Businesses increasingly understand the benefits of integrating their approach to worker wellbeing with their sustainability goals – and there are some practical, low-cost and simple ways of achieving this.
By Dr Audrey Fleming and Dr Keith Whitehead, British Safety Council on 23 October 2025
The key ISO management standards setting out best practice frameworks for effectively managing occupational health and safety, environmental and quality risks and opportunities are undergoing major revision, so it’s essential businesses start planning now to meet the new requirements in order to maintain their certifications under the relevant standards.
By Dr Keith Whitehead, British Safety Council on 08 August 2025
Confidence among UK businesses that the country can meet its net zero targets has fallen, despite improved clarity around policy direction, a new poll has shown.
By Belinda Liversedge on 19 August 2025
The culture of an organisation is crucial in determining how successfully it implements, integrates and achieves its sustainability and environmental goals and practices. However, there are a number of simple ways of ensuring a positive organisational culture where everyone is fully committed to achieving excellent sustainability performance.
By Dr Keith Whitehead, British Safety Council on 04 April 2025
More than eight million vapes are thrown away or recycled incorrectly every week in the UK, resulting in environmental damage and an increased risk of lithium-ion battery fires, according to non-profit group Material Focus.
By Kerry Reals on 19 December 2024
Healthy ecosystems and biodiversity are crucial for everything from food production to absorbing carbon emissions – and businesses have a crucial role in reversing biodiversity loss.
By Dr Keith Whitehead, British Safety Council on 12 June 2023
With hundreds of thousands of ‘green jobs’ set to be created as the UK seeks to achieve its decarbonisation and environmental goals, IEMA has launched a new careers hub where anybody, from any sector or background, can go for information on how they can play a role in greening the economy.
By Martin Baxter, IEMA on 05 June 2023
By Sean Elson, Partner, Pinsent Masons LLP on 01 June 2023
By Baroness Brown DBE FREng FRS, chair, Adaptation Committee of the Climate Change Committee (CCC) on 01 June 2023
By Ruth Jones MP for Newport West & Shadow Minister for Agri-Innovation and Climate Adaptation on 01 June 2023
