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Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS)
Your large business or organisation may have mandatory energy assessment requirements to help improve energy efficiency.
Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA)
Find out if your business has obligations to reduce emissions from your international aviation operations.
Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR)
How UK quoted companies can report on their global energy use and emissions data in their annual Directors’ Report.
Sustainable drainage systems (SUDS) for business
An overview of sustainable drainage systems and some of the benefits that SUDS can offer to businesses.
Detention basins, ponds and wetlands in sustainable drainage systems
How you can use detention basins, ponds and wetlands as sustainable drainage systems to prevent pollution and flooding.
Permeable paving in sustainable drainage systems
How you can use permeable paving as a sustainable drainable system to prevent pollution and flooding from your business.
Sustainable drainage systems best practice
Legal requirements and good practice relating to planning, design and installation of sustainable drainage systems.
What are sustainable drainage systems?
The different types of sustainable drainage systems and how SUDS can be used to manage drainage around your business.
Swales in sustainable drainage systems
How you can use shallow drainage channels on your business premises to prevent pollution and flooding.
Burning waste
Environmental guidance for when your business burns waste, and the regulations and controls which apply.
How to use septic tanks, package treatment plants and cesspools
How to comply with environmental regulations if you use septic tanks, package treatment plants in your business.
Upgrade to energy efficient office equipment and systems
How to save energy in your business by making the right choices when you purchase new office equipment.
Where is asbestos found in buildings?
A list of some of the most common locations in older buildings where you might find asbestos-containing materials.
How to apply for trade effluent consents
How to apply for a trade effluent consent or agreement, how to comply and when you need a new or revised consent.
Disposing of asbestos waste
How to correctly dispose of different types of waste that is contaminated with asbestos in Northern Ireland.
Requirements of the Waste Incineration Directive
What the Waste Incineration Directive is, what your business needs to do to comply with it, and exclusions.
Do I need a permit for burning waste?
The different types of permits and licences that your business needs for burning waste in Northern Ireland.
Controls on types of waste burning units
An overview of the different kinds of containers, plant and equipment that your business can use to burn waste.
Controls on burning waste in the open
How burning waste in the open, including bonfires, is controlled and the restrictions on dark smoke.
Exemptions for burning waste
When you need to register a waste exemption for burning waste in Northern Ireland and how to comply with conditions.