Tools & guides

Check if you need to register and are liable for Plastic Packaging Tax

Are you liable for the new plastic tax ? If so here’s how to register

Check if your plastic packaging is in scope of the Plastic Packaging Tax

Read this guide to see if your plastic packaging is in scope of the forth coming plastic tax in April 2022

New Plastic Tax in the UK from April 2022

HM Revenue and Customs is introducing a plastic tax from April 2022. Read their report and find out more.

Research by DNV and WBCSD on Circular Economy from around the world. Contributed by Antonio Astone

A circular economy represents a departure from traditional manufacture and consumption patterns. It is intended to reduce consumption of resources by designing waste out of the system. The concept is not new, but results from this ViewPoint survey aimed at gaining More than half of respondents, report they are beginning to explore the issue and prepared to adopt at least one model within the next 3-5 years. Around 12% report circularity being core to their business strategy but only 5.9% indicate a mature approach.understanding of adoption, new business models, actions and benefits applied and achieved by companies transitioning suggest limited take up.

Energy and Resource Efficiency Textbook – free PDF on completion of a short online form

This is the definitive 840 page guide to adding value and sustaining change in organizations through energy and resource efficiency. The PDF is made available free of charge by the author. It is a beautifully illustrated, meticulously researched and comprehensive manual for anyone interested in achieving real change.

Modern slavery assurance guide

A guide prepared for the UK Local Govenment Authority to help buyers to understand how to mitigate risks of modern slavery in their supply chains.

ISO 20400 overview

A document from ISO explaining the purpose and application of the ISO standard

BSI Safer working practices for Covid and beyond

Spotlight 1: Supply Chain Risk Mitigation and Resilience

Part of the Return on Sustainability series, this ebook analyzes ways in which businesses with strong sustainable programs in place mitigate risks during crises and beyond.