Sustainability

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 ...

Ocean Drift is the latest carpet range to join the JHS product portfolio. Manufactured using ECONYL® regenerated nylon, the versatile floor covering provides the same great performance as a new nylon carpet, but with improved sustainability credentials. ECONYL® yarn is ...

A new urban farm has been installed at Compass Group UK & Ireland’s headquarters – Compass House, Chertsey. The UK food and support services provider has partnered with Square Mile Farms, to introduce an urban farm, bringing ultra-fresh sustainable produce ...

The UKGBC has published a landmark review of the strategies and processes that asset-owners can use to adapt and enhance their climate resilience. As buildings, infrastructure and physical assets around the world face increasing risk from more frequent and severe ...

Engineering and facilities services business Pareto has confirmed it has achieved carbon neutrality in 2022. Covering scope 1 and 2 activities, the accolade evidences that Pareto have successfully reduced, and thereafter, fully offset all greenhouse gas emissions. In 2022, initiatives ...

Resource management provider, Veolia, has extended its services within UK healthcare by signing a new multi-million pound sustainable FM contract with Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. With a focus on optimisation and carbon reduction, the wide ranging agreement will implement ...

The need to keep pace with competitors is the primary factor motivating office landlords to make sustainability improvements, finds new research from infinitSpace, the creator of white-label, tech-enabled, flexible workspaces, and The Instant Group, a global marketplace for flexible workspace ...

More and more lighting manufacturers are adding reconditioning to their business model, and FM companies have an opportunity to get involved. New standards and regulations are coming into force. Now is the time for all to embrace the drive to ...

A refurbishment of a McDonald’s restaurant in Lymm, Warrington – with furniture donated to YMCA Together as part of a social value initiative –  has provided a new circular template facilitated by outsourced provider of waste and resource-led services, Reconomy. ...

The Supply Chain Sustainability School, a multi-award-winning initiative which represents a common approach to addressing sustainability within supply chains, has released its 2023 Impact Report.  The report surveyed over one thousand of its members across the country to get their ...