Low Carbon Board Report
Issue 24 ~ May 2010
International Sustainability Alliance - Leading The Way To A Sustainable Built Environment
With more than 40% of carbon emissions in the UK coming from buildings, the built environment offers the largest potential for the reduction of greenhouse gases. While the UK industry has long taken a lead in driving down carbon emissions by designing sustainable new buildings to achieve high BREEAM ratings, by far the largest opportunity lies not with new build but with existing stock. View article
Effective Waste Management – Cutting The Most Harmful Emissions
While most businesses are tackling their greenhouse gas emissions by changing how they consume energy, another major source of emissions shouldn't be neglected – waste. Emissions from waste, in the form of carbon dioxide from incinerators or methane from landfill sites, is a major contributor to the overall footprint of UK industry. In this article we will look at why we need to cut these emissions, and how improved waste management can be good for business. View article
Clever Uses For Smart Meters
Smart meter systems – technologies that collect, report and analyse fine-grained energy consumption data - are here to stay. Many companies qualify for the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) on the basis of their consumption through half-hourly meters, and although many of these may not be especially smart, they represent the beginning of a move in all industry sectors towards more sophisticated ways of measuring energy use. View article
Beyond Business As Usual – Cross-Sector Opportunities

The move to a low carbon economy will open up new opportunities for UK companies and industry sectors. Some will be less easy to spot than others, and identifying them will require innovative thinking, and knowledge of developments in other industry sectors in some cases. In this article we will look at what companies can do to improve their chances of identifying the opportunities. View article

Q&A Interviews With Low Carbon Leaders
James Stacey, Standard Chartered Bank Dr Neil Bentley, CBI
Diane Booth, Network Rail Graham Smith, Toyota Motor Europe
Dr Andy Wood, Adnams Ellen Gladders, Tesco
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