A new report from energy solutions specialist, Aggreko, has found that more than 70 per cent of UK construction managers have experienced major weather-related delays to projects in the last 12 months, underscoring the threat that extreme weather poses to ...

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 ...

Recognising that every role in its organisation must adapt to meet the challenges posed by climate change, Sodexo is embedding green skills within its workforce, providing training and learning opportunities for its people at all stages of their career journey ...

This month marks the first anniversary of the Supply Chain Sustainability School’s pioneering retrofit programme, sponsored by NatWest Group. Launched to help combat climate change by upskilling the built environment sector, this free programme has achieved remarkable success in just ...

CIBSE has announced its participation in the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11-22 November 2024. CIBSE’s Technical Director, Dr. Anastasia Mylona, ...

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has launched a groundbreaking science-based decarbonisation framework for companies and financial institutions in the buildings value chain. The framework sets 1.5°C-aligned emissions reduction targets for the buildings industry to overcome current climate challenges and ...

A new report which has been presented to Parliament today by the Climate Change Committee (CCC) states that only a third of the emissions reductions required to achieve the country’s 2030 target are currently covered by credible plans. This news ...

A recent survey by Gartner, Inc. has found that over two-thirds (69 per cent) of CEOs view sustainability as a leading business growth opportunity this year. The 2024 Gartner CEO and Senior Business Executive Survey was conducted from July to ...

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 ...

Veolia has started the first UK process lines for the safe treatment of nitrous oxide canisters. The innovative new systems are designed to treat and recycle the used canisters, and stop the greenhouse gas impact caused through discharge of the ...