UK government to set in law world’s most ambitious climate change target, cutting emissions by 78% by 2035 compared to 1990 levels. For the first time, UK’s sixth Carbon Budget will incorporate the UK’s share of international aviation and shipping emissions. This would bring the UK more than three-quarters of the way to net zeroContinue reading “UK to slash emissions by 78%”
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Is a Kent Access Permit still required?
The Kent Access Permit (KAP) and the M20 moveable barrier will be stood down from 20 April, as delays have been prevented thanks to hauliers arriving at the border prepared. This comes as freight volumes between the UK and the EU continue to operate at normal levels, with the latest data showing a 46% increase in exports inContinue reading “Is a Kent Access Permit still required?”
UK trade deal explained
The European Parliament’s committees on relations with Britain on Thursday voted overwhelmingly in favour of the post-Brexit trade and cooperation agreement, clearing the path to its final ratification. They had suspended voting in March in protest over British changes to trading arrangements in Northern Ireland, which Brussels says breach the terms of the Brexit WithdrawalContinue reading “UK trade deal explained”
New standard for compliance management
The regulatory landscape is constantly changing and organisations need systems in place to ensure they keep up. But complying with laws and regulations can be so much more than just ticking a box: it can be the result of a deeply entrenched culture of integrity and good ethics. All of which is a recipe forContinue reading “New standard for compliance management”
EU Brexit legal action
Britain has asked for more time to respond to legal action taken by the European Union over its unilateral decision to ease requirements of the Northern Ireland Protocol, Ireland’s RTE television reported on Wednesday.
Businesses should care about sustainability
Adapting to new working practices presents an incredible opportunity to assess and adjust our approach to sustainability. Andy Tomkins, EMEA sustainability engagement manager at Canon Europe outlines why businesses should care about sustainability.
Reduce and manage stress in the workplace
Employers are being urged to review the stress-causing factors in their workplaces and the work that their employees do. Stress impacts on all sectors and businesses of all sizes and employers have a legal duty to protect employees from stress at work by doing a risk assessment and acting on it.
Energy from commuters footsteps
Leighton Buzzard train station has installed a new kinetic-tech floor to utilise energy from commuters footsteps. Central Bedfordshire Council, who secured £1.05m from the ADEPT Live Labs programme, has partnered with Ringway Jacobs, West Midlands Trains and Pavegen, to create this project.
Worst violence in years for Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government put aside factional differences on Thursday to call for calm after frustration among pro-British unionists over post-Brexit trade barriers helped trigger some of the worst violence in the region in years. Despite the appeals, clashes spread further into Irish nationalist areas on Thursday night where police responded to petrol bomb andContinue reading “Worst violence in years for Northern Ireland”
What will self-driving trucks mean for truck drivers?
Nearly a dozen companies around the world are currently working on developing autonomous trucking – in which a variety of sensors feed data to a computer that controls the vehicle. California-based self-driving truck firm TuSimple, is already conducting tests in Arizona and New Mexico that include depot-to-depot delivery runs – completely automated but supervised byContinue reading “What will self-driving trucks mean for truck drivers?”