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Agriculture, Food and Industry: Isle of Man: Agriculture and Fisheries Grant Scheme 2016 (AFGS): (...) The scheme provides support to businesses for one, or more, of the following purposes: (...) Preserve and improve the natural environment, hygiene conditions and animal welfare standards; Reduce energy use; (...)

Aquaculture, Fishing and Fisheries: UK Government: UK Seafood Fund (UKSF): Infrastructure Scheme

Aquaculture, Fishing and Fisheries: England: Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS): The FaSS delivers investment to safeguard the long term sustainability, resilience and prosperity of the seafood sector across England.  Key funding priorities include: (...) Supporting more environmentally sustainable practices to protect our waters and help achieve net zero. 

Aquaculture, Fishing and Fisheries: Northern Ireland Executive: Maritime and Fisheries Fund (NI): (...) Support is available for projects that deliver on sustainable economic growth in the sea fisheries and aquaculture sectors. This includes: (...) Fishing vessel energy improvements and re-engining; (...).

Aquaculture, Fishing and Fisheries: Scottish Government: Marine Fund Scotland (MFS): The objective of Marine Fund Scotland (MFS) is to support projects that deliver outcomes relating to Scotland's Blue Economy Vision. Scotland's Blue Economy Vision is that, by 2045, Scotland's shared stewardship of the UK's marine environment supports ecosystem health, improved livelihoods, economic prosperity, social inclusion and wellbeing. The specific purposes for which support may be offered through the Marine Fund Scotland are: a. the conservation, enhancement or restoration of the marine and aquatic environment; including the conservation, enhancement or restoration of the natural beauty or amenity of marine or coastal areas, or of inland waters or waterside areas; (...)

The Free Trade Agreement between the Parties has established a free trade area consistent with Article XXIV of GATT 1994 and for trade in services, an agreement of the type referred to in Article V of the GATS.The Agreement also contains commitments on sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, temporary entry for business persons, investment, digital trade, intellectual property, government procurement, competition policy and consumer protection, state-owned enterprises and designated monopolies, small and medium-sized enterprises, innovation, labour, environment, development, trade and gender equality, animal welfare and antimicrobial resistance, good regulatory practice, cooperation, transparency and anti-corruption, and dispute settlement.

The Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and New Zealand has established a free trade area for trade in goods within the meaning of Article XXIV of the GATT 1994, and for trade in services, an agreement of the type referred to in Article V of the GATS. The Agreement also contains commitments on sanitary and phytosanitary measures, animal welfare, technical barriers to trade, trade remedies, domestic regulation, telecommunications, temporary entry of business persons, investment, digital trade, government procurement, intellectual property, competition, state-owned enterprises and designated monopolies, consumer protection, good regulatory practice and regulatory cooperation, environment, trade and labour, small and medium-sized enterprises, trade and gender equality, Māori trade and economic cooperation, trade and development, anti corruption, transparency, institutional provisions, and dispute settlement.

The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2023: These measures will amend the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 ("the RoHS Regulations") as they apply in England and Wales, and Scotland. Regulation 2 will revoke exemptions in the RoHS Regulations, which relate to mercury in different types of lighting. (...)

The Environmental Protection (Plastic Plates etc. and Polystyrene Containers etc.) (England) Regulations 2023: These regulations will apply to all businesses that operate in England. (...) The definition of packaging is that used in regulation 3 of the Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2015 (b) . For example, a plate, bowl, or tray pre-filled with food or a plate, bowl, or tray filled with food at the point of sale will not be banned.(...) The proposed regulations are designed to prohibit or restrict the supply of certain plastic items on the grounds that they cause harm to the environment. Their durability ensures they can survive for centuries in landfill or as litter in the countryside or ocean. These measures represent a step towards England's domestic target of eliminating avoidable plastic waste by 2042, as set out in our 25 Year Environment Plan and reemphasized in England's Environmental Improvement Plan. (...) They also represent a step towards our international commitments, such as UNEA resolution 5/14, which called on all Member States to continue and step-up activities to combat plastic pollution. (...)

The Great Britain (GB) mandatory classification and labelling list (the GB MCL list): For the purposes of transparency, the United Kingdom is signposting Members to the GB mandatory classification and labelling list, which is a list of all the mandatory classification and labelling requirements of substances and groups of substances made by the Secretary of State in accordance with Article 37 and Article 37A of the retained CLP Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 as amended for Great Britain.