Investors in the Environment works with and is sponsored by some of the most environmentally-aware businesses and organisations. Here you will find an environmental credential summary from each of sponsors to show you just some of the things they have acheived.

East Anglia's leading waste contractor Viridor are now proud sponsor Investors in the Environment

Viridor is one of the UK’s leading recycling, waste management and renewable energy companies.  

Part of the FTSE 250 Pennon Group, Viridor provides the full range of recycling and waste services including advanced materials recycling, glass and plastics reprocessing, composting, mechanical & biological treatment, waste to energy, transport, collection, and safe and efficient landfill disposal.  Each year the company recycles c. 2 million tonnes of materials, has the capacity to generate over 127.5 megawatts of renewable energy and handled over 8 million tonnes of waste material.

All sites and services are operated under the company’s business management system incorporating ISO14001 (Environmental Management), ISO9001 (Quality Management) and OHSAS 18001 (Health and Safety) standards, and formally accredited by BSI.  These are the highest recognised international standards, ensuring continuous improvement in these key areas and providing assurance to customers and communities alike.

Viridor won the best ‘Recycling and Waste Management Business of the Year’ award at the 2010 national recycling awards .The company is also a two time award winner in the DEFRA-sponsored Awards for Excellence in Waste and Recycling (having won the ‘Innovation in Design’ and ‘Best Partnership’ categories in 2009 and 2008).

Lark Energy is proud to be sponsoring Investors in the Environment.   

“Providing sustainable heat and power to our homeowners, tenants and commercial customers”
 
• We focus on the provision of site wide renewable energy solutions for The Larkfleet Group , its partners and clients. 

• Our activities range from retrofitting larger commercial buildings and housing developments to developing site-wide energy infrastructure for new build housing and mixed-use developments.

• We are tackling the biggest challenge in reducing CO2 emissions from buildings by developing and installing a range of energy efficiency and renewable energy retrofit packages with group company FE peacock Retrofit.

• We can offer a variety of renewable energy technologies including photovoltaics (PV), solar thermal, small scale wind, biomass heating and anaerobic digestion (AD) and are currently developing a number of stand alone energy projects utilising PV and AD technologies.

• We also provide top quality PV components to the industry through specialised builders merchant Eco Building Products Ltd.

Jonathan Selwyn, Lark Energy managing director commented, “Lark Energy is delighted to be working with Investors in the Environment. As a local company focused on sustainability and green building practices, we are proud to pledge our support to Peterborough’s Environment Capital Initiative. I hope that this scheme will go a long way in helping Peterborough become the country’s environmental capital.”