Topics include:
- Industrial Pollution
- Air Quality
- Climate Change
- Transport
- Noise and Nuisance
- Waste
- Agriculture
- Land Quality
- Environmental Liability
- Water
Effective environmental management is one of the biggest challenges faced by the public and private sectors today. Whether you are a local authority, small business or multi-national enterprise, we all operate in an increasing regulated environment and without access to the right information, operations and reputation can be adversely affected.
Essential Environment Online has been designed to help businesses, local authorities and education establishments keep track of developments in UK and EU environmental policy and regulation. Providing clear, simple information and guidance at your fingertips, it is the only reference resource on environmental legislation you will ever need.
How can Essential Environment Online help you?
- Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in legislation
- Increase your knowledge of regulatory constraints
- Translate complicated terminology into simple information
- Manage environmental risk and liabilities more effectively
- Understand the application of environmental services
- Evaluate the impacts of projects more carefully
- Meet your corporate social responsibility obligations
- Improve your public image and reputation
- Keep track of changes to UK and EU environmental policy
- Regulate more effectively
Why Essential Environment Online?
No jargon - Written in clear, simple language, Essential Environment Online cuts through the legal jargon to deliver essential information and guidance.
UK-based, European focus - Covers UK-wide and EU legislation and practice, ensuring that you have the information you need for environmental compliance no matter where you are based.
Up-to-date - With regularly updated content, and a news section to notify you of changes, you’ll always be aware of key developments
User friendly - A search function, bookmarking facility and hyperlinks to relevant external content will point you to the information you need when you need it.
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- Fully searchable so find what you need quickly
- Personalise by bookmarking pages
- Content updated regularly throughout year
- Email alerts so you keep up to date with changes
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Forthcoming Events
ICMGP (International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant) (28th July - 2nd August, 2013)
28 Jul 13, Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Morrison Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EE, Scotland



