Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) is a technique used to quantify the potential environmental impacts associated with a product or service throughout its life cycle. Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) are tools which enable transparent communication to…
Who’s bringing the horse to France?
Do you know who’s bringing the horse to France? – ECOS and Celtic Bioenergy are. Kerrygold’s clever marketing campaign intrigued a nation while making their brand internationally recognised with a series of clever adds over 20 years ago which still…
Waste Permits & Licence Applications
ECOS provide expert services relating to Waste Permits and Licence applications, facilitating businesses in liaising with local authorities and the EPA. ECOS can assist you in ensuring that your business is operating within the standards set out in both Irish…
NSAI donates key food hygiene standard to FoodCloud charities
The National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) has announced a link-up with FoodCloud, providing copies of a key food hygiene standard to 303 charities, community groups and local causes in the surplus food distributor’s network. One in eight people in Ireland…
EU rules will force firms to report on environmental and social issues
An Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Frances Fitzgerald T.D., has announced that new EU regulations, which introduce new non-financial reporting requirements for some of Ireland’s largest companies, took effect from Monday, 21 August 2017. Under the European Union (Disclosure of…
Ireland “positioned” to be a global leader in wave and tidal energy
Ireland is “ideally positioned” to become a global leader in wave and tidal energy production, according to the organiser of an international conference being held in Cork at the end of this month. More than 400 experts, entrepreneurs and researchers…
First National Mitigation Plan on Climate Change Published
The first National Mitigation Plan on climate change was published on the 19th July this year and represents a huge initial step to set Ireland on a pathway to achieve the level of decarbonisation required and transition to a low carbon, climate-resilient and…
Heineken Ireland launches urban greening community initiative
Heineken Ireland has announced an initiative which aims to bring communities together to create urban growing spaces that have a positive impact – socially, environmentally and economically. Entitled ‘Growing with Our Communities‘, the initiative is “rooted” internally with HEINEKEN Ireland employees and…
Overview of GreenStart Funding Support
GreenStart provides an introduction to environmental best practice and helps in the preparation of a formalised environmental management structure. This can help your company achieve competitive advantage through greater resource efficiency (energy/water/waste costs) and greater market share through enhanced credentials…
Environmental Management: Legislation & Best Practice
Environmental management has a raft of legislation associated with it covering air emissions water, waste water, integrated pollution control now known as industrial emissions. Environmental management has significant implications for business in terms of legal compliance, cost and technical measures to be implemented. How you…