writing to our email podcasts@iema.net 

Ekonomistas Žygimantas Mauricas sako, kad Rusijai tai paskutinė žiema, kai ji gali šantažuoti Europą. Tačiau Mauricas pataria jau dabar pradėti taupyti. Pasak ekonomisto, lietuvių lūkesčiai didžiausi Europos Sąjungoje, algos perkopė bendrijos vidurkį, bet artėjanti krizė gali viską pakeisti.Ved. Deividas Jursevičius

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A Amazônia Legal fornece 26% da energia elétrica consumida no Brasil, mas cerca de 1 milhão de brasileiros que vivem na região não têm acesso garantido a ela. A quantidade foi calculada pelo Instituto de Energia e Meio Ambiente e engloba principalmente moradores de assentamentos rurais, indígenas, habitantes de unidades de conservação e quilombolas. Especialistas avaliam os desafios para a região e como eles impactam o custo de energia de toda a população brasileira.

Shana Gavron is the CEO and founder of Endangered Wildlife OÜ. She holds an MBusSc/MBA in Business Management (Finance), an MPhil in Wildlife Management and is currently completing an MSc in Wildlife Biology and Conservation. She is also an Associate Member of IEMA and is in demand as a speaker and participant in roundtables at prestigious impact and environmental events. Endangered Wildlife OÜ is an award-winning ESG SaaS company that contributes to solving the climate crisis by using technology to demonstrate the financial value of biodiversity. This enables the integration of biodiversity into the reporting and decision-making processes. Find more about Endangered Wildlife OÜ. Biodiversity Valuator: https://endangeredwild.life/software-solutions/biodiversity-valuator/ Environmental Footprint Calculator: https://endangeredwild.life/software-solutions/environmental-footprint-calculator/ Biodiversity Valuation White Paper: https://endangeredwild.life/news/launch-of-biodiversity-valuation-white-paper/ Get in touch with Endangered Wildlife OÜ. Email: contact@endangeredwild.life LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/endangeredwildlife/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC523i-6oYAtjdPGcBQ1NVtw Twitter: https://twitter.com/BiodiversitySI Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Endangered-Wildlife-OÜ-101749795057836 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biodiversitysolutions/ ------ GLC aims to share knowledge and education with our cherished listeners through this Podcast. It's about time we connect the pieces: sustainability is a sacrifice but are we ready? Congratulations

This year, the global theme for World Environment Day is ‘Only One Earth', which sets the topic for this episode.Dougal Driver FICFor CEnv, will be conducting the interview as a special guest host. As he is World Environment Day lead at the Society, that makes him the ideal chair for this special episode of the podcast.Dougal is a Chartered Environmentalist via the Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF). Among his many roles, he is Chief Executive of Grown in Britain, chairs several forestry committees, advise ministers, wildlife trusts and private companies on organisational and environmental strategies. Our guest interviewee this year is Andrew Marlow CEnv, Managing Director of onePlanet Solutions.He is currently an independent consultant, providing expertise to clients in carbon and energy reporting, and the development of Environmental Management Systems to a number of organisations. He works with accreditation bodies to assess certification bodies & is the UK Technical Expert for the verification and validation of environmental information and sits on a number of International Organization for Standardization Working Groups. He is a Full Member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment, and a registered IEMA Environmental Auditor.  // Twitter: @SocEnv_HQ // YouTube: Society for the Environment //Website: socenv.org.uk //

In this episode we talk to two IEMA sustainability professionals, Laura Middlemass, from Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Rebecca Garner from Serco UK. We discuss their roles in helping to make ‘every job become greener' within their organisations. We discuss the shift in enthusiasm for sustainability, the pandemic and lessons learnt from working through it.   We would like to hear how our IEMA members are helping to make all jobs greener, please contact us at: podcasts@iema.net, or if you'd like to contribute to a future episode.   To know more about the work IEMA does to transform the world to sustainability please visit our website: https://www.iema.net/

A poluição do ar na capital paulista permaneceu acima do limite recomendado pela Organização Mundial da Saúde nas últimas duas décadas. De acordo com dados divulgados nesta quinta-feira (26/5) pelo Instituto de Energia e Meio Ambiente, o número de gases poluentes presentes na cidade de São Paulo esteve acima do que é considerado seguro para a saúde pública, mesmo durante a pandemia de Covid-19. Ainda que o isolamento social tenha freado a circulação de carros e caminhões, a melhora foi pontual e curta. Segundo o gerente de projetos no Iema e coordenador do estudo sobre a poluição do ar na cidade, David Tsai, os principais vilões continuam sendo os poluentes emitidos por veículos automotores. Os poluentes do ar têm efeito agudo e crônico na saúde, as pessoas podem desenvolver doenças do sistema respiratório como asma e sofrer envelhecimento precoce. Em entrevista à Rádio Eldorado, Tsai explica que políticas públicas para evitar viagens, melhorar a dinâmica do espaço urbano aproximando trabalho de moradia e investimento em veículos menos poluentes é o início do caminho para melhorar os índices.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today is World Bee Day This week, should the Guardian's Carbon Bombs be defused? There's a new report from the World Meteorological Organisation on the State of the Global Climate 2021, I learn about a country where supermarkets accept Bitcoin while IEMA warns about the energy cost of Bitcoin mining, and there's a prospect of new pandemics.

This May we are joined by Francesca Wilkinson, Sustainability and Environmental Manager at Willmott Dixon. Francesca provides us with a unique insight into how the fuel crisis we are facing in society today is impacting the Net Zero agenda. We also look at how net-zero technology is being successfully implemented on projects across the country and the approach from the private sector in net zero and net zero ready buildings.The Building Brum podcast is sponsored by reality capture and point cloud modeling specialists ScanTech Digital, Solus, one of the UK's leading suppliers of commercial floor and wall tiles and Sunbelt Rentals with over 200,000 items of equipment- they are the largest providers of equipment hire in the UK.After graduating with an MSc in Environmental Management, Francesca joined Willmott Dixon in 2017 as a Sustainability intern. Completing the Management Trainee scheme, before being promoted to Assistant Environmental Manger and earlier this year to Environmental & Sustainability Manger.  She was drawn to the challenges of the construction industry- being one of the largest contributors to carbon emissions, resource depletion and pollution- due to the real opportunities to make a substantial difference. Her experience is wide ranging and has included a number of award-winning projects as well as being honoured with the G4C Future Leader 2020 Construction Excellence Award.  Particular expertise includes energy efficiency, carbon reduction and reducing the energy gap performance, helping Willmott Dixon create Brilliant Buildings and deliver on their ambition for all new buildings to achieve net zero operation carbon by 2030, and net zero embodied carbon by 2040. Francesca is a Practitioner Member of IEMA with Registered Environmental Practitioner most recently helping to development an Extended Resource Ownership Model for Circular Economy in the construction sector.

In this episode we are joined by Laila Takeh from Deloitte and Martin Baxter from IEMA, who were part of a team of authors of our report, ‘A blueprint for green workforce transformation'. We discuss what we mean by green skills and green jobs and how organisations can understand and implement greener credentials.

Keliautojas Karolis Bareckas pusmetį gyveno už poliarinio rato. Ir tarsi Džeko Londono knygų herojus prižiūrėjo daugiau nei šimtą Aliaskos haskių bei vadeliojo šunų kinkinius. Ši patirtis virto knyga „Viena žiema Šiaurėje su šunimis“ – autentiškas pasakojimas apie darbą su rogių šunimis ir jų vežiojamais turistais, gyvenimo Šiaurėje ypatumus, nepamirštamus nuotykius ir kaip „kačių žmogus“ virto „šunų žmogumi“.Ved. Vytaras Radzevičius

This month's new release is a conversation between Becky Toal CEnv MIEMA MBA MSC BSC, Managing Director of Crowberry Consulting,​ and Sarah Ridgeon, Policy and Communications Officer, here at Society for the Environment (SocEnv). Diverse Sustainability Initiative - Crowberry Consulting is a women owned/LGBT business that is trying to break down barriers for people to join the sector and have a great career. Becky is awarded her registration through the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA).// Twitter: @SocEnv_HQ // YouTube: Society for the Environment //Website: socenv.org.uk/podcast //

This  month we welcome two women working in different areas of renewable energy. Sarah Merrick, the founder and CEO of Ripple, a co-op wind farm and Caroline Donnelly, a consent manager for SSE Renewable and the first female IEMA Fellow in Ireland. We hear about the fantastic work they are doing in the renewable energy sector as well as how the renewable energy sector can help reduce energy costs. We discuss the roadblocks that are slowing down the uptake of renewable energy in the UK and Ireland. We also touch on some of the myths regarding new technologies like the heat pumps for heating our homes and the use of hydrogen to power vehicles. We want to know about how our IEMA members are dealing with rising energy cost, so please do write to us: podcasts@iema.net To know more about the work IEMA does to transform the world to sustainability please visit our website: https://www.iema.net/    

In episode 10 we discuss the energy crisis that the world is facing, focusing on the UK. We analyse the role of the government in establishing fuel security policies, that help insulate the poorest against the energy commodity market.  We consider the need to establish financial incentives for landlords, so that they tackle the need for energy efficiency in social housing and whether getting rid of green tariffs helps to reduce the cost of energy.  To know more about the sustainability work IEMA does, please visit our website: https://www.iema.net/ 

Lietuvos slidinėjimo centrai, nepaisant sniegingos žiemos turi begalę darbo kalnų ir lygumų trasose: nuolatinės priežiūros reikalauja permaininga žiema, kuri visgi žiemos sporto entuziastų neatbaido nuo noro slidinėti.Kokia ši snieginga žiema slidininkams Lietuvos kalvotose trasose?Sukanka 70metų, kai Didžiąją Britaniją valdo karalienė Elžbieta II. Karūnuota ji 1952 metų vasario 6-ąją po to, kai mirė tėvas karalius Jurgis VI. Šiandien karalienė yra ilgiausiai valdanti monarchė Britanijos istorijoje.Svarbus atradimas lietuvių muzikos istorijai: aptiktos iki šiol niekam nežinomi vieno svarbiausių lietuvių kompozitorių – Juozo Naujalio motetai.Juodkrantės gyventojams ramybės pastaruoju metu neduoda šernai. Gyvūnai ne tik iškniso miestelio centre pasodintus šimtus tūkstančių krokų svogūnėlių, bet jau įsidrąsino žengti ir į žmonių kiemus. Specialistai aiškina, kad stebėtis tokiu reiškiniu – neverta, o išspręsti jį galima tik vienu būdu. Kokiu?Pasaulinę cepelinų dieną visi, kokiame planetos krašte bebūtų – raginami jais gardžiuotis. Būtent toks tikslas Amerikos lietuvio Juozo Vaičiūno, kurio iniciatyva, vasario pirmąjį sekmadienį visose pasaulio šalyse kviečiama švęsti cepelinų dieną. Kiek žinomi ir valgomi pasaulyje didžkukuliai?Ved. Gabija Narušytė

Last October, before the cop 26 climate change talks in Glasgow, IEMA conducted a survey that showed that climate change was the second most important concern, just behind the economy. This result was part of a suite of opinion polls taken around this time which gave similar results both in the UK and other countries.It could be argued that this momentum gives policymakers a greater opportunity to concentrate on the policies and skills needed to drive a zero carbon economy. However, we have also seen evidence some people are becoming fearful and anxious about the future, even to the extent that they feel any action they might take will make little difference given our current global trajectory. That's why this year we want to start the year discussing how small changes in lifestyle can help reduce your impact. We discuss with our panel how the challenge of being sustainable can seem daunting, but the importance thing is to start doing things even though they may be imperfect.   We also talk about how to stay motivated to change habits and each individual or business will have their own challenges and it's important to be kind but also to be honest about where you are on our journey. To know more about the work IEMA does to transform the world to sustainability please visit our website: https://www.iema.net/

In November 2021 the world's attention was focused on Glasgow, as delegates from nearly 200 nations gathered for the UN's Climate Change Conference - COP26. In this episode Matthew and Cindy try to make sense of what happened. Matthew speaks to Martin Baxter - Director of Policy and External Affairs at IEMA and environmental management standards-maker - about the ambition and achievements of COP26. And also about the role of standards as a force for good in driving climate action.There's also a Standards Desk of News, with information on new standards for managing space debris and how to provide a ‘credible culinary experience'. And BSI Senior Government Engagement Manager Sahar Danesh shares her My Favourite Standard.Finally, with it being the first episode of 2022, Cindy shares her rather unusual approach to New Year's resolutions. @standardsshoweducation@bsigroup.com

Vēsturiskie romāni un filmas saasinājuši interesi par dzimtas pētniecību, to veicina arī arhīvu dokumentu arvien lielāka pieejamība internetā. Kā orientēties internetā pieejamajos resursos, kur meklēt senas kartes, lai atrastu dokumentos minēto māju vietas, kā salasīt baznīcgrāmatu ierakstus vācu un krievu valodā? Publiski pieejamos kursos to māca pētniece ar pieredzi Agnese Lūse. Pēdējo gadu laikā interese par savas dzimtas vēstures pētniecību pieaugusi. Ja meklējam skaidrojumu, to veicinājusi gan Latvijas valsts simtgade, ar tās vēstures rakstīšanu saistītie projekti gan kino, gan 20. gadsimta vēstures romāni. Savs nopelns ir arī modernajām tehnoloģijām – daudzi arhīvu dokumenti tagad publiskoti internetā, jo īpaši pandēmijas laikā ir pieeja arī datu bāzēm, kuras citkārt sargā autortiesības. Tomēr vēl ir daudzi, kurus ķerties klāt savas dzimtas vēsturei attur jautājums – ar ko sākt? “Dzimtas vēsture – ar ko sākt? “ – tieši tā saucās Cēsu Vēstures un mākslas muzeja pagājušajā gadā izveidotā tiešsaistes programma, kurā ar savu pieredzi dalījās Agnese Lūse, kura ar ģeneoloģiskiem pētījumiem nodarbojas nu jau vairāk nekā desmit gadus. Pētniece izveidojusi savu mājas lapu, kurā var pasūtīt pētījumu privāti, bet var arī pētniecībai nepieciešamās iemaņas apgūt patstāvīgi – šobrīd mājas lapā izsludināts jauns tiešsaistes kurss, kurā no 12. janvāra deviņās nodarbībās iespējams apgūt gan kā strādāt arhīvā, gan – kā lasīt dokumentus rokrakstā, gan – kuri no pieejamajiem interneta resursiem var būt noderīgi.  Sarunā ar Agnesi Lūsi saņēmu atbildes uz jautājumiem, kurus, kamēr vien pats neesi pieķēries dzimtas vēstures pētniecībai, pat neiedomātos pajautāt. Jau pēc mūsu sarunas, palūdzu Agnesei Lūsei kursu beidzēju kontaktus – vēlos ar kādu no viņiem aprunāties. Saņemu veselu sarakstu, kurā ir ne tikai vārdi un e-pasti, bet pie katra arī īsumā izklāstīts pētījuma saturs, problēmas ar kurām pētnieks saskāries. Kāda meklē sava slavenā senča dzimtas saknes, šis pētījums varētu būt ieguvums ne tikai dzimtas pašapziņai un kopības garam, bet Latvijas kultūrvēsturei kopumā. Kādam ģimene Latvijā atgriezusies no Krievijas Atmodas gados, un dzimtas pētniecību apgrūtina fakts, ka nepieciešamie dokumenti tagad atrodas ārzemju arhīvos. Kā Agnese Lūse to visu zina? Tātad – tās nav tikai lekcijas, bet arī pieredzes stāstu apmaiņa? Ar interviju norunāšanu gan man pārāk labi neveicas, daži no uzrunātajiem neatsaucas, daži – atraksta, ka pēc kursu beigšanas tā arī nav sanācis laika pieķerties tālākai pētniecībai. Sarunai piekrīt Toms Bisenieks. Kad sarunas sākumā lūdzu viņu iepazīstināt ar sevi – varbūt viņa profesija ir saistīta ar vēsturi vai pētniecību? Ekrāna otrā pusē atskan smiekli – viņš esot parasts latvietis. Arī par dzimtas vēsturi tā īsti interesēties sācis salīdzinoši nesen. Un tomēr kāds konkrēts impuss esot bijis. Dzimtas vēstures pētniecība ir labs iemesls sarunai ar tuviem radiem. Un te atklājas, ka reizēm dzimtas stāstu tālāko nodošanu bremzē vēstures ideoloģizētas interpretācijas. Daži ieteicamo interneta vietņu nosaukumi mūsu sarunā jau izskanēja. Latvijas Valsts Vēstures arhīvs savus dokumentus publiskojis vietnē Raduraksti. Lv. Kur vēl ieteicams meklēt? Klausoties Agneses Lūses stāstīto, arhīvu dokumentu pētīšana savas dzimtas vēstures izzināšanai, izgaismojas kā vesela kustība, kurā ir savi entuziasti, pieredzējušākie dalās ar savām zināšanām. Arī Agnese pati savā mājas lapā, vienā no sadaļām raksta ko līdzīgu blogam. Īsos pastāstos apraksta savu pieredzi, risinot vienu vai otru problēmu.Varbūt vēl kādam noderēs. “Kā izlasīt vācu gotisko rokrakstu? “, “Vācu un krievu termini baznīcu grāmatās”, “Par uzvārdu lietošanu Latgalē” – vēl pāris no Agneses Lūses padomu stāstu virsrakstiem. Dzimtas pētniecības kursos, saskarsme ir salīdzinoši īslaicīga, lai līdz galam uzzinātu vai un kā pārrunātā problēma atrisināta. Taču privāti pasūtītos pētījumos ir nācies dzīvot arī emocionāli, jaunatklāto faktu izraisītajiem notikumiem. Ja jums rodas jautājums – ar ko sākt?, dažu labu padomu dzimtas vēstures pētniecībā varat atrast Agneses Lūses izveidotajā ģeneoloģisko pētījumu mājas lapā.  

Neries regioninio parko direktorė Audronė Žičkutė priminė, kad parke sukurta patogi lankymo bei informavimo sistema.Kiekviena žiema gamtoje atlieka nelemtą atrankos vykdytojo darbą. Įprastų rūšių, kad ir didžiųjų zylių, gausa žiemą sumažėja net keletą kartų, bet galima laukti naujų lesyklos lankytojų, ypač žaliukių, svilikų, alksninukų, karklažvirblių.Ukmergės kultūros centro Deltuvos skyriaus renginių organizatorė Daiva Stimburienė pasakojo, kaip miestelio karštovaizdį įamžino meduoliuose.Žuvinto biosferos rezervato vyriausiais ekolgas Arūnas Pranaitis dalijasi žiemiškais Žuvinto vaizdais, priminė, kad net žiemą nėra saugu vaikščioti užšalusiu ledu, papsakojo, ar tetervinams liko spanguolių.Ved. Selemonas Paltanavičius ir Alvyda Bajarūnaitė

Kęstutis Kasparavičius. Knygos „Mažoji žiema“ pasakos. Skaito aktorius Giedrius Arbačiauskas.#Pasakų advento kalendorius

This year has been an eventful year for the environment. The effects of the pandemic are still being felt worldwide and we have witnessed unprecedented weather events. The latest IPCC report warned of a “code red” for humanity, stating that global warming was affecting all regions across the globe.  In November, world leaders attended the environmental summit COP26 in Glasgow, to discuss ways they could reduce their emissions.   At the same time, in the UK, the Environment Bill was given Royal Assent and it has been hailed as a major environmental milestone.   In this last episode of 2021, we discuss with our guest, Dame Glenys Stacy, the positive strides made at COP26, the need for greater ambitions and the importance of following through those agreements.   We also discuss what the new Environment Act will mean for businesses with the implementation of regulations for certain industries. We talk about the future role of the Office of Environmental Protection (OEP) and how it will interact with other agencies.  To know more about the work IEMA does to transform the world to sustainability please visit our website: https://www.iema.net/ 

Note: This episode was recorded remotely, adhering to UK Government advice during the COVID-19 pandemic.This month's new release is a post COP26 conversation between Sandra Norval MBA FIEMA CEnv, Board Vice Chair and Honorary Treasurer at Society for the Environment (SocEnv) & Future Growth Lead at Southern Water, and Sarah Ridgeon, Policy and Communications Officer here at Society for the Environment (SocEnv).// Twitter: @SocEnv_HQ // YouTube: Society for the Environment //Website: socenv.org.uk/podcast //

Ketvirtadienį (lapkričio 4 d.) „Tiek žinių“ vedėja Silvija pasakoja apie prezidento veto nuotykius, G. Nausėdo ir valdančiųjų santykių žiemą, alkoholio liberalizavimo detektyvą ir laimingą paieškos pabaigą Australijoje. ✅ Svarbiausios dienos naujienos kiekvieną pirmadienį - ketvirtadienį čia ir „Laisvės TV“ YouTube kanale: https://youtu.be/qlTQ3v0ZiYI Šią savaitę #TiekŽinių

COP 26 is fast approaching and governments and companies around the world are pledging to do more to tackle the Climate Emergency. COP 26 is hailed as a pivotal moment where leaders need to make serious advances to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, to prevent the worst consequences of climate change. It is also the first official deadline since COP 15 where countries will update on their progress of their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). In this episode we discuss with our panel their expectations for the formal negotiations regarding COP 26, but also how the events and negotiations that take part between countries, companies, and civil society. We discuss how this can help create commitments to GHG reductions, as well as put pressure on governments to do more.  We talk about the political uncertainty to be able to set more ambitious reduction targets, the economics of reducing climate change and the importance of climate finance to help developing countries deal with the climate emergency. To know more about the work IEMA does to transform the world to sustainability please visit our website: https://www.IEMA.net/

Note: This episode was recorded remotely, adhering to UK Government advice during the COVID-19 pandemic.This month's new release is an in-depth conversation between Amanda Williams MIEMA CEnv, Head of Sustainability for Steam Specialties at Spirax-Sarco Engineering , and Guest Host Sandra Norval MBA FIEMA CEnv , Board Vice Chair and Honorary Treasurer, here at Society for the Environment (SocEnv). // Twitter: @SocEnv_HQ // YouTube: Society for the Environment //Website: socenv.org.uk/podcast //

For our sixth episode we talk about the recent news regarding job market recovery and what this means for the younger generation who around the world have suffered disproportionately higher levels of unemployment and the green skills initiative that the UK government is implementing.    On this episode our panellists discuss the long term effects the pandemic may have in the younger generation ranging from unemployment to adapting to a digital office environment and the challenges this represents and what employers can do to minimize the impact.     We also focus on green skills and the challenges there are to implementing them. One of the issues mentioned is the difficulty in attracting diverse backgrounds to develop green skills so that every job can become greener.     To know more about the work IEMA does to transform the world to sustainability please visit our website: https://www.iema.net/ 

Note: This episode was recorded remotely, adhering to UK Government advice during the COVID-19 pandemic.This month's new release is an in-depth conversation between Alice Hands FRGS CEnv MIEMA, Head of Ethical and Sustainable Procurement at Sir Robert McAlpine, and Geoff Atkins, Head of Licensing, Registration and Standards, here at Society for the Environment (SocEnv). // Twitter: @SocEnv_HQ // YouTube: Society for the Environment //Website: socenv.org.uk/podcast //

O Instituto Estadual de Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos (Iema), a Secretaria de Estado de Turismo (Setur) e o Serviço Brasileiro de Apoio às Micro e Pequenas Empresas (Sebrae) assinaram um protocolo de intenções para elaboração de uma proposta de criação da Rede Capixaba de Trilhas. O objetivo é inserir o Espírito Santo na Rede Nacional de Trilhas de Longo Curso e Conectividade. O projeto piloto será na região do Parque Estadual de Itaúnas (PEI), em Conceição da Barra, que completa 30 anos. Em entrevista à CBN Vitória, o gerente de Recursos Naturais do Iema, Rodolpho Torezani, traz mais detalhes sobre o tema. Segundo o Iema, "essa é uma parceria muito importante para o turismo, meio ambiente e desenvolvimento sustentável do Espírito Santo, que tem belezas que poucos lugares têm. O termo que assinamos aqui é um embrião para que futuramente, todo o Estado tenha trilhas de longa distância”.

On our fifth episode we discuss resilient cities. In recent news we have seen how vulnerable cities can be to extreme weather events. In Europe many cities have experienced flush floods, in Canada, Japan and southern Europe they had to cope with heat waves, in the west coast of the USA it was droughts and fires while in Greece, Algeria and Lebanon they had to face wildfires.   These extreme weather events have threatened lives and the livelihood of many citizens. The IPCC report that came out this month highlights the dire consequences that cities may face due to extreme weather event fuelled by climate Change. In this episode we discuss with our panel what are the key factors of resilient cities, how can cities mitigate and adapt to Climate Change and how can cities be not only resilient places but also attractive areas where people want to live.   To know more about the work IEMA does to transform the world to sustainability please visit our website: https://www.iema.net/

The https://www.ofc.org.uk/ (Oxford Farming Conference (OFC)) is an annual conference for the UK Farming Sector that takes place in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford (Oxford), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom (United Kingdom), in the first week of January. The OFC will return to Oxford from 5 to 7 January 2022 in person bringing together speakers from across the world, who will inspire, challenge and inform your thinking. To highlight the conference and the great work that the OFC undertakes, we have gained the Joint Chairs to tell us more. On with Beanstalk Global we will have Co-chairs: Barbara Bray MBE and Sarah Mukherjee MBE. Barbara Bray is a food safety consultant and registered nutritionist driving and delivering food safety in food supply chains and developing nutrition strategy for businesses. With a passion for educating people about food and nutrition, Barbara is a trustee for International Affairs with the Nutrition Society and sits on the food and nutrition committee for the Institute of Food Science and Technology. A professional speaker and 2017 Nuffield Farming Scholar, Barbara speaks at food and agriculture events and gave a TEDx talk at the University of Chester in February 2020. She was awarded an MBE in 2019 for services to food and nutrition. Sarah Mukherjee is Chief Executive of IEMA, the membership organisation for environment and sustainability professionals. She read law at university and worked in PR and consultancy at the House of Commons before becoming a BBC Environment correspondent on TV and radio. More recently she was Director of Environment at Water UK and Chief Executive of the Crop Protection Association. She brings with her valuable experience working with people in different parts of the industry; farmers, regulators, politicians and academics, as well as 20 years' experience as an award-winning national and international journalist. She sits on the National Food Strategy Advisory Panel, and is a governor of Harper Adams University.

A partir da próxima sexta-feira, 20 de agosto, o governo do Estado vai abrir uma consulta pública online como parte do processo de licenciamento ambiental para o projeto do Sistema Aquaviário, que prevê a construção dos quatro pontos de embarque e desembarque na baía de Vitória. A consulta pública poderá ser acessada através do site do Instituto Estadual de Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos (Iema) - www.iema.es.gov.br - até o dia 03 de setembro. No site, o participante poderá visualizar uma apresentação do Relatório de Controle Ambiental, consultar o estudo apresentado no processo de licenciamento ambiental e enviar suas contribuições, dúvidas e sugestões por meio de formulário online. Em entrevista à CBN Vitória, o secretário de Estado de Mobilidade e Infraestrutura, Fabio Damasceno, traz os detalhes.

Note: This episode was recorded remotely, adhering to UK Government advice during the COVID-19 pandemic.This month's new release is an in-depth conversation between Harry Sealy CEnv, Global Technology Lead, Sustainability & Climate Action, ​and Environmental & Sustainability Manager at Jacobs, in Qatar, and Dr Emma Wilcox, Chief Executive here at Society for the Environment (SocEnv). Harry talks about how working in the Middle East requires a different mindset and perspective in regards to managing environmental aspects of projects and the wider sustainability of the region. // Twitter: @SocEnv_HQ // YouTube: Society for the Environment //Website: socenv.org.uk/podcast //

Note: This episode was recorded remotely, adhering to UK Government advice during the COVID-19 pandemic.This month's new release is a fascinating conversation between Dan Reading CEnv, Head of Sustainability at World Sailing, and Dr Emma Wilcox, Chief Executive here at Society for the Environment (SocEnv). Dan discusses his current role within an international sports federation, heading the delivery of their sustainability goals.// Twitter: @SocEnv_HQ // YouTube: Society for the Environment //Website: socenv.org.uk/podcast //

Vanessa Schneider:  Hello and welcome to the Government Digital Service Podcast. My name is Vanessa Schneider and I'm Senior Channels and Community Manager at GDS.    Today we will be talking about how product teams can play a role in greening delivery. While digital ways of working often mean moving away from paper-based processes, there's still plenty that can be done by professionals in the public sector to contribute to environmentally sustainable practice. The government has recognised the role it can play and set out its ambition in the 2011 Greening Government ICT Strategy. The strategy provides a vision for a sustainable digital delivery and ways of working.   Last year, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which is also known as DEFRA, published the newest iteration of the strategy covering the government's approach until 2025. In it DEFRA identified opportunities across the government estate to deliver energy-saving benefits, for instance, in server utilisation and software design, or to include sustainability criteria in procurement.    In today's episode, on Earth Day, we'll explore this important issue and hear from colleagues who are taking steps to make their delivery more green. Joining me now are Adam Turner and Emily Labram. Thank you both for being here today. Would you mind introducing yourself and what you do to our listeners? Let's start with Adam.    Adam Turner:  Hi, everyone. Yeah, Adam Turner. I work for DEFRA. And for my sins, I am in charge of sustainable ICT across all government departments. So to, to make that happen, basically I-I-I write the strategy and I chair the cross-government group. So manage the governance to make this kind of stuff happen and help and advise departments on delivering all that goodness.   Vanessa Schneider:  Brilliant. Thank you, Adam. Emily, how about you?   Emily Labram:  Hi everyone, I'm Emily Labram. I'm a Lead Product Manager at the Government Digital Service. Right now I'm working in digital identity, which means I'm helping make it easier for users to access government services online. And previously I worked in the world of infrastructure at GDS, so I got very interested in how sustainably we were hosting our services. And that's where I also met Adam and worked with him on improving the sustainability of our hosting.   Vanessa Schneider: Perfect, thank you.    So Adam, at the top of the episode, I shared a bit of information about the Greening Government ICT Strategy, but would you mind giving the listeners an explanation that's not quite so amateur?   Adam Turner:  [laughs] Not amateur at all, Vanessa. Yes, so the tagline for the strategy for the new one that we published in September 2020 for the next five years is: responsible and resilience. I don't actually use the word sustainable or green in the title at all, but basically what I'm trying to say through the strategy, what we are trying to say, is that all our ICT is is delivering goodness. It's part of the solution to the climate crisis and not part of the problem.    So within that, we have broken it down really into 3 key areas. So this is around firstly net zero ambitions, obviously tied into government ambitions for net zero by 2050. So it's linking your ICT sustainability targets with your departmental or organisational sustainability targets.   The second one is around circular. So everything around what we would used to have called waste, but now we more commonly talk about resources. Because if you're using less of the world's resources and you're using, for example, remanufactured ICT and you're taking ownership of that stuff potentially at end-of-life and thinking about where it goes, then you've got more control over the system.   And then the third one is around that kind of social aspect. And, yes, much of this is in the procurement space. But there's also a need to understand this from a design perspective as well. The Prime Minister set out a statement on modern slavery last year that highlighted ICT as a high-risk area. So we need to make sure we're squeaky clean in that area.    Vanessa Schneider:  That definitely brings it much more to life. Your [laughs] examples seem much more practical than sort of the high-level stuff that I mentioned, so thank you for that.    Yeah. So, Emily, as a Lead Product Manager I believe you are, and an advocate for sustainability, I was wondering where you see the opportunities to improve sustainability in your area of practice.   Emily Labram:  Yeah, so a couple of years ago, I started to wonder what the role of Product Managers and digital teams was in bringing down our emissions in line with our net zero targets. And I realised that actually getting a working knowledge of where emissions actually are when it comes to building and running digital services was the first step.   I realised that because services are called digital [laughs], and because they're hosted in 'the cloud', that it's quite common for Product Managers, especially people like me who didn't have a technical background, misunderstood that digital services and the cloud are something almost immaterial. That was the first shift that I made when I started realising that actually [laughs] to host a service, keep it up and running, involves these vast data centres. They are very real, they are very material, and they are kept running by electricity and water [laughs]. Electricity which you know could be produced in any number of ways, some of which could be by burning fossil fuels. And all of that was something of a kind of revelation [laughs] for me a couple of years ago.    And I do think that that started to get complex pretty quick [laughs]. But just to get started by thinking, all right, let's get a working knowledge of the sorts of emissions that my job actually produces was a good first step.   Vanessa Schneider:  Oh ok, interesting. We actually spoke with Mohamed Hamid, or Mo, from the Chief Digital Information Office in Cabinet Office, and he has some more insight into server space and the impact it can have on the environment."   [VOX POP STARTS]   Mo Hamid:  So my name is Mohamed and I'm a Lead Infrastructure Engineer at the Cabinet Office. What that means is I look after the connectivity and the backend of infrastructure that supports the services that we offer to our users. So for us and for me, our users are, are the Cabinet Office staff that consume and use laptops, IT infrastructure, wireless connectivity, internet, access to the internet from offices and then things like-like the VPN, for example.    Vanessa Schneider:  Great, so we're discussing how to green delivery in different parts of ICT within government, so I was wondering where can it go wrong - is there something such as "overengineering" in your line of work perhaps?   Mo Hamid: That's a great question...for me you know, just over-engineering: it is possible. In today's world, there's a big drive to move things to the cloud. So traditionally you'd have your data centres on sites in the office somewhere and you'd have a server room and that's where you would host things like email or applications. But however, there's a big trend to moving offsite to the cloud. And often what I find, and from experience is: the, you know, looking at it from a green environmental perspective is often not thought about and the reasons for that is varying. But one of the reasons would be that isn't really thought of with the requirements. There's all--the requirement seems to be, 'yep, we need to shift, lift and shift, migrate into the cloud'.     ‘Do I just simply migrate all the servers and create virtual machines in the cloud in the very same way as I would do in a physical server room?’ No, you wouldn't do that. You would make use of the cloud tools that are out there and and finding out you know, how do I make use of those tools to better serve the users and the environment.     So to delve even further, what that means is: so in the traditional server room, you might, you might have a lot of servers running and some storage behind that, and that all requires power, and that's all producing CO2 gases, somewhere in the lifecycle there. You, you, you don't need to just have servers running all the time in the cloud. You can only have it running at a minimum level. And then when demand increases, for example, you can then spin up more servers. So this is, we're talking about scaling here. Do I need five servers running 24/7, you know, 30 days of the month all the time? Probably not. You probably, you know, at night time, your demand may decrease.     Vanessa Schneider:  Having flexibility in a contract so that you can scale up and down is quite handy. Is there any other sort of best practice advice that you have to pass on to anybody else who might be working in infrastructure engineering and is listening to the episode?     Mo Hamid:  Yeah, sure. I mean, I mean, I don't think I can cover everything, but I think one of the things you need to look out for - and it's best to do this from early on - is to not use tools that will get you locked in to one particular cloud provider. Perhaps in the future you may want to migrate from cloud provider A or to cloud provider B, or you may want to host in A and B together simultaneously. So being locked in one isn't a good thing because you-you-you might have other players in the future, or we might have a player that are more, more, are more green.   Number two, when you're designing your your IT, or your infrastructure, whatever you're looking to-to provide, security I think also plays a part. Not just because you want to protect your-your services obviously, but also from-from your services being used for other malicious things.    So I had a friend who was running a couple of servers in-in the cloud infrastructure, and then one day he realised that one of his servers was running at 100% CPU consistently all the time. So he logged in and checked you know, what's going on here, had a fiddle around, looked throughout, looked through his server environment and then realised his server was being used for bitmining. So, you know, cryptocurrency, finding the next Bitcoin and his server had been compromised, there was some malicious scripts running. And therefore it was running at full CP, 100% CPU. Imagine that at scale. And then that again is bad for the environment.    Vanessa Schneider:  That is fantastic. Thank you so much for sharing all of these like pieces of information from a world that's so different to what I'm used to. I was wondering if there is anything final that you could think of which relates infrastructure engineering to sustainability yet mentioned?   Mo Hamid:  Yeah, I mean, a final thought for me is probably on a more personal level, I think everyone can probably follow this is: things like clearing out clutter in our emails. And I'm, I'm, I'll put my hands up first for this - I'm, I'm the worst at this. I think I've got about 10,000 emails in my personal inbox. So clearing the up helps because you're, you're, that doesn't need to be stored anymore and because it doesn't need to be stored anymore, eventually down the line that will get deleted. And think of you know, zoom out a bit, in the, that data centre thats running that email server will have it deleted and have more storage space freed up. And then that, if we all do that, there's less storage space needed. So these are little things that we can do. So clear up your emails if you can.   [VOX POP ENDS]   Vanessa Schneider:  So that was Mo. I was wondering, is there anything that you particularly connected with what he was saying or is there anything that you found particularly noteworthy that you'd like to explore?   Adam Turner:  Well, first of all, go Mo. That was [laughs] that was awesome. It's really heartening for someone like me who's been working in this for over a decade to hear someone talking so passionately and eloquently and usefully about this topic. So fantastic.   I'll just pick up on a few of his points. Absolutely, sustainability's a non-functional requirement. People forget this. It should be thought of in the same way as accessibility, availability, security, safety. All of those are-are the same, and you need to think them at the beginning. The challenge is in infrastructure is that industry will be saying we're getting greener by default.   Across government, we've got this thing called Crown Hosting, who are super efficient, and in terms of energy efficiency and green energy and the way that they run things. So y-you move there and it's going to get greener. But the, but the reality is in lots of ways--well there's few things [laughs] going on.   Firstly, we forget to turn off the old stuff. So that carries on running. Because of complications, because it's often not as simple as you've just got a single service sitting on a single set of servers right? So you turn off bits of it, but you've got to leave all the rest of it going. You just lift and shift your-your stuff and you carry across those requirements. And, you know, as again as Mo was saying, you-you don't need to be running this stuff 24/7 in the cloud. You only, you only need to spin it up when you actually need it.   But to do this takes a bit more work. You need that sustainability thinking in there as a non-functional requirement with some expertise right at the beginning of any projects and programme when you're looking at the infrastructure, when you're making the choices so that you know that you go to the right place, you don't end up with that vendor lock in, you-you are controlling the service that you are consuming in the same way that you're managing the costs, you are tracking your use of carbon, and you're getting that data back from those service providers. Because we all need this as increasingly the world will be looking on digital to prove that it's providing a net gain, and not--as I say not being part of the problem.     The-the bit about bit [Bitcoin] mining was-was fascinating. That's--it's a really good classic example of an you know, unintended consequence [laughs] of digital being this huge, huge energy consumption, which is currently estimated to be on par with the consumption of Argentina. So it-it's absolutely incredible and currently unmanaged.    Emily Labram:  Yeah, I totally agree with-with all of that, and yeah go Mo! [laughs]. And Mo reminds me of several very conscientious Engineers that I've worked with in the past. And it's been a process as a Product Manager to learn the role that every member of the team actually plays in simplifying the services that we build on a continual basis, rather than just going super fast and optimising to deliver the features that you know, are user-facing.   So to Adam's point about the non-functional side: reliability, security, sustainability, all of that, it needs to be made, time needs to be made for it. As a Product Manager, I've learnt [laughs], I've learnt to understand that actually I do need to be managing and tracking things like infrastructure cost at the same time as all the other perhaps more shiny user facing metrics that I might otherwise be tracking. So something I've learnt as a Product Manager is to track those as what I might call what we call health metrics.    Vanessa Schneider:  It's great to hear reliability standing out to you folks so much, ‘cause it feels like that coincides with our next clip, where I'm talking to Matthew Hobbs, or Matt, who’s a front-end developer working on GOV.UK. So my understanding of this area is pretty rudimentary but from what I know front end is pretty important in providing that reliability of services - but clearly there's also scope for sustainability!   [VOX POP STARTS]   Matt Hobbs:  Sure, my name is Matthew Hobbs or Matt Hobbs, I'm the Head of Frontend and a Lead Frontend Developer at the Government Digital Service.    Vanessa Schneider:  So for someone who doesn't know, like myself, what front-end is, can you please first explain what falls under front-end, and then, because I'm not [laughs] asking enough of you, how can it be used to support our ambitions of becoming more environmentally sustainable?   Matt Hobbs:  That's a big question.    Vanessa Schneider:  It's a big one.    Matt Hobbs: It's a big question, yeah.   So essentially, a lot of the computation that happens in a user's browser happens within the frontend essentially. So what you see as a person coming to our website that is essentially the frontend - the pixels being drawn to a screen - is the frontend code essentially. So there's a lot of computational power that goes into that. So by optimising the frontend, you can actually make things better from a-an environmental point of view and from a performance point of view and from a user interaction point of view as well. So that's essentially where fron-frontend comes into this piece of the puzzle.    Vanessa Schneider:  So do you have a practical example where you have perhaps optimised the code in order to improve the performance and make it more sustainable when it comes to website content?     Matt Hobbs:  Yes, so probably the, the one that I always go back to is, is from around about 2018, 2017-2018, where we were delivering our fonts for GOV.UK in a very specific way. It was quite an old school way of delivering fonts that was actually making it heavier, as in the page weight heavier for users. And we reworked how they were delivered to users, or delivered to browsers. And therefore it sort of streamlined the experience and actually cut down the amount of data that was actually being used on the frontend. And it, overall, it should have improved the experience for-for the vast majority of users.    Vanessa Schneider:  So I was wondering on that front, does it matter what kind of equipment the user has when it comes to how you code it? Or should the code work for anything, whether I've got an old Nokia phone or the newest iPhone?    Matt Hobbs:  So where, how we approach frontend development at GDS is using a methodology called progressive enhancement. So essentially we build the lowest minimum viable product first and then layer on additional features as they as, as you work through it. So if, if you're using a modern browser and it supports modern features, it will get a more modern experience. Whereas if you are on an old, old browser on an old device, they will, users with these devices will receive an experience that works, but it won't be all the bells and whistles essentially.    As you are on more modern hardware and you are on a more modern browser, it's able to cope with that. Whereas if you are on an old device or an older browser, there's the assumption that the actual hardware involved in the device won't be able to cope with that additional code.    Vanessa Schneider:  Brilliant. So if we have anybody who is a frontend developer listening, is there any way that they can access this kind of best practice?   Matt Hobbs:  Yes, we have, we have some guidance in the service manual and we also have some guidance in the GDS way as well.   Vanessa Schneider:  So if they’re working on their own and are faced with a huge project, do you have any words of advice or motivation?    Matt Hobbs:  Well, yeah, I mean, the, and as you would say around improving accessibility for a website, the it's important to realise that it doesn't always need to be solved at once as long as you are improving it a little bit every day. And it's better than it was the day before. That's essentially the best you can do. And that's essentially how you should look at web performance optimisation as well as the sustainability aspects is: have I improved it today? Yes. Then we're going in the right direction.   [VOX POP ENDS]   Vanessa Schneider:  Right, that was Matt.   Emily Labram:  Yeah, I love what Matt said, and I always, I've discovered how important Frontend Developers and Designers are in the effort to reduce complexity, to reduce cost emissions and also the beautiful like win-wins that Matt was talking about.   So I love the fact that in improving performance that Matt would also be making it possible for users who have older phones to carry on having a good experience, which means they don't have to throw their old phones away, which is something that I with my old brick really [laughs] appreciate, and also makes a service more equitable, inclusive. Which is something that, because we're in government, we have to care about making things work for everyone, making things accessible for everyone. And it's also something that makes working government super exciting because we get to care about this. So, yeah. Thanks, Matt. Very cool.     Adam Turner:  Yeah, e-equally loved what Matt said. The-the things, we've talked largely about greening ICT so far, but, but what Matt's picking up on there is that sustainability is about all three pillars - you know, it, it's social and environmental, and about cost savings as well. And, and those three things in balance.   So if you're making a service, if you're designing service, making a webpage as easy to use as possible, and as Emily said, you can still work on a Nokia 3310 - although that wouldn't actually be possible, would it? But I think that's really, really important because those end users have a better experience: it's quicker, it's slicker.   And often to remember from a sustainability point of view, often in-in terms of government services especially, we're replacing older sort of paper-based systems or manual systems, which, which of course has that saving as well. So you want something that works crisply and cleanly and, and it needs to be simple.   And obviously the-the more simple it is and easy to use, the happier the-the end user is and who ends up using less energy. And you've got happier people and they've saved time and the whole thing's costing you less to run, and it all fits together really nicely. But it's a massive growing area that isn't really appreciated yet. And if you spend a bit more time, a-a bit of thought into what you're delivering, you're going to end up something that's going to keep everyone happier and, you know, will run more efficiently and cost you less.    Vanessa Schneider:  So there's definitely something about taking your time and getting it right the first time to make it last - so the way Matt was talking about progressive enhancement, it's nice to know that you know, nobody will have to go back to the code and redo it from scratch as innovations come and go, like it’s, it's built up in a simple way, a bit different from the way that teams will occasionally accumulate tech debt because there are urgent deliverables.   Emily Labram:  Yeah, I love that too. And as I've got more senior as a Product Manager, I do see now that my role as a Lead Product Manager is to push back sometimes and to create space for teams so that they do have the time, they have the time and the freedom to do things in the right way, to do that hard work that we always talk about at GDS to kind of make things simple for users.    And...it's really a delivery thing as much as it is a product thing, but it's about the way that we work: and the, it's iterative, we use the Agile approach and that that means that we do reduce waste because we test early and often, we find out what works from the riskiest first. And that means we can deliver little bits of value early and often continuously, and that we waste less. So that's a kind of key, key part of how, as digital people, we, we help in the effort to kind of reduce emissions.    Vanessa Schneider:  Yeah, it, it kind of reminds me of the reuse, reduce, recycle mantra actually.    Adam Turner:  Yeah, there's an awful lot of research out there from, from universities showing now that, you know, that kind of law of ever increasing performance of things and increasing capacity - is it Moore's Law? Can never quite remember. But yes, the, basically you can go, you can use refurbished servers and they are performing, or even outperforming new servers. And obviously, if you're buying refurbished kits, that stuff hasn't been dug out of the ground, sort of virgin resources, you're re-utilising as well. So embedding that kind of circular thinking into your hosting et cetera, it, you know the, the pace of development is not something that's scary anymore. It's quite fine to use a more sustainable alternative.    Emily Labram:  On that point about circularity as well, I also wanted to recognise Product Manager's role to, to sometimes notice that we can retire things, whether that's even just a feature that no one's really using or whether it's an entire product or service and then, and continually retiring things from small to big as well as continually building that circularity also helps, I think, to kind of minimise the amount of energy that we are using to keep the stuff that we have up and running.   Vanessa Schneider:  Yeah, yeah, definitely good points. I know that we've been talking sort of about the physical quite a lot. But actually the thing that the user most interacts with when it comes to government services is the written word - so we have the good fortune [laughs] of one of GDS's content writers sharing their perspective with us.   [VOX POP STARTS]   Rosa Ryou:  Hello, my name is Rosa and I'm a Content Designer with the GOV.UK Accessibility Team. But what that means is I help other Content Designers make sure that everything on GOV.UK is as accessible as possible to everyone who visits GOV.UK.    Vanessa Schneider:  Brilliant. So it's like guidance, attachments like PDF or HTML preferably, of course. And I think would, would easy reads fall into content as well?   Rosa Ryou:  Easy read does fall into content. And that is to do with accessibility. So there, there is some guidance on that. But it can also be simple things like heading structures and using images and how to make that accessible, how to make your videos accessible. And all those little things also help save the environment as well, because it means people will spend less time looking, looking at things.   We do follow a style guide. So that there is consistency in how any piece of content is-is presented to our users. All our content is about making it easier for for people to find the information they need or to complete a transaction that they need to do to get on with their lives.   A good piece of, good content design is almost something that you don't actually notice. It's just there. And next thing you know, you're like, 'Oh, I know the information that I was looking for' or 'oh wow, I've just applied for a new passport. Didn't even know that was going to be that simple' kind of thing. So in that respect, you-you're making your users save a lot of time on whether it be their desktop, on mobile. And I think that has to be good for the environment because they're spending less time.    Vanessa Schneider:  Definitely, yeah, I think there's so much that content design can influence on the user end of things with reducing their electric consumption. Another thing that I was thinking of that falls into content design is also sort of the-the guidance that you give on use of images, for instance, or trying to apply plain English, is that right?   Rosa Ryou:  Yeah, yeah, that is very right. I mean with images, we are very clear that you really shouldn't be using images for decorative reasons. And I think you will, you'll probably have noticed that a lot of the times people like to have an image on a page just because that's what they're used to doing it. But if it adds absolutely no value to the content, then there's no need for you to add an image.   But of course, there will be instances where you may need to have an image: for example, if you're showing graphs or charts. But even then, we make sure that it's not, it's not a massive file size so that it takes a long time to upload or anything like that. And but we also make sure that any image used in GOV.UK that there is enough description within the text so that if you don't have the image, you'll still be able to understand the whole content.    It's a bit like, it's a bit opposite to your university days actually. You know how you-you have a word limit for your essays [laugh from Vanessa] and you write 100 words and you're thinking, well, how can I make this like 500? I think in content design you start with 100 words and you end up with 20 words.    [VOX POP ENDS]   Emily Labram:  Oh Rosa's so brilliant. Yeah, well, that was all about the beauty of doing away with anything unnecessary and getting to something incredibly simple. And I think it just speaks to the role that every single person on a team, in fact, every single person in the organisation actually has in cutting away that kind of cruft, that waste and getting to the simplest process or the simplest experience for users. And in that process, getting rid of unnecessary electricity usage, waste, et cetera, and therefore emissions.   Adam Turner:  Yes, I-I loved what Rosa was talking about. I've-I've fallen foul of-of these guidelines, I must admit, so I've learnt things the hard way, despite working in sustainability for as long as I have developing strategies and, and reports that I've laboured over, created fantastic diagrams only to have the GOV.UK style team say: 'really? [laughs] Do you need that? And what it makes you realise is yeah, actually a lot of it is just fluff. So you just read the facts and boil it right down.    Vanessa Schneider:  I think one of the things that makes me really excited about Rosa's contribution is also a lot of the time people maybe get told that, you know, words don't really necessarily have the same impact. But in this case, the words are making the impact, you know, by thinking about how you phrase things, thinking about being able to be more concise or making things easier to understand. It then means people are spending less time on the page. They're able to go-get ahead with what they're doing much faster. And that that has that, that effect that people are essentially using less electricity and contributing less to emissions. So, yeah, I don't know, I just sort of like that cheesy thought of the pen is mightier than the sword.    Adam Turner:  Hey, it's, it's not cheesy at all. Like I say, I had to learn this the hard way. It's so easy when you're designing a-a website or creating a document or a, content or whatever to say refer to diagram, you know, reference image one or something. But you're not actually explaining it. And it really makes you sit down and think about what it is that you're trying to get across. And there's some really, really great people across the content teams across government that have, that have got this nailed in, in how to make this simple and effective. And you're right, it takes up less space, got less servers running in the background, and people can access the information quicker and more efficiently. And that has to be a good thing.     Emily Labram:  Also on that, it's about getting the right trade offs, I think is what you know, the-the great skill that the Content Designers have is that they're able to, to get to that 20 words, but those 20 words are actually the right ones and they get across exactly what's needed, even though there's hardly any words there at all. I think what you're pointing out, Adam, is these trade offs are quite painful sometimes. You-you might have invested loads of time in-in kind of perhaps it's a particular feature or it's a piece of content or it's a you know, a user journey and, and then having those brave, difficult conversations to kind of challenge and go: actually, do we need all of that? How does that actually work in user research in practice, and being ready to sort of kill off stuff that isn't working.   I think that's why you need highly skilled people in these disciplines in order to help make the best possible trade offs between you know, for example, the amount of bandwidth that the NHS service is using for video and the amount of usefulness of that video to users and getting the amount of bandwidth for the, the exact decision right, and, or iterating those over time.   Adam Turner:  So I'd like to make a couple of little plugs, if I may. Firstly, the, the strategy that we mentioned right at the beginning Vanessa, mentions the idea of a responsible digital citizen. And the idea behind that was me trying to get across - and I've been engaging with the DDaT profession across government to try and make this happen - is that every single role across the Digital, Data and Technology profession across government recognises that they need to think about everything through the sustainability lens. And I think personally that's really important. And I think what we've heard today is even in the most unlikely places, like how, how we put things on a webpage and you know, how we think about the phrasing of those words to replace a picture, and actually that's going to be better, is, is having a huge sustainability benefit.    So the other quick plug I'd like to mention is the professional body of IEMA, Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment, and their basic drive is that everybody in every profession should think about sustainability. So that's just as relevant to us here in Digital and Data as it is to everyone else.   Vanessa Schneider:  Yeah, so obviously we've heard from three colleagues and we've had Emily as well in the podcast, giving us these practical measures that maybe people who are listening who work in the digital space could apply or convince their colleagues to apply. I was wondering whether we can maybe pull back a little bit and think about sort of like what effect we're hoping this will have. And maybe that's something, again, for you, Adam, to talk about. But I know, Emily, you're quite invested in in sustainability work as well and it might be an opportunity for you to reflect on why this is important to you as well.   Adam Turner:  Sure. So, as I say, the most important thing for organisations out there to, to, you've got to understand where you are at the moment. And the most effective way of doing that is to look at your current ICT footprint. So there's numerous ways you can do that. But effectively it's your asset register with a bunch of assumptions tagged to it. And then once you understand that and then you start looking at your ICT waste, you get this, this picture of where you're at.    Now obviously increasingly we've been talking about the move to the cloud. And the big chunk of the work we've been involved with for the last couple of years has been working with our cloud suppliers to try and understand our footprints in the cloud. We've been working really closely with our key service providers in public cloud, private cloud and more traditional hosting to try and get to the bottom of that. Once we got all of that - and we are publishing a new report in the next couple of months - and we've got the last 10 years worth of reports up there, you can see the government footprint for our hosting.   All the stuff that we've been talking about today you would hope would help bring that figure down and it would get lower. And then all the other benefits in digital that kind of, that we've all experienced through COVID, you know, all that reticence that was out there for using tools like Zoom, with cultures that told people that they had to go to offices, they had to commute - suddenly that's all up in the air.   And you can see all of the savings across, carbon savings from travel, from hopefully flights - we'll see where that one goes - from...well, other areas as well. And y-you can see all those coming down and they've been enabled through digital. But we don't want digital to keep rising up. Data growth is rising exponentially. But the hosting of that is not rising exponentially because we are managing to green the grid and operators are greening.   Vanessa Schneider:  Great, thank you, Adam. Yeah, Emily, any personal reflections regarding why, why you want to have this positive impact on environmental sustainability?   Emily Labram:  I think what motivates me is to know that I am doing, doing my bit in my role, that I know how my role connects to the commitments that we've made as a nation. And that's taken two forms now.    First thing is hampioning the commitments that we have made and making sure that as an organisation, that we are tracking, we are managing our emissions in the same way as we manage the other things that we care about. And so I have pointed to Adam's work and pointed to the tools that are available and asked questions at the relevant moments. [Laughs] And we've made some good progress there.   But the other thing I think I've realised is that it's about really focussing on what I can do within my craft and within my role and how I can become a more deep expert on what it means to do Product Management in a sustainable way, what it means to lead Product Teams and enable them to do, to build products in sustainable ways. And that's where my effort and my interest is now.   Adam Turner:  I think it's important to recognise where IT and digital has moved from. And it's moved into the centre of organisations and therefore vital to deliver their corporate agenda and their commitments. So whatever organisation is out there, it-it, it's unfeasible to say that you, you can deliver the objectives of your organisation and your commitments whoever you are, whether your sustainability organisation or not, you can't do it without digital and tech.   But I think it's very important to know that we're, we're at the beginning of this journey in recognising how everyone can get involved. And it's great, the, the momentum’s there. Everyone's really passionate about this. Everyone's recognising that they need to cut down on their flights. Think about, you know, the meat they consume. Think about where their energy is being sourced. And slowly but surely, we're waking up to the role of digital and tech in that. And as we learn more about this, we as a profession can share expertise. And it's been wonderful to hear all of these examples today. And get this as part of training for everyone and share best practices and really start to create the momentum to push this forward.   Emily Labram:  I was going to recommend Designing for Sustainability by Tim Frick. And I would say if there's any digital folk listening who want to just start to get a more, a general understanding of where emissions are and how they can be managed and reduced in digital team, that's the book that's helped me out the most.   Vanessa Schneider:  Gosh, it's so exciting [laughs] hearing you respond so positively to what's already happening in government. I know it's Earth Day, which of course will be a reminder to many to think about the impact their actions have, but much more encouraging that even when it's not Earth Day, these efforts are underway here.   So on such a positive note, I want to say thank you so much to all of our guests for coming on today and sharing all this best practice and giving us motivation, hope, advice to do our best when it comes to greening in government, especially in the digital space. So you can listen to all the episodes of the Government Digital Service Podcast on Apple Music, Spotify and all other major podcast platforms. And the transcripts are available on PodBean. Goodbye.    Adam Turner:  Bye. Thank you.   Emily Labram:  Bye everyone. 

In this pilot episode we discuss how the UK and New Zealand are dealing with easing of lockdown restrictions and how has the pandemic affected the sustainability and environmental profession.   IEMA's CEO Sarah Mukherjee, and guests Martin Baxter, Deputy CEO and Director of Policy and External Affairs at IEMA and Alec Tang, Director of Sustainability at Kāinga Ora, discusses the different approaches the UK and New Zealand government have had on handling the pandemic, how we can build back better and how the sustainability and environmental profession have been affected by the pandemic, and the skills they will need to ‘build back better'. 

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Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/3FKA44i The traditional approach to risk management of using probabilities and discounting to assess frequency and impact works well with repeatable risks, such as mortality, theft, and weather events, but it becomes more problematic with long term systemic risks such as climate change and biodiversity. In this webinar, I'll discuss the challenges of dealing with these risks, and the role of the financial services industry in addressing them. Speaker: In the course of a varied career as an actuary, software engineer and academic, Louise Pryor has led the development of the UK's Technical Actuarial Standards while she was at the FRC, practised as an independent consultant in the areas of software risk and sustainability and worked on financial modelling for social security and pensions reform in a number of emerging economies. She is currently President-elect of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, Chair of the London Climate Change Partnership and a non-executive director at the Ecology Building Society. Dr Pryor became a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries in 1987 and a Fellow of IEMA in 2019. She has a degree in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge, and a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from Northwestern University.

Dr. Tim Coles is the founder and CEO of Operation Wallacea. Tim comes from a long career in connecting conservation and business to create sustainable long-term solutions for the industry. Prior to founding Opwall, Tim was a fisheries scientist with over 13 years' experience in the UK water industry and river management. In 1990, he went on to found the IEMA (the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment) and EARA (the Environmental Auditors Registration Association), both of which are still in existence and have thousands of members in nearly 90 countries around the world. The IEMA is now a leading international membership-based organisation dedicated to the promotion of sustainable development. Of course, what Tim is best known for in our circles is as the founder of Opwall, which he started in 1995 with the first expedition to Indonesia. Tim also went on to found the Wallacea Trust (https://wallaceatrust.org/) in 1998 to support conservation projects stemming from Opwall's yearly research expeditions. Opwall now operates in 13 countries, bringing over 3000 students into the field every year alongside field researchers and academics, which has resulted in more than 550 scientific publications. Yet in 2020, for the first time in 25 years, Opwall did not open a single field site. The culprit? The Covid-19 pandemic. In this special episode, we discuss how Opwall has been impacted by the ban on international travel, what this means for our industry and international conservation in general, and how Opwall has adapted to these unexpected and challenging circumstances.

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Teresa Higgins and Lisa Lewington from Barbour EHS and Martin Baxter, Chief Policy Advisor at IEMA, will update you some of the recent health, safety and environmental legislation changes. We'll also dip in to Barbour's recent https://www.shponline.co.uk/webinar-2/legislation-update-webinar-october/ (legislation webinar), which featured lawyers Simon Joyston-Bechal and Kizzy Augustin. https://www.barbour-ehs.com/webinar/watch-the-october-legislation-update-webinar (You can listen to the webinar in full, here). https://www.shponline.co.uk/legislation-and-standards/shp-health-safety-october-2020-legislation-update-ebook/ (Click here to download the SHP and Barbour EHS October legislation update eBook.) Published in October 2020, it covers coronavirus legislation, Brexit, Grenfell, Fire Safety Bill, Building Safety Bill, environment and much more… Finally, we pick up on last month's interview with outgoing IOSH President, Professor Dr Andrew Sharman. Hear Andrew talk about his views on the future of the health and safety professional, his year as IOSH President and what is next for him. https://www.shponline.co.uk/leadership-and-innovation/one-percent-safer-book/ (Click here for more on Andrew's book, One Percent Safer). All proceeds from the book go to the One Percent Safer Foundation. If you've not already subscribed, please to do so. And, if you can give us a quick rating and a review, it would be much appreciated. Please be sure to stay tuned in to https://www.shponline.co.uk/ (SHPonline.co.uk) for the very latest health and safety news, where you can also sign up to our daily e-newsletter. https://www.shponline.co.uk/shp-webinar-wednesdays/?cid=nav (SHP Webinar Wednesdays). Every Wednesday from mid-October to early December, tune in for interactive discussion and debate on a range of topics, such as safety culture, leadership, risk assessments, driver safety and women's health.

It goes without saying that in financial services, trust is a vital commodity. The potential dividends of trust and ethical conduct are significant. Employees are far more likely to be engaged and live your organization's values, be strongly committed to their job and the customers they serve. While customers are far more likely to advocate on your behalf, stay loyal, and crucially buy your products. In this interesting webinar, we will be talking to David Coe, CEO of the Fairbanking Foundation, whose presentation will explain the Fairbanking Mark, how it works, and why financial services companies should keep trust and ethics central to their culture. David will be joined by Matt Gantley, CEO of the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), which as the UK's government-appointed National Accreditation Body oversees and accredits the Fairbanking Mark scheme. Speaker: David Coe is Chief Executive Officer of the Fairbanking Foundation. He leads the charity's strategy to increase the coverage of its Fairbanking Marks scheme and the range and impact of its growing advisory and research activities. Previously David was Interim CEO of WAGGGS, the global movement for Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting. Before that David was Executive Director of Abbeyfield International (independent living and care homes provider), Director General of the International Psychoanalytical Association, and Executive Director of Orbis (blindness prevention organisation). Here he led the organisational transition from ‘Flying Eye Hospital' to land-based blindness prevention programmes. He has also worked extensively as a Consultant and more recently, as an Executive Coach working with many charities and for-profit organisations on major change. He was also Chief Executive of the Soil Association, the organic food certifying and campaigning organisation. Matt Gantley is the Chief Executive of UKAS, the UK's Accreditation Body and major contributor to the national quality infrastructure. Accreditation by UKAS means that conformity assessment (testing and calibration laboratories, inspection and certification bodies) have been assessed against internationally recognised standards to demonstrate their competence, impartiality and performance capability. Matt has over 20 years' experience in the conformity assessment and prior to joining UKAS he was the Managing Director of NQA Certification and held senior Directorship positions in certification, training and consulting enterprises. His key achievements include strategic and commercial development alongside international management in emerging markets. Matt is passionate about corporate and business strategy and served as a visiting MBA lecturer at Manchester Business School. Matt has also fulfilled Non-Exec roles for Elmhurst (EPBD Training/Certification), was a Board Director of SSIP (Safety Schemes in Procurement) and was the Chairman of the Association of British Certification Bodies. Matt is an active member of CQI, IOSH and IEMA.

As the UK enters a critical period of trade negotiations with the EU and the USA, now is a good time to explore the important role played by standards and accreditation in facilitating international trade. Matt Gantley, CEO of the UK's National Accreditation Body UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) explains how UK plc is able to plug into the international network of Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRAs) that support the “certified once, accepted everywhere” concept. Speaker: Matt Gantley is the Chief Executive of UKAS, the UK's Accreditation Body and major contributor to the national quality infrastructure. Accreditation by UKAS means that conformity assessment (testing and calibration laboratories, inspection and certification bodies) have been assessed against internationally recognised standards to demonstrate their competence, impartiality and performance capability. Matt has over 20 years' experience in the conformity assessment and prior to joining UKAS he was the Managing Director of NQA Certification and held senior Directorship positions in certification, training and consulting enterprises. His key achievements include strategic and commercial development alongside international management in emerging markets. Matt is passionate about corporate and business strategy and served as a visiting MBA lecturer at Manchester Business School. Matt has also fulfilled Non-Exec roles for Elmhurst (EPBD Training/Certification), was a Board Director of SSIP (Safety Schemes in Procurement) and was the Chairman of the Association of British Certification Bodies. Matt is an active member of CQI, IOSH and IEMA.

Uma nova função no aplicativo "ES na Palma da Mão" passou a disponibilizar, em tempo real, informações sobre a qualidade do ar na Grande Vitória. Lançada pelo Instituto Estadual de Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos (Iema), a ferramenta, que antes era disponível apenas no site do Iema, amplia a divulgação dos índices da qualidade do ar coletados a partir de nove estações automáticas distribuídas nos municípios de Vitória, Vila Velha, Cariacica e Serra, como explica em entrevista à CBN Vitória, o coordenador de Qualidade do Ar, Áreas Contaminadas e Informações Ambientais do Iema, Alex Barcelos. O aplicativo está disponível gratuitamente para download nas lojas digitais do sistemas Android e iOS. Na função "Qualidade do Ar", selecionando uma estação no mapa, é possível visualizar o índice e a qualidade do ar do local, com informações sobre poluentes como ozônio, dióxido de enxofre, monóxido de carbono, partículas inaláveis e dióxido de nitrogênio. Também está disponível a Escala do IQAr, explicando as classificações “Boa”, “Moderada”, “Ruim”, “Muito Ruim” e “Péssima”.

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We are thrilled to be interviewing Tamma Carel from Imvelo limited, an environmental consultancy and training business that helps companies best understand environmental management and sustainability in the easiest way possible. Being an IEMA approved service provider, she has been able to integrate environmental management with different parts of a company through cohesive courses. She is an incredible human being with lots of energy and passion to educate. Tamma has been running the business for 3 years, and still has the same zeal and enthusiasm as ever.

Martin Baxter Chief Policy Advisor IEMA – (Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment) Martin works in the UK and internationally to support the transition to a low carbon, resource efficient and sustainable economy. Martin leads IEMA's policy and external engagement activity with government and business. He has national and international experience in developing and negotiating global and European standards, and developing capacity for effective and widespread implementation. Martin is head of the UK delegation to the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) on environmental management and chairs the EMS committee. He is also a Board member of IEMA and SocEnv.

This week I've been able to talk to Martin Baxter, Chief Policy Advisor at IEMA. We have come a long way from “Brexit means Brexit, a red white and blue Brexit”. This week Mrs May set out 12 points which would be the foundation of her negotiating strategy. It's clear that her intention is for the United Kingdom to leave the customs union and no longer to be a member of the European single market although she expects us to continue to enjoy full access to it. Whatever happens, there will be implications for all aspects of daily life and commercial activity in the UK. Red tape is one thing, but protecting consumers and businesses is something else. So how will regulations change? In particular, how will environmental regulations and standards survive the U.K.'s departure from the EU?  

Well we're not quite out and I sincerely hope it's not all over. This is Anthony Day's Sustainable Futures Report for Friday 1st July and in a change to the advertised programme this is the final episode before September. Yes I'm going to talk about Brexit. I'll try and avoid all the things which have already been said. This week IEMA presented an important webinar on the legal consequences of Brexit for environmental regulation and I'll tell you what I learnt. I'll tell you about the Sustainable Best Practice Mastermind group  and the new LinkedIn group which will take it forward. Energy Minister Amber Rudd remains committed to carbon reduction. There's more helium than we thought - why is this good news? But first, electric lorries are on trial.   

In some parts of the US and in some parts of the UK government, "Sustainability" is a dirty word. But not at Sustainability Live at the NEC next week, and not at the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment. Tim Balcon, CEO of iema, spoke to me about how the institute is developing and how it's facing up to the challenges of the future and the expectations of individual and corporate members.

My summary of this webinar on Greenhous Gas Reporting. Information from caral Hopkins at Defra, Paul Holland of KPMG and Bekir Andrews of Balfour Beatty. Time is short! Most companies in the scheme are already halfway through their first reporting year. Are you one of the 1,000 firms involved? Listen and find out, or read the text version via www.anthony-day.com

A presentation to the Yorkshire and Humberside branch of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment. What's it all about? - Elements of sustainability: climate change, resource depletion, pollution, the energy crisis - Objections: the scientists don't agree; anything I do is insignificant; it's all the fault of the Chinese; OK, so what's in it for me? - Opportunities and risks for business: physical risks; regulations, standards and taxes; competition and consumer expectations; your reputation: do people want to work with and for you? - Business as role model. Presented by Anthony Day