Responsible Business Week 15 – 19 April 2013 PwC has been recognised as one of the UK's most responsible businesses in Business in the Community's annual benchmark, the Corporate Responsibility(CR) Index. PwC is one of only 31 companies to be awarded the highest rating - a Platinum Big Tick. Gaenor...
Commenting on the Budget's Carbon Price Support details, Jeff Brown, PwC's sustainability expert in the West & Wales said: "We've now got more detail on the carbon price floor. Treasury have announced a carbon price support rate - the difference between the price floor and the EU Allowance price -...
Tracey Bentham, tax business unit leader for PwC in the West, said: “There’s very little news from the Chancellor on environmental tax. With the redefinition of environmental tax earlier in the year there was an opportunity for the Government to look again at their environmental tax strategy and tweak the...
Tracey Bentham, tax business unit leader for PwC in the West, said: “There’s very little news from the Chancellor on environmental tax. With the redefinition of environmental tax earlier in the year there was an opportunity for the Government to look again at their environmental tax strategy and tweak the...
Commenting on the gas strategy announcement in the Autumn Statement, Jeff Brown, Sustainability & Climate Change leader for PwC in the West, said: "While the new gas strategy has expectations that 26 GW of new gas fired generation capacity could be required through to 2030, this announcement of itself provides...
In the Autumn Statement, the government confirmed the simplification of the scheme, but no further details on the long term prospects for the scheme. Jeff Brown, Sustainability & Climate Change leader for PwC in the West, said: "Whilst the update on the CRC is welcome, there remains no clarity on...
Revisiting the debate This new report revisits the packaging debate and tracks the progress the industry has made towards closer collaboration between stakeholders that goes beyond the term sustainable packaging. The UK packaging industry, leading retailers, manufacturers and consumer groups we spoke to are unanimously agreed that the much used...
