Protecting the environment with intelligence
This week sees the launch of EIA’s third supermarket survey. Over the past three years I’ve been amazed by the level of progress some retailers have made towards adopting HFC-free refrigeration. You’ll see from the results that 2010 was definitely the year HFC-free supermarket refrigeration went mainstream. Today a whopping 246 stores across Great Britain [...]
When I joined EIA back in the mists of time (well, 1997 actually) I was quickly dispatched to a remote part of Wales to undergo camera training. I especially remember the joys of performing a manual white balance with a bulky Hi-8 format camera on a bleak hilltop buffeted by strong winds. Fast forward to [...]
Dear Supporter, You have successfully reached our page using a QR code. 2011 is rumored to be the year of the QR codes and it seems their potential is limitless. QR codes, or quick response codes are the two dimensional barcodes that are being adopted by marketing folk everywhere. You may have noticed them on [...]
Yes, we’re recycling an old post but never keen to waste things here, we are reposting a very relevant blog post this weekend. Come Monday the 16th May, a mere 3 days time, we will be launching our latest report on a new area of work for EIA, electronic waste. Some of you may have [...]
The terrible scale of the human and environmental disaster still unfolding in Japan is almost beyond comprehension. Overwhelmed by Friday’s massive earthquake and the tsunami it triggered, the people of that country hadn’t even time to begin to count the cost before they found themselves threatened by nuclear contamination. The stoicism of the Japanese people [...]
Switch on player. Is camera running properly? Where’s the light source? Is trader in frame? Two hours starts now. Is voice pen concealed? Conversation begins. Remember cover story. Talk naturally. Don’t prompt with yes/no questions. Trader relaxes. Good time to ask sensitive questions? Half-hour left on tape. Swap tape now? Visit toilet to make switch. Another two hours begin. [...]