Environmental risk – Page 23
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Online onlyEA clamps down on UK businesses: Law firm
Hill Dickinson says new environmental legislation is posing serious risks for businesses
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CommentPaul Howard, Sainsbury's
What are the chief risks facing a major food retailer and how can they be managed? Airmic's former chairman gives us the rundown
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Online onlyFirms unprepared for effects of climate change
Perception that climate change does not pose a serious threat to business remains with many companies, finds Atradius
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Online onlyEnvironmentalists welcome PMs green economy
Brown outlines his vision for a green economy and the move is welcomed by a coalition of businesses and environmental groups
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Online onlyCommodity prices bite food companies
Continuity threatened with supply chains at risk, says Aon
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Online onlyFirms keep shareholders in the dark on toxicity risks
SEC filings show companies silent on known risks, say investment managers
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Online onlyTransport sector pressured to meet GHG targets
EU has called on the transport sector to act upon its growth in emissions
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Online onlyEEB welcomes EU’s waste prevention targets
Urges member states to follow Parliaments example and to establish 70% recycling targets for businesses
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Online onlyGlobal fuel security could foil UK nuclear plans
Threats to supply of uranium are the biggest chalenge to the government's nuclear expansion plans, says Aon
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Online onlyLords call for carbon reporting standards
The Lords have passed an amendment so that all companies will have to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions
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Comment
Phil Bell and Pierre Sonigo
Two liability experts give their views on whether insurance can protect companies against the possibly unquantifiable liabilities arising from new environmental legislation
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Online onlySweden meets EU target for energy efficiency
More can be done to improve energy efficiency according to the Swedish government
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Online onlyInsurers are liable for Appleton river cleanup
Appleton says Fox River PCB clean-up is still long way from being funded
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Online onlyFlood tops insurance risk league table
Flooding is the biggest ‘act of nature’ risk to the UK, says research
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Online onlyMerrill Lynch partners with CPD
Global partnership designed to create unified business response to climate change
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Online onlyClimate change greatest strategic risk to insurance industry
Report highlights top ten risks to insurers
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Online onlyUK companies suffer most from climate change
British companies (51%) were the most likely to view extreme climatic factors as a threat to their businesses, says a study
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Online onlyUK floods not linked to climate change: Report
A new scientific study of the wet summer of 2007 has confirmed that the floods were a very singular event
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Online onlyUS toughens air quality standards
EPA estimates final standards will yield health benefits of up to $19bn, costs in the region of $8bn
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Online onlyRVC uses software to combat avian flu
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) is using risk analysis software to prevent the occurrence of infectious diseases in animals
