Category: Legal Compliance

Whether you’re motivated by environmental factors or economic ones, now is the perfect time to develop a strategy for reducing your commercial waste.
A waste management plan helps meet your legal requirements, reduces your costs and impacts on the environment. 

We were delighted to see that on 18th July, 2022, during the UK’s hottest ever heatwave on record, a High Court Judge ruled Government’s Net Zero policies unlawful because the minister involved in the decision was not given the necessary information needed in order to make the decision lawfully.

On the 1st April 2022, the Government introduced the plastics packaging tax (PPT). This affects businesses that manufacture or import plastic packaging, including the import of packaging which already contains goods (such as plastic bottles).  In summary, the plastic tax includes: The rate of tax will be £200/tonne on plastic packaging that contains less than…Read More »

In recent times, big names in almost every industry have been named and shamed for misleading customers with green claims.  Greenwashing is the process of conveying a false impression or providing misleading information about how a company’s products are more environmentally sound. Greenwashing is considered an unsubstantiated claim to deceive consumers into believing that a…Read More »

ESOS is a mandatory energy assessment scheme for British organisations who have 250+ employees or annual turnover in excess of £44 million. On Thursday 21st April 2022, Groundwork hosted a webinar detailing more about the energy assessment, providing tips and advice to businesses who were unsure how to get started.