Measures to restrict movement to stop the spread of Covid-19 have resulted in less traffic and use of public transport. Many of us have also dusted off our old bikes. Some forward-thinking cities, including Milan and Bogotá, are now reallocating road space to active travel, so walkers and cyclists can [...]
We have been appointed sole provider of sustainable packaging advice to Young Foodies, a community support network for challenger brands in the food and beverage sector. Young Foodies provides specialised business advice to a network of around 700 brands, comprising both start-ups and established businesses. Under the new contract, we [...]
Eunomia has been commissioned by the German International Cooperation (GIZ) to deliver a study which assesses the current, and likely future, scale of the use of alternative fuels, derived from waste, in Greece. The work includes an analysis of the current situation and the legal, institutional and technical aspects which [...]
Four Eunomia staff members have been recognised in the 2020 Resource Magazine Hot 100. The annual list saw 12,000 voters from across the waste and resources sector choose their top influencers from the last 12 months. No. 95: Emma How – ‘diligent and well-connected’ At no. 95, Specialist Technical Advisor, [...]
Today is Earth Day, an annual event used to show support for environmental protection. Given the current situation, its aim this year is to flood the world with hope, optimism and action. We wanted to make a positive contribution and so our Chairman, Dominic Hogg, and climate emergency specialist, Alex [...]
As an environmentally-driven organisation, we encourage minimal travel, are geared up for the remote working of our staff and have regular meetings online. In the current situation, this experience gave us the confidence required to replace a full-day European Commission stakeholder engagement workshop in Brussels, with a 2-hour interactive webinar [...]
In 2011, Defra piloted the concept of catchment partnerships as a local mechanism to help deliver good water status and wider environmental benefits. Following the success of initial pilots, catchment partnerships were set up to cover all catchments in England. The partnerships are locally driven and the approaches taken therefore [...]
Eunomia Director and resource efficiency and supply chain expert, Joe Papineschi, has launched a project with his partner on Instagram to encourage western society to prioritise buying fresh produce while the world battles Covid-19. Calling his project ‘reverse-hoarding’, Joe’s family came up with ‘eight house rules’ designed to take the [...]
We’re delighted to announce that European clean transport campaign group, Transport & Environment (T&E), has selected us to undertake pan-European research to identify ‘5 key steps for e-bus success.’ We will conduct desk-based research of up to twelve European locations where electric buses have been successfully introduced and managed as [...]
With the most comprehensive ban on single-use plastics in the US, and plans to modernize its c. 50-yr-old ‘Bottle Bill’ deposit refund system, the time is ripe to scope the potential environmental and financial gains to be made by getting a deposit system right in Vermont, with a view to [...]