Sustainability: DEFRA publish UK carbon footprint figures

Sustainability: DEFRA publish UK carbon footprint figures

by | Mar 16, 2012 | Environmental Protection, Research, Store, Sustainability

Defra has published official figures for annual UK carbon footprint for the years 1990 to 2009. It describes carbon dioxide emissions relating to goods and services produced by UK business and consumed by UK residents, and those emissions relating to imported goods. The release also provides new estimates of emissions of total greenhouse gases associated with UK consumption.

Food Safety: EFSA and ECDC zoonoses report released

Food Safety: EFSA and ECDC zoonoses report released

by | Mar 9, 2012 | Food Safety, Food Safety, Public Health, Research, Store

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have published their annual report on zoonoses and food-borne outbreaks in the European Union for 2010. The report shows that Salmonella cases in humans fell by almost 9% in 2010, marking a decrease for the sixth consecutive year. Salmonella prevalence in poultry is also clearly declining at the EU level.

Housing: Portfolio landlords feeling the pinch

Housing: Portfolio landlords feeling the pinch

by | Feb 24, 2012 | Housing, Housing, Research, Store

Rents may have risen in the private sector over the last year, but professional landlords are feeling the pinch. The latest findings from the BDRC Continental quarterly Landlords Panel research reveals the biggest rise in the number of portfolio landlords making a loss since the Landlords Panel began in 2006.