Emansys

20/07/2026

https://emansysuk.com/musings-in-sustainability/the-death-of-carbon-neutral-what-the-eu-s-impending-ban-means-for-uk-businesses

On September 27, 2026, a regulatory hammer will fall across the European Union. Under the Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive (ECGT), companies will be flatly banned from claiming a product is "carbon neutral," "climate neutral," or "CO₂ reduced" if that claim relies on purchas...

24/06/2026

https://emansysuk.com/musings-in-sustainability/from-paris-to-bel%C3%A9m-and-beyond-a-decade-of-climate-diplomacy-cops-21-to-30

As we look back at the decade spanning COP 21 in Paris to the critical inflection point of COP 30 in Belém, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process has transitioned from an era of grand, romantic architecture to a gruelling, granular battle over dollars, cents, an...

22/06/2026

https://emansysuk.com/musings-in-sustainability/localising-the-global-blueprint-what-the-un-2030-agenda-means-for-small-and-medium-enterprises-in-t

19/06/2026

Musings in Sustainability - why old heads can be better

How to Support Your New Green Lead (and Why a Mentor is Your Secret Weapon)! You’ve made the leap. Maybe you just hired a bright-eyed, passionate graduate eager to change the world. Or perhaps you looked internally and tapped a high-performing employee on the shoulder—someone who already knows y...

17/06/2026

Musings in Sustainability the new ISO 14001

For the past decade, ISO 14001:2015 has been the go-to framework for organisations that want to manage their environmental impact in a structured, credible way. It helped many teams move beyond basic compliance and start treating environmental performance as part of day-to-day business management. B...

15/06/2026

Musings on Sustainability

Introduction When I began my career in environmental management and sustainability over three decades ago, the landscape was radically different. Back then, "environmental management" was primarily about reactive regulatory compliance—keeping companies out of court and avoiding fines. The concept ...