A hundred and twenty-three workers were killed in work-related accidents in Great Britain in the last year, according to figures published on the 6th of July by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

The annual data release covers the period from April 2021 to March 2022, during which time most pandemic restrictions were lifted and the economy began returning to normal.

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Delivering Scotland’s circular economy: a consultation on proposals for a Circular Economy Bill

This consultation seeks views on the Scottish Government’s proposals for legislation to develop Scotland’s circular economy.

The proposals in the consultation form part of the wider plans for a step-change in our approach to reducing, reusing and recycling materials as part of our transition to net zero emissions.

The consultation closes on 22 August 2022.

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Scottish Biodiversity Strategy 2022

The Scottish Government is seeking views on its ambitious new strategy to halt nature loss by 2030 and reverse it by 2045.

A consultation on Scotland’s Biodiversity Strategy sets out the government’s long-term vision of what our natural environment needs to look like in 2045 in order to reverse biodiversity decline and protect our environment for the future. It contains a series of proposed outcomes setting out what needs to be done, and the conditions that must be in place, in order to achieve success.

The consultation closes on 12 September 2022.

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