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Oppor t uni t i esoft heWeek
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Nat i onalNur si ngRecr ui t mentCampai gn
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Educat i on
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Saf erI nt er netDay2020-‘ Fr eeI nt er netFi l t er i ng’ f oral lUK househol ds Fl ashSt ar tannouncesf r eeI nt er netFi l t er i ng,so al l owi ngever yUKhousehol dt ocont r oluseof gami ng,adul tcont ent ,gambl i nget candr esi st mal war e I t al i anbasedi nt er netf i l t er i ngl eader ,Fl ashSt ar t . com hasannouncedi twi l lal l owr esi dent i al househol dsf r eeaccesst oi t sI nt er netFi l t er i ng ser vi cesf oral lUKr esi dent s.Pot ent i aluser s si mpl yneedt or egi st erher ewww. f l ashst ar t . com/ saf er i nt er net dayandact i vat et heser vi cedur i ngFebr uar y .Fl ashSt ar tCEO andFound er ,Fr ancescoCol l i ni ,comment ed“ Wehopet hi s wi l lbewar ml yr ecei vedbyal lUKf ami l i eswho wantt o“ r eset ”t hei rr el at i onshi pwi t ht hei nt er net overt hehouseWi Fi .Fl ashSt ar tcanbl ockunaccept abl econt ent ,haveacut of ft i met oaccess gami ngorsoci almedi asi t esandbl ocknast ymal war esi t es”
Fl ashSt ar ti sapr of essi onalf i l t er i ngsyst em depl oyedi nmor et han100count r i esandnowr epackagedf ort heUKconsumer .Fl ashSt ar t checksi nt er netbr owsi ngr equest sagai nstyour househol df i l t er i ngpol i cyand,usi ngadynami c dat abase,wi l lal l oworbl ocki nt er netaccess.Pr i vacyi smai nt ai nedasnoper sonaldat ai sst or ed. Nonewhar dwar eorsof t war ei sr equi r edt o depl oyFl ashSt ar tasi tusesexi st i ngr out er sor net wor kser ver s. Rel easef r om Fl ashSt ar t
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Char i t yEventoft heMont h
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ThousandsofBusi nessesUnpr epar edf orNew Envi r onment al Repor t i ngScheme Sust ai nabi l i t yanal ysi sandr epor t i ngf i r m Ecomet r i casaysmor et han8, 000busi nesses f acecar bonaccount i ngf ort hef i r stt i me Edi nbur gh,1 1Febr uar y2020-Sust ai nabi l i t yaccount i ngexper t satEcomet r i caar e war ni ngt hatt housandsofcompani escoul dbecaughtoutbynewcar bonr epor t i ngr egul at i ons. Mor et han8, 000UKbusi nessesf acer epor t i ngoncar bonemi ssi onsaspar toft hei raccount sf ort hef i r stt i meatt heendoft hei rcur r entf i nanci alyear ,andi ti suncl earhow manyhavemadesui t abl epr ovi si on. Gar yDavi s,CEO ofEcomet r i ca,sai dl i st edcompani esf acemor eoner ousr epor t i ngr equi r ement s,whi l el ar gerunquot edf i r msandLLPswoul dber epor t i ngonemi ssi onsf or t hef i r stt i me. “ Al ll ar geunquot ed,l ar geLLPs,andquot edcompani es,asdef i nedbyt heCompani es Act2006,wi l lhavet ocompl ywi t ht henewener gyandcar bonr epor t i ngf r amewor k, ”he sai d.“ Tor educet headdi t i onalbur denonr epor t i ngcompani es,i ti sexpect edt hatt he f i gur eswi l lbepubl i shedi nannualr epor t s,al ongsi def i nanci aldat a. ” Ther equi r ementi spar toft heUKGover nment ’ sDepar t mentf orBusi ness,Ener gyand I ndust r i alSt r at egy’ snewEnvi r onment alRepor t i ngGui dance,whi chi ncl udest he St r eaml i nedEner gyandCar bonRepor t i ngRegul at i ons( SECR)( vi ewPDF) ,t hatwi l l appl yt of i nanci alyear sst ar t i ngonoraf t erApr i l1st ,2019. Davi ssai d:“ TheUKGover nmenti sext endi ngmandat or ycar bonr epor t i ngr equi r ement st omor ecompani est hant heout goi ngr egul at i ons,whi l eencour agi ngt hoset hat ar en’ tr equi r edt or epor tt odi scl oset hei rsust ai nabi l i t ydat a. ” Muchl i ket heout goi ngMandat or yGr eenhouseGas( MGHG)r epor t i ngr equi r ement s, quot edcompani eswi l lber equi r edt or epor tt hei rgl obalgr eenhouseemi ssi onsandan i nt ensi t yr at i o.Addi t i onal l y ,suchcompani eswi l lber equi r edt or epor tt hei rt ot algl obal ener gyuseandi nf or mat i onr el at i ngt oener gyef f i ci encyact i onal ongsi det hemet hodol ogyusedt ocal cul at et hedat a. Tocompl ywi t hSECR,l ar geunquot edcompani esandLLPsar enowr equi r edt or epor t t hei rUKener gyuseandassoci at edgr eenhousegasemi ssi onsr el at i ngt ogas,el ect r i ci t yandt r anspor t ,aswel lasani nt ensi t yr at i o,i nf or mat i onr el at i ngt oener gyef f i ci ency act i on,t hr ought hei rannualr epor t s( t hedef i ni t i onof“ l ar ge”i st hesamef orbot hunquot edcompani esandLLPs) .
TheSECRRegul at i onswi l laf f ect : *Quot edcompani es; *Lar geunquot edcompani es; *Lar geLi mi t edLi abi l i t yPar t ner shi ps( LLP) Lar gecompani esar edef i nedbyt heCompani esAct2006ast hosewhi chhavet woor mor eoft hef ol l owi ngcr i t er i af ort her epor t i ngper i od: *Mor et han250empl oyees *Anannualt ur novergr eat ert han£36m *Anannualbal ancesheetgr eat ert han£18m Or gani sat i onscanf al lwi t hi nt heset hr eecat egor i eseveni fnotf orpr of i torunder t aki ng publ i cact i vi t i es,e. g.uni ver si t i esorNHSTr ust swhi chi ncl udecompani es. Davi ssai dt hei mpact soft henewl egi sl at i onwi l lvar ydependi ngont heor gani sat i on’ scur r entsi t uat i on. Hesai d:“ I t ’ sl i kel yt hatmostor gani sat i onswhohavehadt osubmi tar et ur nf ort heEner gy Savi ngOppor t uni t i esScheme( ESOS)wi l lber equi r edt or epor tt ot henewscheme.Thi s wi l li nt r oduceannualpubl i cdi scl osur eofUKener gyuseandcar bonemi ssi onst oar ound 1 1, 000or gani sat i ons,upf r om appr oxi mat el y1, 600r equi r edt or epor tf ort heout goi ngr egul at i ons. “ Thenewr egul at i onswi l lpr esentachal l enget omanybusi nessesandanoppor t uni t yf or somel ar gergl obalcor por at es,notcur r ent l yr epor t i ng,t oconsi derappl yi ngbestpr act i ce.I n r eal i t y ,t heyal lshar eacommongoal :t omi ni mi set hei rgr eenhousegasandsust ai nabi l i t y r epor t i ngbur den. ” Ecomet r i car ecent l yl aunchedanaudi tr eadyandf ul l ycompl i antSECRr epor t i ngappl i cat i on.Power edbyt heawar dwi nni ngEcomet r i caPl at f or m,i tal l owsor gani sat i onst oeasi l y col l ect ,cal cul at eandr epor tener gyuseandcar bonemi ssi ons,i ncompl i ancewi t ht henew r equi r ement s. Rel easef r om TheCommuni cat i onsBusi ness
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LocalGover nment
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LocalGover nment-HR,Legal ,Democr at i c&Fi nance
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LocalGover nment-Housi ng,Envi r onment&Pl anni ng
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