The entry point for low carbon and sustainable operations in many large companies has been through the corporate social responsibility (CSR) route. The approach too often has varied between a callous initiative headed by the marketing department to “incre
Browsing: Policy and legislation
3M has developed a range of retro-reflective tape for lorries, designed to help companies meet the upcoming road safety regulations, which will come into force this October.
The Commercial Boat Operators Association (CBOA) reckons the role water freight can play in cutting carbon emissions is being “overlooked” by the government.
The Rail Freight Group has welcomed the government’s Low Carbon Transport Strategy, but said it was disappointed that the document did little to promote the case for rail freight
The Freight Transport Association’s rail freight council has backed the government’s vision for the future of rail freight
The Rail Freight Group has welcomed publication of the Department for Transport’s long-term vision for the strategic freight network saying it demonstrates the department’s long term commitment to rail freight and to developing a fit for purpose network.
The other day I read a document that starts: “Freight is important and matters to everyone”. At first I thought it had been written for five year olds.
It is difficult to engage employers in a skills development discussion when their sole focus is either on the survival of their company or on survival of their job, or both. However, as I keep on saying, now is precisely the time to give skills developmen
Transport secretary Geoff Hoon has said freight is key to the competitiveness of the UK economy in a new Department for Transport policy document published today (16th December 2008).
Government plans to inject an extra £1bn into transport infrastructure are too focused on the south of the country, according to PD Ports which runs Teesport in the North East.
