Mitie is sowing the seeds of biodiverse landscapes with flowering lawn trials across two of its contracts in Leuchars and Dudley. A middle ground between traditional manicured lawns and wildflower meadows, the flowering lawns provide an attractive and environmentally beneficial ...

The household and personal care sector could unlock $62bn of annual cost savings and revenue upside in a new nature-positive economy trajectory by 2030, according to recent guidance published by the World Economic Forum. The ‘Nature Positive: Role of the Household ...

The Government Property Agency (GPA) has published new guidance – Biodiversity and Nature Recovery Annex (BNRA) – detailing how it will protect and improve the natural environment across the extensive estate it manages. As the largest office property holder in ...

Transport for London (TfL) has published a new Green Infrastructure and Biodiversity Plan, as part of its continuing work to become the “strong, green heartbeat” of the city. London is home to a remarkable variety of plant and animal species. From ...

With almost 70 per cent of the world’s population predicted to live in cities by 2050, major built environment professional institutes, including architects, planners, structural engineers and landscape practitioners, have renewed their joint pledge to collaborate to tackle urgent global ...

Waste management and resource recovery business, Enva, has launched the Enva Foundation, following the announcement of the company’s plans to set up a ‘social good’ enterprise in its latest Sustainability Report. The Enva Foundation will channel pro-bono services and expertise ...

Circular economy specialist, Reconomy has partnered with Shropshire Wildlife Trust (SWT) and Quarry Farm – a Shropshire landowner – in an initiative to promote biodiversity, nature recovery and offset carbon emissions. The collaboration with SWT and Quarry Farm comes as ...

Ground Control’s leadership of the land management and biodiversity sector has again been highlighted with its commitment to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2038 being validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Twelve years ahead of the Government’s ...

Sunil Shah, MD of Acclaro Advisory and the Sustainable Facilities Management Index (SFMI) explains why the SFMI Sustainability Benchmark has elevated wellbeing, biodiversity, and ED&I to help drive transformative change Sustainability is now undoubtedly a critical component of any organisational ...

Critical facilities and asset management services provider, Amey, is working alongside the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to transform local grass land into havens for wildlife. Through its defence housing contract, the DIO granted permission for Amey to change nearly one ...