Sustainability: Challenges and Contradictions
Sustainability is increasingly used as a marketing tool to demonstrate that organisations are “doing the right thing” and working to improve our lives and the habitability of the planet. This is generally a good thing – it increases awareness and has the capacity to raise standards everywhere. There are problems, however, and one of them […]
International Cooperation and Environmental Crises: COP27 & COP15
There are several environmental issues plaguing our world right now, with the biggest and most notorious being climate change. According to the 6th assessment report by the IPCC, the global mean temperature has increased to 1.09°C when comparing the decade 2011 – 2020 with the baseline period of 1850 – 1900. This warming generates severe […]
Cold Water Swimming
It’s that time of year again so here’s the annual reminder for those who plan to continue swimming in the great outdoors over the winter months. Cold water swimming is generally defined as swimming in waters below 15 degrees C and it’s currently well below that both in the sea and the freshwater rivers and […]
ISO 50005:2021 Energy Management – Guidelines for a Phased Implementation
ISO 50005:2021 Energy management – Guidelines for a phased implementation provides practical guidance to undertake a phased implementation of an energy management system (EnMS), e.g., by using in-house resources. The functioning EnMS can subsequently be extended to meet the requirements of ISO 50001 to help SMEs (small & medium-sized enterprises) manage their energy performance better, […]
Sustainability Standards Developed by International Standards Organisation
Sustainability Standards and standards that contribute to sustainability have been developed by the International Standards Organisation. These include ISO 20400, Sustainable procurement – Guidance, ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety, ISO 14001 Environmental Management, ISO 22000 Food Safety, and ISO 50001 Energy Management System. These focus on management systems for companies and are based on […]
Antaris at Environment Ireland Conference, October 2022
A great second half of Day 1 of Environment Ireland with a split focus on the circular economy, as well as public health and the environment. Minister Eamon Ryan, opening speaker on day 2 of Environment Ireland tells delegates: “Funding of nature protection has increased by 83% in the last three years. That gives us […]
Meet Antaris at the Environment Ireland Conference
Environment Ireland is the main conference in the Irish environment sector calendar. It is a two-day, multi-stream conference that allows scope for focused sessions and is the optimal structure for maximum discussion and debate. The conference is all-island in its context and seeks to examine the latest developments across all the sectors within the Irish […]
Stakeholder Engagement and Sustainability Workshop Exercise (Blue Circular Technology and GOALs Initiatives)
Summary Antaris Consulting worked with Ireland’s Western Development Commission and Finland’s Karelia University together with other partners from across the EU Northern Periphery Area, to progress sustainability and circular economy initiatives relevant to SMEs in those areas. This project focused on two specific initiatives: The GOALs initiative helps SMEs to progress the sustainability of their […]
Upcoming Seminars with National Irish Safety Organisation Limited (NISO)
Antaris’ lead Health & Safety consultant, Finbarr Stapleton is delivering upcoming two seminars in conjunction with NISO on the below-mentioned two topics – ISO 45003:2021 – Psychological health and safety at work — Guidelines for managing psychosocial risks Health & Safety Liabilities: Legal Issues & Requirements Are you… An Employer, Manager, or HR Professional A […]
Antaris at the Health & Safety Review Conference 2022
This year’s Health & Safety Review conference sets out to focus on key issues which impact workplace safety, health, and wellbeing. Topics covered – The future of OSH Emerging from Covid: Risk Management Remote working: assessing risk and legal liability Occupational health: a key HAS priority Compensation awards: the PIAB’s enhanced role Behavioural safety: overview […]
