Useful organisations' websites

Lowcarbon.com

Lowcarbon.com advertises jobs, courses and events in the renewable energy, carbon management and climate sectors. www.lowcarbon.com

EMCBE

East Midlands Centre for Constructing the Build Environment: strategic leadership for the interests of the Region’s construction industry; focal point for its improvement; communications ‘hub’ for co-ordinating and disseminating work of existing sector related groups and organisations. Regional ‘champion’ for improving the skills and performance, and long-term development of the construction sector. www.emcbe.org.uk

Netregs

NetRegs: free environmental guidance for small businesses in the UK. www.netregs.gov.uk

WRAP

WRAP: creates new markets for recycled products as part of the drive to reduce the volume of waste which was sent to landfill. Also provides advisory services on best recycling practice. www.wrap.org.uk

CIRIA – research, publications, training and networks.

Leading provider of performance improvement products and services to organisations involved in procuring, delivering, owning and maintaining the fabric of the modern built environment. www.ciria.org.uk

CEEQUAL

Ceequal is an awards scheme assessing the environmental quality of civil engineering projects - a civil engineering equivalent to BREEAM for buildings. It is being promoted by ICE, CIRIA and a group of committed industry organisations. Its objective is to encourage the attainment of environmental excellence in civil engineering projects, and thus to deliver improved environmental performance in project specification, design and construction. www.ceequal.com

Constructing Excellence

Constructing Excellence delivers major government programmes (principally under a contract with the DTI); membership programmes; and other commercial contracts. www.constructingexcellence.org.uk

Useful construction documents

Envirowise

On site trades environmental information sheets:

Managing packaging waste on your construction site:

DEFRA:

Advice on waste legislation and duty of care www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/legislation/duty.htm

Useful general sustainability links

WWF

Living Planet Report. WWF's periodic update on the state of the world's ecosystems. www.panda.org/news_facts/publications/living_planet_report/index.cfm

Carbon Trust

The Carbon Trust is an independent company funded by Government. Its role is to help the UK move to a low carbon economy by helping business and the public sectors reduce carbon emissions and capture the commercial opportunities of low carbon technologies. www.carbontrust.co.uk

DFID

The Rough Guide to a Better World: essential guide to how the world can be a better place for everyone. Poverty in the developing world is well known, but less publicised are the efforts of those who combat hunger, disease and illiteracy. This guide shows how you personally can get involved. www.roughguide-betterworld.com/

National Industrial Symbiosis Programme

The National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP) is a well established resource efficiency and waste minimisation programme with in excess of 500 industry members nationally. www.nisp.org.uk

Association of Sustainability Practitioners

Association of Sustainability Practitioners: membership organisation for sustainability professionals. www.asp-online.org

Social Venture Network

Social Venture Network: a nonprofit network committed to building a just and sustainable world through business. www.svn.org/