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Sodexo advocates for cross industry collaboration to increase green skills

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 ...

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Retrofit skills programme shows strong demand impact after one year

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 ...

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CIBSE to engage with climate leaders at COP29 with focus on passive cooling

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, ...

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New framework to accelerate buildings sector’s alignment with net zero targets launched by SBTi

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 ...

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Country’s climate advisors say UK is ‘off track’ for net zero

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 ...

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Over two-thirds of CEOs view sustainability as a growth opportunity

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 ...

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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 ...

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Veolia introduces innovative process to safely treat and recycle nitrous oxide canisters

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 ...

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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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ISS gets near-term emissions reduction target validated

ISS’s near-term emissions reduction target has been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The validation underscores ISS’s commitment to combating climate change and aligns the company’s decarbonisation goals with the latest scientific advancements and the principles of the ...

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