FM services provider, Bidvest Noonan, has signed up to ‘Accelerate’, the Business Pact for Climate and Nature. The company, a long-standing member of Business in the Community, is one of the first signatories of this forward-thinking initiative launched by Business ...
Read More »Welcome to Wildfell
FMJ reports on how the Wildfell nature-recovery project from Ground Control is strategically restoring nature, engaging partners, and creating economic value through biodiversity net gain Escape the rat race and take your workplace to the Wildfell Centre for Environmental Recovery. ...
Read More »Organisations must strive to achieve the collective goal of a nature-positive world for all
By Akanksha Khatri, Head of Nature and Biodiversity, World Economic Forum Research shows that consumers are increasingly concerned about the environmental impact of the products they buy, with a 71 per cent rise in online searches for sustainable goods globally ...
Read More »Mitie introduces flowering lawn trials to support biodiversity
Mitie is sowing the seeds of biodiverse landscapes with flowering lawn trials across two of its contracts in Leuchars and Dudley. A middle ground between traditional manicured lawns and wildflower meadows, the flowering lawns provide an attractive and environmentally beneficial ...
Read More »Accelerating nature-positive action could unlock $62 billion a year by 2030 for household and personal care products sector
The household and personal care sector could unlock $62bn of annual cost savings and revenue upside in a new nature-positive economy trajectory by 2030, according to recent guidance published by the World Economic Forum. The ‘Nature Positive: Role of the Household ...
Read More »GPA publishes guidance to improve biodiversity across government estate
The Government Property Agency (GPA) has published new guidance – Biodiversity and Nature Recovery Annex (BNRA) – detailing how it will protect and improve the natural environment across the extensive estate it manages. As the largest office property holder in ...
Read More »Creating a greener London: TfL publishes new Green Infrastructure and Biodiversity Plan
Transport for London (TfL) has published a new Green Infrastructure and Biodiversity Plan, as part of its continuing work to become the “strong, green heartbeat” of the city. London is home to a remarkable variety of plant and animal species. From ...
Read More »Built environment institutes renew joint pledge to tackle global instability
With almost 70 per cent of the world’s population predicted to live in cities by 2050, major built environment professional institutes, including architects, planners, structural engineers and landscape practitioners, have renewed their joint pledge to collaborate to tackle urgent global ...
Read More »Enva launches ‘social good’ enterprise
Waste management and resource recovery business, Enva, has launched the Enva Foundation, following the announcement of the company’s plans to set up a ‘social good’ enterprise in its latest Sustainability Report. The Enva Foundation will channel pro-bono services and expertise ...
Read More »Reconomy collaborates to benefit nature and receives SBTi validation of its net zero targets
Circular economy specialist, Reconomy has partnered with Shropshire Wildlife Trust (SWT) and Quarry Farm – a Shropshire landowner – in an initiative to promote biodiversity, nature recovery and offset carbon emissions. The collaboration with SWT and Quarry Farm comes as ...
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