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Barbour gives you access to a range of British standards and other relevant documents and legislation on climate and environmental responsibilities.
Topics include:
- Energy (includes sub-sections)
- Environment (includes sub-sections)
- ESG - Environmental, Social and Governance
- You can also search for keywords, e.g. Sustainability, Net Zero
Access via Barbour content & International > Topics > Explore More.
Sections include:
- technical guides
- director's briefing
- model policies
- key documents (standards, guidance documents)
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A training and development resource for leaders and self-development. It contains materials on climate and environmental issues affecting the workplace.
This resource offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE serves as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet.
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eJournals
- Environmental research: climate (ERCL) (Online)
- Oxford open climate change
- Climate resilience and sustainability
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- Nature climate change
eBooks
Ascione, R. (2022) The future of health : how digital technology will make care accessible, sustainable, and human
Audit Scotland, (2022) Scotland's councils' approach to addressing climate change
Böhm, S and Sullivan, S. (2021) Negotiating climate change in crisis
Kim, E. J. (2020) Cities, climate change, and public health : building human resilience to climate change at the local level
Health care without harm (2019) Health care's climate footprint : how the health sector contributes to the global climate crisis and opportunities for action
Naylor, C. (2019) The NHS and climate change : a decade of distraction
Pinkerton, K. E and Rom, W. N (2021) Climate change and global public health
Vatovec, C. (2023) Dying green : a journey through end-of-life medicine in search of sustainable health care

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