The Lighting Industry Association’s (LIA) first ‘Sustainability Illuminated’ Roundtable, held at the end of June at Rotherwick House, London, featured a panel of industry experts who brought a wealth of experience, insight, and innovative ideas to a series of engaging ...
Read More »Reconomy reports record turnover of over £1bn in 2022
Reconomy has published its second annual sustainability report which shows the circular economy specialist has achieved a record annual turnover of over £1 billion in 2022 – more than doubling turnover in the past two years (£490 million in 2020), ...
Read More »Sustainability as standard when you specify with Ideal Standard and Armitage Shanks
By Anil Madan, Non-Residential Marketing Manager at Armitage Shanks and Ideal Standard International Catering to both hygiene and sustainability concerns in commercial washrooms can be a difficult task, particularly as these are areas which often seem to pull in different ...
Read More »Willmott Dixon zero-carbon school wins Passivhaus award
The UK’s first Passivhaus Plus school – completed by Willmott Dixon in 2019 – has won an industry award for setting the standard for zero-carbon educational buildings. Hackbridge Primary School in the London Borough of Sutton was named winner in ...
Read More »Study reveals the factors holding back office landlords from improving sustainability
In a new study of 250 commercial landlords with office buildings in the UK, half report major setbacks in improving energy efficiency across their portfolios, casting doubt over the sector’s short-term ability to meet net zero ambitions. The findings are ...
Read More »GOJO’s journey to green
GOJO, THE INVENTORS OF PURELL™ strengthens its commitment to sustainability with SMART green goals Skin and surface hygiene specialist, GOJO Industries-Europe is proud to launch ‘Journey to Green’. This manifesto sets out specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) objectives ...
Read More »Companies willing to pay more for greener offices
New research from property analytics software firm, CIM, has found that companies are willing to pay higher rents for more sustainable corporate office space following the rise of hybrid working. CIM’s latest report Tenant Preferences in the UK Office Market, surveyed 200 UK ...
Read More »BM pilots new sustainability awareness workshops
BM Caterers has joined forces with nutritional software company Nutritics’ sustainability consultancy arm, Knowledge Labs, to be the first company to pilot a new sustainability awareness educational programme. The workplace catering firm introduced ‘Knowledge Labs’ to develop weekly educational briefs for its managers to deliver to ...
Read More »Amey and Hays launch business support programme
Critical facilities and asset management services provider, Amey, in partnership with workforce solutions and recruitment specialist, Hays, have launched a new business support programme as part of their sustainable procurement commitments. The Amey Hays Social Enterprise Initiative programme will provide ...
Read More »Just like new
The latest green buildings may be designed for sustainability, but the embodied carbon produced in their construction shouldn’t be overlooked. Shane Betts, Head of Corporate Business, Integral makes the case for retrofitting existing buildings instead When we think about sustainable ...
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