Adaptation and resilience (climate change) (A&RCC): report for 2009/10. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Presents the results from a pilot study to identify and measure a defined set of environmental adaptation and resilience activities in relation to climate change in the UK economy. See also the low carbon and environmental goods and services report URN 11/992.
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| 11/1033 | 01-08-2011 |
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Analysis of environmental firms: report for the environmental industries unit. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Analyses a subset of the database of environmental firms in an attempt to provide insight into some of the common challenges faced by firms within particular sectors.
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| 06/2102 | 07-11-2006 |
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BIS carbon reduction delivery plan. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Aims to demonstrate how current BIS policies and activities could lead to a reduction in carbon emissions, across the UK economy and from its own estate. Demonstrates the Department’s commitment developing the carbon budgets agenda through economic growth acting as a catalyst for the investment needed to develop new, innovative low carbon products/services to create new opportunities for UK businesses.
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| 10/787 | 31-03-2010 |
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BIS climate change adaptation plan. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Sets out how BIS and its delivery partners will address climate change challenges and use the emerging evidence for current and future policy and strategy decisions. Looks at the 2009 UK climate change projections and how BIS will engage with Defra and the ‘adapting to climate change programme’ during 2010/11 to develop the evidence base to translate climate change projections into tangible risks and opportunities. Also considers BIS’s role in a Government–wide strategy for adaptation and the impact of climate change on business clusters. See also the update URN 11/838.
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| 10/786 | 31-03-2010 |
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Business action to influence consumer demand for low-carbon goods and services. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Report for BIS on research that aimed was to understand what drivers are behind business actions to encourage the take up of low-carbon products in the market, including potential barriers or market failures that may inhibit these actions. Includes as assessment of the impact of a range of business models, strategies and actions to influence this demand. Also provides a set of illustrative case studies.
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| 10/1100 | 06-08-2010 |
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Capitalising on growing environmental markets: global opportunities for UK universities. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Summary of event on 10 November 2005 organised by Environmental Innovations Advisory Group (EIAG) to draw attention to development of environmental markets.
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| 06/2101 | 07-11-2006 |
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Centres for offshore renewable engineering. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Outlines the national offer for investment in offshore renewables. Centres for offshore renewable engineering (COREs) are partnerships between Central and Local Government and Local Economic Partnerships (LEPs) that ensure businesses looking to invest in manufacturing for the offshore renewables industry receive the most comprehensive support possible. Aims to attract major manufacturers of offshore renewable energy equipment by explaining existing national and local incentives. Highlights the five key locations: Hull and adjacent parts of the East Riding, and South Humber Bank; Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft; Tyneside; Teesside; and Sheerness (see URNs 11/1394 to 11/1398).
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| 11/1393 | 29-11-2011 |
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Centres for Offshore Renewable Engineering: Humber prospectus. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
A detailed prospectus for the Humber Centre for Offshore Renewable Engineering (CORE). Highlights the advantages of the Humber estuary to businesses supplying into the offshore wind sector. See also the outline of the national offer relating to the five CORE centres (URN 11/1393).
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| 11/1396 | 01-12-2011 |
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Clean coal: an industrial strategy for the development of carbon capture and storage across the UK. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Strategy prepared jointly by BIS and the Department for Energy and Climate Change. Describes the Government’s approach to ensuring that UK business makes the most of the opportunities offered by carbon capture and storage (CCS) through four commercial-scale demonstration projects on coal-fired power generation.
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| 10D/570 | 05-03-2010 |
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Corporate responsibility report. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Considers recent developments and progress since the 2004 publication 'Corporate social responsibility: a Government update' (URN 04/1112). It highlights how corporate responsibility continues to broaden and identifies relevant activity across Government departments.
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| 09/503 | 02-03-2009 |
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Corporate social responsibility: international strategic framework.
Sets out the overall objectives, priorities and main lines of the UK government's approach towards the important international dimension of CSR.
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| 05/1002 | 17-03-2005 |
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS): Departmental adaptation plan update - May 2011. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
High-level update to the BIS climate change adaptation plan (URN 10/786). This plan provides a progress report on how the Department is assessing and managing the risks from climate change across its programmes, policies and estates.
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| 11/838 | 22-05-2011 |
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Determining cost-effective action for business to reduce emissions. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Report commissioned by BIS. Qualitative study on the business perspective of the issues and barriers associated with implementing cost-effective actions to lower carbon emissions. Relates to the UK low carbon industrial strategy URN 09/1058.
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| 09/1068 | 15-07-2009 |
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DTI sustainable development plan for 2007/8 and report back on 2006/7. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
DTI's second report on the actions it has taken, and plans to take, to embed sustainability in everything it does. Report sets out what the Department aims to achieve, how it will achieve this and progress in 2006/07.
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| 07/P10 | 12-06-2008 |
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EIAG paper: capacity of companies in the environmental industries sector to obtain finance for commercialisation of environmental technologies. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Analysis of evidence from more than 40 (mostly young) companies that are trying to bring environmental innovations to the market, looking at finance as an obstacle.
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| 06/2103 | 07-11-2006 |
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EIAG paper: impacts of testing and certification. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Identifies reasons why environmental innovators struggle to obtain technical assessments and successfully apply them en-route to market.
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| 06/2104 | 07-11-2006 |
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EIAG paper: prioritising environmental technologies. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Five technology areas were identified as priorities for focus and consideration, each containing 3-6 specific technologies.
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| 06/2105 | 07-11-2006 |
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Emerging markets in the environmental industries sector. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Market intelligence regarding the environmental goods and services sector. Executive summary: see URN 06/2001.
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| 06/2141 | 20-11-2006 |
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Enabling business in resources management: the report of the innovation and growth team for the environmental goods and services sector. Overview. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Focuses on actions to unlock UK competitiveness in goods and services relating to clean technologies and processes and efficient use of energy, water and solid materials - collectively termed 'resources management'.
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| 02/1452 | 21-11-2002 |
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Energy for New Anglia: Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft. Centre for Offshore Renewable Engineering. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
A detailed prospectus for the Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft Centre for Offshore Renewable Engineering (CORE). Highlights the advantages of that area to businesses supplying into the offshore wind sector. See also the outline of the national offer relating to the five CORE centres (URN 11/1393).
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| 11/1395 | 29-11-2011 |
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Environmental goods and services (EGS): core script. Environmental industries sector knowledge team. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Core script covering work of the Environmental Industries Sector Knowledge Team within the Manufacturing, Materials and Environment Unit.
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| 07/991 | 15-05-2006 |
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Environmental innovation: bridging the gap between environmental necessity and economic opportunity. First report of the Environmental Innovations Advisory Group. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
First report of the Environmental Innovations Advisory Group.
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| 06/460 | 30-10-2006 |
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Environmental innovation: taking the agenda forward. Away day workshop for EIAG and invited guests. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
A report of the Environmental Innovations Advisory Group (EIAG) away day on 2 to 3 June 2004, at The Swan at Streatley Hotel.
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| 04/2267 | 10-06-2004 |
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Environmental innovations advisory group. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
The need for EIAG to articulate a common vision in a clear and easily communicable format to engage key stakeholders was identified as a priority at the EIAG Away day in June 2004. This draft core script seeks to do this by distilling the views expressed by EIAG members at its Away day and the priorities identified by the EIAG Working Groups.
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| 04/2268 | 01-01-2004 |
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Forward commitment procurement demonstration projects. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Joint DTI / DEFRA project to show how public sector procurement can be used to create innovative solutions for environmental problems.
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| 06/2106 | 13-11-2006 |
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From waste management to resource recovery: a developing sector. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Report for BIS that identifies key activities in the waste management sector, outlines key policies and regulations affecting the sector, and highlights sectoral drivers and barriers to growth. It aims to develop an enhanced understanding of official statistics on waste management sector which do not fully reflect the recent evolution or diversity of the waste management sector. This is due to shifts in activity in the waste management sector for business and households. Underlying data for this publication is also available in a machine processable format on the Transparency/Report Data webpage.
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| 11/1088 | 01-09-2011 |
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Future scenarios: contaminated land remediation. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Assesses contaminated land remediation sector for future potential developments. Part of Emerging market in the environmental industries report (URN 06/2141).
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| 06/2149 | 22-11-2006 |
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Global environmental markets and the UK environmental industry: opportunities to 2010.
A study of the global markets for environmental goods and services, with market forecasts and an analysis of the UK environmental industry.
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| 02/534 | 28-01-2002 |
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Interactive nations and regions bubble charts from 'Low carbon environmental goods and services: an industry analysis'. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Interactive bubble charts from section 4.6 of Low carbon and environmental goods and services: an industry analysis (URN 09/570). Underlying data on market values, growth rates and employment numbers for regions and nations.
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| 09/747 | 06-03-2009 |
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Location of the Green Investment Bank: self assessment process. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Explains how the Government will decide on the location for the Green Investment Bank (GIB). Sets out in the criteria that the Government will consider for a decision on where to locate the GIB. The key underlying consideration will be the operational effectiveness of the GIB.
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| 11/1431 | 12-12-2011 |
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Low carbon and environmental goods and services: an industry analysis. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Report of a study commissioned by BERR. Analyses the current size and growth of the low carbon and environmental goods and services markets. Provides new market data on the environmental economy in the UK, its regions, and internationally. Relates to the low carbon industrial strategy vision URN 09/571. See also 09/747 for a related interactive bubble chart and 10/795 for the 2008-09 update.
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| 09/570 | 06-03-2009 |
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Low carbon and environmental goods and services: an industry analysis. Executive summary. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Executive summary study commissioned by BERR analysing the current size and growth in UK and global low carbon and environmental goods and services markets (URN 09/570).
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| 09/732 | 06-03-2008 |
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Low carbon and environmental goods and services: an industry analysis. Update for 2008/09. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Report for BIS from research company Innovas. Analyses the size and growth of the low carbon and environmental goods and services sector, providing an update to the 2007-08 report (URN 09/570). See 11/992 for the 2009-10 report.
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| 10/795 | 11-03-2010 |
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Low carbon and environmental goods and services: report for for 2009/10. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Quantifies the low carbon and environmental goods and services sector. Provides data on UK and international markets as well as forecast areas of growth for the UK. Underlying data for this publication is also available in a machine processable format on the Transparency/Report Data webpage. See also the report on adaptation and resilience (climate change) URN 11/1033.
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| 11/992X | 22-08-2011 |
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Low carbon construction action plan: Government response to the Low Carbon Construction Innovation & Growth Team report. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Government response to the recommendations of the low carbon construction innovation & growth team (IGT), in their final report (URN 10/1266). Sets out a joint industry and Government action plan to deliver low carbon construction.
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| 11/976 | 22-06-2011 |
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Low carbon environmental goods and services (LCEGS) industry analysis 2008/09: underlying data. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Underlying data for low carbon and environmental goods and services industry analysis 2008/09 that relates to the report URN 10/795. Provides estimates of employment, sales and number of companies in emerging low carbon, environmental and renewable sectors.
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| 10/1101 | 06-08-2010 |
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Low carbon industrial strategy: a vision. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Sets out the scope and ambition of the Government’s plans for the transition to a low carbon economy and the opportunities for businesses and communities. Includes case studies of how companies have already taken advantage of low carbon opportunities. Businesses and others with an interest are asked for their input to inform a final strategy. See also analysis URN 09/570 and the strategy 09/1058.
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| 09/571 | 06-03-2009 |
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Mapping the UK environmental goods and services sector: the environmental industry unit's analysis of the sector in 2004 in conjunction with the English RDAs and devolved administrations. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
The Environmental Industry Unit's analysis of the environmental goods and services sector in 2004 to establish size of the sector and compare with 200.;
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| 05/2150 | 01-02-2005 |
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New approach to cathode ray tube (CRT) recycling. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
The DTI supported a project by GTS and ICER to look at possible methods of removing metal oxides from waste cathode ray tubes (CRTs). The project also estimates arisings of this type of waste and looks at current techniques for recycling CRTs in the UK.
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| 03/1907 | 31-08-2003 |
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North East England Centre for Offshore Renewable Engineering: Tyneside. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
A detailed prospectus for the Tyneside Centre for Offshore Renewable Engineering (CORE). Highlights the advantages of that area to businesses supplying into the offshore wind sector. See also the outline of the national offer relating to the five CORE centres (URN 11/1393).
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| 11/1397 | 29-11-2011 |
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Offshore wind opportunities in Tees Valley: an overview. Centre for Offshore Renewable Engineering. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
A detailed prospectus for the Teesside Centre for Offshore Renewable Engineering (CORE). Highlights the advantages of that area to businesses supplying into the offshore wind sector. See also the outline of the national offer relating to the five CORE centres (URN 11/1393).
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| 11/1394 | 29-11-2011 |
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Potential for resource efficiency savings for businesses. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Report for BIS that aims to help businesses by identifying the potential for resource efficiency savings from improved waste management; concentrating on energy, waste and water savings, greenhouse gas savings and using waste materials as secondary materials for re-use and substitution. Provides information on the potential monetary savings that could be made from improved business performance by better management of commercial and industrial (C&I) waste streams. See URN 10/782 for related case studies.
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| 10/698 | 05-03-2010 |
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Practical resource efficiency savings: case studies. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Case studies of companies that successfully implemented resource efficiency measures. Provides practical examples of companies which have undertaken resource efficiency measures that have resulted in monetary savings from improved waste management. See URN 10/698 for the related report.
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| 10/782 | 08-03-2010 |
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Sector sustainability: best practice reporting toolkit. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Provides a tool kit for sectors wishing to report on sustainable development within their sectors.
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| 06/1484 | 26-06-2006 |
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Sector sustainability: best practice strategy toolkit. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
A toolkit aimed at Sectors wishing to develop their own Sustainable Development Strategy.
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| 06/1463 | 26-06-2006 |
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Sectoral progress on sustainability. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Report commissioned by BIS that assesses the UK sector and trade associations' plans and progress on sustainability. Identifies best practice, key barriers to progress, and opportunities to drive higher levels on engagement on sustainable development. Relates to the UK low carbon industrial strategy URN 09/1058.
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| 09/1067 | 15-07-2009 |
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Setting a sector sustainability challenge. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Provides background information on the Sector Sustainability Challenge Initiative for Government to work with business to deliver sustainable consumption and production.
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| 06/1477 | 26-06-2006 |
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Sheerness at the core of the Medway superhub. Centre for Offshore Renewable Engineering. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
A detailed prospectus for the Sheerness Centre for Offshore Renewable Engineering. Highlights the advantages of that area to businesses supplying into the offshore wind sector. See also the outline of the national offer relating to the five CORE centres (URN 11/1393).
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| 11/1398 | 29-11-2011 |
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Study of emerging markets in the environmental industries sector. Executive summary. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Executive summary of market intelligence regarding the environmental industries goods and services sector. Full report: URN 06/2141.
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| 06/2001 | 08-11-2006 |
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The DTI sustainable development action plan 2005/6. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Records DTI's Sustainable Development commitments made in the Strategy 'Securing the Future', and plans to meet them.
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| 06/1488 | 27-06-2006 |
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The economics of the Green Investment Bank: costs and benefits, rationale and value for money. Final report. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Analysis that provides a robust and objective evidence base for the economic case for the establishment of a Green Investment Bank (GIB). Looks at several sectors and the rationale for intervention for each. Covers value for money, cost effectiveness and the implications for economic growth.
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| 12/554 | 13-01-2012 |
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The Green Investment Bank: policy and finance context. Final report. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Sets out the policy and finance perspective for the Green Investment Bank (GIB). Looks at the shape of a UK green economy and the funding it would need. Makes the high-level case for GIB intervention along market economy investor principles.
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| 12/553 | 13-01-2012 |
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The Green Investment Bank: the Advisory Group terms of reference. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Terms of reference for the Green Investment Bank Advisory Group. See also the 'Update on the design of the Green Investment Bank' (URN 11/917).
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| 11/1271 | 02-09-2011 |
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The UK low carbon industrial strategy. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Provides a strategic view of Britain’s low carbon strengths and opportunities, detailed actions, and a solid basis for cross-Whitehall implementation. Includes the detail of Government proposals and funding commitments to maximise the benefits to industry of transition to low carbon.
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| 09/1058 | 15-07-2009 |
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UK business carbon Top3Map. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Findings from a survey commissioned by BIS. Provides an initial view on how far small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), who represent the supply chain for many low carbon industries, are prepared for monitoring and measuring carbon footprinting. Relates to the UK low carbon industrial strategy URN 09/1058.
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| 09/1066 | 15-07-2009 |
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UK Government definitions of the environmental goods and services sector. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
The environmental industry unit's definitions of the environmental goods and services sector as agreed with the English RDAs and devolved administration. Includes guidance.
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| 06/2093 | 03-11-2006 |
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UK Government guide to mapping the environmental goods and services sector. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
This guide is for use by both policy makers and those undertaking any study (consultants, economists etc) providing a framework within which regions can work to satisfy their own requirements whilst helping to build up a more accurate national picture of the sector.
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| 06/2187 | 30-11-2006 |
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UK Green investments. Managed account/s for investments in waste infrastructure in the UK: call for expressions of interest from fund managers. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Respond by 4 January 2012. Competition terms of reference for waste infrastructure account management. Call for expressions of interest from qualified investment fund managers to identify fund manager/s to receive committed funding through a managed account from the BIS UK Green Investments unit in order to execute agreed business plans for investment in waste infrastructure. See also 'Location of the Green Investment Bank: self assessment process' (URN 11/1431).
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| 11/1444 | 12-12-2011 |
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Update on the design of the Green Investment Bank. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Explains the role and functions of the Green Investment Bank (GIB). GIB’s mission will be to accelerate private sector investment in the UK’s transition to a green economy. It aims to achieve significant green impact and make financial returns.
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| 11/917 | 24-05-2011 |
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