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Metsä launches 2027 Sustainability Awards in the UK

After highly successful events in 2023 & 2025, the Metsä 2027 Sustainability Awards, in association with the Cleaning and Services Support Association (CSSA) and hosted by Katrin, is back. The event was founded in partnership with the CSSA, in 2023 ...

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Artus Air solutions being installed in British Land’s new HQ to support sustainability ambitions

Artus Air heating and cooling solutions are being installed at British Land’s new London head office at 20 Triton Street, Regent’s Place, supporting the developer’s commitment to creating high-quality workplaces with significantly reduced carbon impact. Developer British Land is renowned ...

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Robert Scott introduces industry-first biodegradable socket mop technology

Robert Scott has become the first company in the UK cleaning sector to incorporate a biodegradable plastic additive into its mop socket design. This innovation means that Exel® sockets are designed to biodegrade in managed landfill environments, eliminating the environmental ...

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London’s Southbank Centre overcomes heritage constraints to go solar

The Southbank Centre in London has installed a rooftop solar array on its Festival Terrace building, overcoming significant heritage and planning constraints to deliver renewable energy as part of its net zero ambitions. The building forms part of a protected ...

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phs Teacrate investment redefines the crate washing market

phs Teacrate, the UK’s market leader in crate hire and washing services, has invested in new technology that redefines hygiene and sustainability standards in the UK’s crate market. The new, next-generation tray & pallet washers set a new benchmark in ...

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Houston & Hawkes receives King’s Award for Enterprise

Independent contract catering and hospitality business Houston & Hawkes has received a King’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development 2026, in recognition of its industry-leading approach to environmentally and socially responsible foodservice. The King’s Awards for Enterprise are the UK’s ...

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Blueprint for better

The Sustainable Design Forum examined how collaboration, authentic design and circular thinking are shaping greener, healthier spaces for the future. Madeleine Ford reports Marking its fourth year, the Sustainable Design Forum took place 23 April at Crypt on the Green ...

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MD of Magenta Associates joins emex Advisory Board

Managing Director of Brighton-based PR and communications consultancy Magenta Associates, Jo Sutherland, has been appointed to the Advisory Board of emex, one of the UK’s leading sustainability and energy management exhibitions. For more than a decade, emex has connected the ...

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Businesses believe benefits of decarbonisation outweigh costs of meeting Net Zero

Businesses are reframing how they talk about net zero but remain committed to decarbonisation and wary of the cost of inaction, according to BSI’s 2026 G7 ‘temperature check’. With heightened geopolitical instability and the oil crisis placing greater emphasis on ...

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OCS appoints sustainability director 

Simon Humphrey has been appointed Sustainability Director for OCS UK & Ireland. Humphrey brings to the role over two decades of experience in sustainability strategy, ESG reporting, and stakeholder engagement, and will lead the UK and Ireland sustainability function as ...

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