Annual Reports

BIS: As part of the Progress Report on the Strategy for Sustainable Construction the Government & industry have revealed the achievements made so far on their commitments to change radically the way the UK construction industry designs & builds.
Press release ~ Progress Report on the Sustainable Construction Strategy ~ Strategic Forum for Construction
 
CCW: The Consumer Council for Water has revealed that overall complaints to water companies in England & Wales dropped last year by nearly 15%.  A few companies had significant improvements in complaint figures as they recovered from problems in previous years, bringing the industry average down.
 
However, there are still companies that need to improve complaints figures.  Last year complaints to United Utilities rose by over 36%, and United Utilities, Southern Water, South East Water and South West Water had the highest number of complaints for the number of customers they serve (complaints per 10,000 customers).  Last year CCWater helped customers secure £2.5m in compensation & rebates from water companies - 40% more than the year before.
Press release ~ CCWater ~ Complaint Handling in the Water Industry in England and Wales - 2008/09
 
DECC: New climate change stats revealing the carbon footprint of every single part of the UK have been published. The statistics calculate the climate impact of the energy used by homes, businesses & road transport in each local authority area throughout England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
 
The UK has already reduced its emissions by 21% on 1990 levels and is committed to a reduction of at least 34% by 2020In these results the UK’s overall CO2 emissions dropped by 2% between 2005 & 2007.
Press release ~ 2007 Local Authority carbon dioxide emissions ~ Community Energy Saving Programme ~ Road to Copenhagen: December 2009 ~ Carbon Emission Reduction Target (CERT) ~ ACT on CO2
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