Net Zero

Guidance has been issued for the first time setting out how the emissions of buildings in operation can achieve net zero carbon. The new guidance will transform the ability of those who run and manage services in buildings to measure ...

Robertson Facilities Management (RFM) has been appointed by NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) to deliver both hard and soft facilities management services work across 15 buildings. The five-year contract, commenced earlier this year, has an annual value of £3m and ...

The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has announced the formation of a new Strategic Expert Group on the Climate Emergency to oversee and guide its work in this area. The Institution has also launched its Net Zero Roadmap, which ...

Unprecedented pressure on supply chains has led to food buyers in the UK’s biggest organisations reporting a 60 per cent increase in food waste over the last six months, according to a new study commissioned by Sodexo UK & Ireland ...

EQUANS UK & Ireland has strengthened its existing commitment to decarbonisation by publishing a revised net zero roadmap. The roadmap accelerates company-wide reductions in scope 1 and 2 emissions by more than a decade with new enhanced targets for net ...

The sports and hospitality division of Compass Group UK and Ireland has been awarded a five-year extension to its current catering contract with The O2 arena. The renewed contract will continue to see Levy UK+I serve food and drink experiences ...

Approximately 70 per cent of the UK’s non-residential building stock was constructed before the year 2000. According to the Green Building Council, if the UK’s 2050 net zero targets are to be met, improved energy efficiency and reductions in embodied ...

In June 2022, The Sustainable Facilities Management Index (SFMI), in partnership with BAM FM, released a standard to calculate Scope 3 carbon emissions for the facilities management sector – “Setting the foundations for net zero”. The vision aims to create ...

New survey findings from buildings analytics specialists, CIM, are painting a worrying picture of the manufacturing industry’s transition to net zero. This follows a leading industry thinktank imploring the Government to provide more support to the sector to help reduce ...

NHS Property Services (NHSPS) has published its first Green Plan focusing on decarbonising the NHS estate, supporting customers in their transition to net zero, and helping the NHS adapt to mitigate the impact of climate change. The NHSPS Green Plan ...