Wates Group has secured a £90 million sustainability-linked loan (SLL) from a three-bank syndicate led by Lloyds Bank. The facility, for which Lloyds Bank also acted as the sole ESG coordinator, will help Wates achieve its ESG objectives and see ...

Pinnacle Group has published a Carbon Reduction Plan detailing how the business aims to minimise direct and indirect emissions across each of its services and extensive property portfolio over the next decade.   In the plan, the facilities and property management ...

The UK hospitality industry is missing out on savings of £736 million a year due to outdated facilities management practices, reveals a new study. The sector needs to urgently embrace new ways of working to realise savings and cut carbon ...

According to new research from the British Council for Offices (BCO) putting active commuting at the heart of ESG policies can shift commuters towards more sustainable forms of travel, improve individual health and wellbeing and help companies cut carbon emissions. ...

The real estate industry’s first competition dedicated to empowering commercial buildings to make a significant contribution to net zero, has officially launched in the UK. Since the competition was announced in June 2021, CUBE has signed up nine leading industry ...

Changes to the Building Regulations will ensure the need for better ventilation is not compromised by increasingly tough targets for reducing energy consumption, according to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC). Speaking at a webinar hosted by ...

Retrofitting outdated lighting systems will be key to improving energy use as businesses face increasing operational costs, according to independent lighting manufacturer, Tamlite Lighting. The company’s comments come at a time when energy prices are predicted to remain high for ...

ISS has signed the Cool Food Pledge, a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with the food it serves globally by 25 per cent by 2030, from its 2019 baseline. In addition, ISS has also committed to a 50 ...

The sustainability engagement expert’s work for the NHS has received a major boost with the announcement from SBRI Healthcare that it has been awarded £99,076. Jump is one of 10 winners in the national funding competition, delivering a net zero ...

The headline climate pledges of 25 of the world’s largest companies in reality only commit to reduce their emissions by 40 per cent on average, not 100 per cent as suggested by their “net zero” and “carbon neutral” claims, according ...