Posts by Rachael Entwistle
Do sustainability professionals ever ‘switch off?’
It’s official: despite my best efforts, I cannot switch off from work. It has slowly been creeping into my life away from the office without me even realising it. Don’t get me wrong, as a sustainability professional I am more than happy to recycle at home, switch off lights, nag my friends into action, and…
Read More£2.8m of energy savings identified by EVORA in ESOS Phase One
ESOS guidance was published by the government on 26th June 2014, with a deadline for ESOS Phase One of 5th December 2015 – 528 days for organisations to achieve compliance – simple, right? Understandably, with the data for ESOS having to overlap the qualification date of 31st December 2014, a lot of organisations left it…
Read MoreHow to host an effective energy management strategy workshop
Get stuck into the discussion “The projector doesn’t work!!!” My colleague Paul Sutcliffe and I had just arrived at Liverpool ONE to deliver an energy management strategy workshop and we were setting up. Concern, led to frustration – mostly on my part (I had spent a significant amount of time working on the materials). Then…
Read MoreEVORA is Officially an Award-Winning Sustainability Consultancy!
Being filmed is definitely not in my job description, but that’s what I found myself doing on a sunny August day in Liverpool’s Chavasse Park. I was answering questions about the work EVORA has done with Liverpool ONE over the last three years. I had been invited to the RARAs – the Reward and Recognition…
Read MoreRecapping The Energy Institute’s ‘Energy Management-Meeting the Standard’ Conference
Attending conferences can sometimes be a hit and miss affair in this industry. After frequenting a few of these events, both in my current role as a sustainability consultant and in my previous career as an environmental manager in the construction sector, I am all too wary of how easily these events can turn into…
Read MoreEnvironmental Legislation Update
Please find below, an update on changes to Hazardous Waste Regulations, which may impact on the operation of your buildings. Changes to premises registration and the consignment note number format Changes have been made to the Hazardous Waste Regulations which will affect business waste management operations, if you have a premises registered with…
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