BT sustainability report highlights waste and energy cuts

Edie.net article:

BT's latest sustainability report released today (26 May) highlights its achievements in waste reduction and energy efficiency over the past year.

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http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=20035&channel=0&title=BT+sustainability+report+highlights+waste+and+energy+cuts+

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Firms fined £130,000 after worker's electric shock

HSE Article:

Two companies, a director and a sub-contractor have been fined a total of £130,000 for health and safety failings after a construction worker suffered serious burns following an electric shock from an overhead power cable.

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http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2011/coi-e-2411.htm#?eban=rss-press-release

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Referral fees a “thorn” to compensation-costs reforms, warn insurers

SHP Article:

A decision by the regulatory body for legal services in England and Wales not to ban the practice of referral fees in personal-injury cases has been described by insurers as a “missed opportunity”.

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http://www.shponline.co.uk/news-content/full/referral-fees-a-thorn-to-compensation-costs-reforms-warn-insurers

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Clean technologies under threat from low metals reuse

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Recycling rates of rare metals are far lower than their potential for reuse despite them being crucial to the development of clean technologies, a new report has found.

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http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=20033&channel=0&title=Clean+technologies+under+threat+from+low+metals+reuse+

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Property firm fined after worker's scaffold fall

HSE Article:

A London property development company has been sentenced after a migrant worker suffered severe head injuries when he fell from scaffolding at a Hackney warehouse.

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http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2011/coi-ldn-0112.htm#?eban=rss-press-release

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International Energy Agency report record emissions

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Emissions hit an all-time record high in 2010 jeopardising climate change fighting targets, according to figures released by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

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http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=20020&channel=0&title=International+Energy+Agency+report+record+emissions+

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