UK in top five for environmental certification

The UK is in the top five countries globally for achieving environmental certificates under the standard ISO14001.

Figures published recently show that more than 267,000 organisations in 158 countries are now certified against the standard's requirements.

http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?src=nl&id=23726

20% of Earth's natural resource use goes to waste

One-fifth of the world's natural resources that are extracted for use end up as waste according to new research which examines the hidden environmental costs of raw materials use.
http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=23607&title=20%25+of+Earth's+natural+resource+use+goes+to+waste