As climate change activism is taking new forms, and new impassioned champions from younger generations are emerging to influence policy and decision making, large corporations are coming under increasing pressure from stakeholders to address climate risks. But what is really meant by climate risk? It’s a broad term that can mean different things to different people, so it can be Read More…
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 20/08/2019
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 13/08/2019
Landlords for private and social housing might want to ensure their properties are fit for purpose and in a good state of repair before a new Act comes into force on 20 March 2019. The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 will give tenants new rights, including the ability to sue landlords who fail to adequately maintain their properties Read More…
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 06/08/2019
The Glastonbury music festival is on the horizon, but the mountain of plastic waste generated at the last event, staged in 2017, will not be making a return and new risks could emerge within the plastics void. The festival has just announced a total ban on single-use water bottles, to try to avoid any negativity relating to plastic, particularly as Read More…
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 31/07/2019
The hospitality sector’s hoteliers and restaurant owners are under new pressure and are being urged need to review their employment practices, records and attitudes towards staff, both to assist recruitment and because of a ruling at a recent tribunal. Recruitment has become a huge struggle in the over-stretched industry and many of the European workers who had held jobs in Read More…