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Net zero strategies: BESA says industry must take a circular route

According to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA), the circular economy could play a crucial role in helping the building services sector develop more effective net zero strategies, Following a new report from the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC), the ...

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UKGBC study finds circular practices can make significant carbon savings across building lifecycles

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has published new insight into the positive impact circular thinking can have in delivering whole life carbon reductions and value creation across construction projects. The study, ‘How Circular Economy Principles can impact carbon and ...

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Material Change

Andrew Jackson, Business Development Director EMEA, Shaw Contract on procuring flooring products and materials that contribute to a Circular Economy approach. If we are to limit global warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius in accordance with the Paris ...

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Mitie to install electric vehicle (EV) charge points for the Environment Agency

Mitie has won a £4.5m contract to install and maintain electric vehicle (EV) charge points for the Environment Agency, a delivery body of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Mitie is building on its existing relationship delivering ...

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The White Company parters with Cloudfm to reduce carbon emissions

The White Company has awarded Cloudfm a three-year contract to manage its 67 sites across the UK and Ireland. The deal will see Cloudfm provide proactive and reactive maintenance with its innovative approach to reducing carbon emissions. Cloudfm’s technology-driven approach ...

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EQUANS revises net zero roadmap bringing forward targets by more than a decade

EQUANS UK & Ireland has strengthened its existing commitment to decarbonisation by publishing a revised net zero roadmap. The roadmap accelerates company-wide reductions in scope 1 and 2 emissions by more than a decade with new enhanced targets for net ...

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FMs have opportunity to take part in next stage of SFMI Scope 3 research

In June 2022, The Sustainable Facilities Management Index (SFMI), in partnership with BAM FM, released a standard to calculate Scope 3 carbon emissions for the facilities management sector – “Setting the foundations for net zero”. The vision aims to create ...

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Manufacturing off course to meet net zero targets

New survey findings from buildings analytics specialists, CIM, are painting a worrying picture of the manufacturing industry’s transition to net zero. This follows a leading industry thinktank imploring the Government to provide more support to the sector to help reduce ...

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SFMI and BAM FM launch full carbon scope 3 standard for FM

The Sustainable Facilities Management Index (SFMI) and BAM FM have officially launched the full open-source guidance for both FM Providers and in-house FM team to measure and engage on business carbon emissions. SFMI and BAM FM, who announced their partnership ...

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BPF launches Net Zero Pledge

The British Property Federation (BPF) has launched its Net Zero Pledge – an industry-wide member initiative to cut carbon emissions across the whole of the property sector. With the built environment accounting for up to 40 per cent of global ...

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