Compass Group has announced a commitment to reach Net Zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its global operations and value chain by 2050. The group, which has operations in 45 countries, employs around 550,000 people and serves over 5.5 billion ...

A new partnership has been launched to support NHS Trusts in developing and implementing their decarbonisation strategies. Decarbonising Health Estates Partnership (DHEP) was soft launched as part of an industry roundtable to discuss NHS’ net zero challenge. Led by construction ...

Mitie has teamed up Sustainable Development Capital LLP (SDCL), an investment firm specialising in energy efficiency and decentralised energy generation, to help both public and private sector organisations plan their decarbonisation roadmap and fund the low carbon equipment and technology ...

Oxford City Council has appointed Willmott Dixon to deliver an extensive decarbonisation programme, which will see four of the city’s leisure centres reduce their emissions by converting from fossil fuels to water and air source heat pumps. Procured using the ...

Asset owners, operators and managers are now able to assess and improve the energy efficiency of their office buildings via the NABERS UK Energy for Offices scheme. The scheme, which is administered by BRE, rates the performance of the ‘base’ ...

The SFMI and BAM FM have teamed up to develop a framework to help the FM community achieve net zero carbon by providing a standardised approach that measures emissions from services. SFMI’s Chris Havers and BAM’s Reid Cunningham and Anthony ...

Mitie has been named a Business Champion for the Construct Zero Performance Framework, the Construction Leadership Council’s (CLC) initiative to ensure construction and facilities management businesses play a bigger role in helping decarbonise Britain’s built environment. The Construct Zero Performance ...

Recycling company Paper Round calls for the industry to look ‘beyond net zero’ In recent years, the push to deliver ‘net zero’ has grown remarkably. But is it enough? Not according to leading London & South East recycling company Paper ...

Mitie has launched four new Plan Zero BoltON packages, offering simple solutions designed to help customers achieve their net zero targets. The BoltON solutions focus on remote building management (Pulse), solar power (Shine), lighting optimisation (Glow) and electric vehicle (EV) ...

The City of London Corporation has awarded Vital Energi with a contract which will guarantee energy savings of over £480,000 a year and carbon savings of over 1,000 tonnes a year, helping the governing body of the Square Mile to take ...