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ISS launches low-carbon meals in UK secondary schools

ISS has launched a new low-carbon initiative into its secondary school menus in the UK, working alongside partner Coolfood — an initiative run by not-for-profit organisation, World Resources Institute (WRI) — to cut food-related emissions across the education sector. It ...

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NG Bailey net zero target receives SBTi approval

NG Bailey has had its long-term target to achieve net zero emissions by 2045 approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTI).   The independent engineering and services business has set a target to achieve net zero by 2045 for ...

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UK’s first cross-industry Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard launches

The Pilot Version of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (UK NZCBS) has launched. It is the UK’s first cross-industry Standard that brings together net zero carbon requirements for all major building types and will enable the UK Built ...

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Bidvest Noonan completes first comprehensive carbon footprint assessment

Bidvest Noonan has completed its first comprehensive carbon footprint assessment, which adheres to the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol and the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) standards. The process involved a detailed analysis of emissions from the supply chain, employee commuting, fleet ...

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Country’s climate advisors say UK is ‘off track’ for net zero

A new report which has been presented to Parliament today by the Climate Change Committee (CCC) states that only a third of the emissions reductions required to achieve the country’s 2030 target are currently covered by credible plans. This news ...

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BCIS launches whole life costs and carbon measurement tool

The Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) has launched a “groundbreaking” tool which measures and reports on whole life costs and whole life carbon emissions at the same time. Life Cycle Evaluator brings together BCIS’s extensive cost data, building on more ...

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£557m government investment for public buildings to switch to cleaner energy 

More public buildings and businesses will benefit from over half a billion pounds in government funding to help reduce their energy bills and carbon emissions. Schools, pools, and hospitals will be supported to make energy efficient upgrades, with over £557 ...

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SFMI seeks partners for pioneering Scope 3 Project

Embarking on the next phase of its groundbreaking Scope 3 Project, the Sustainable Facilities Management Index (SFMI), an initiative of Acclaro Advisory, is expanding its partnership of organisations and building on the work spearheaded by the collaboration of industry giants BAM ...

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SBTi approval for Churchill’s near-term science-based targets

Churchill Group’s science-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions near-term reduction targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The SBTi’s target validation team has determined that Churchill Group’s 1 and 2 scope emission targets align with the 1.5°C ...

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Acclaro Advisory and Datore partner for third stage of SFMI Scope 3 emissions project

Datore has been appointed by Acclaro Advisory to provide essential analytics services for the Scope 3 Emissions Framework Programme, spearheaded by the Sustainable Facilities Management Index (SFMI). SFMI’s Framework for Scope 3 Emissions has been designed to empower FM providers, ...

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