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Custom Solar helps Pets at Home achieve sustainability goals 

Custom Solar, part of Mitie, has completed the installation of a 1.25MWp roof-top solar PV array at Pets at Home’s new National Distribution Centre. The Staffordshire-based distribution centre, which opened in early 2024, supplies products to the pet care brand’s ...

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ABM UK & Ireland unveils renewed ESG strategy to support evolving customer needs

ABM UK & Ireland, a leading provider of facility, engineering, and infrastructure solutions, has launched a renewed, customer-centric Corporate Responsibility (CR) strategy for FY25. Designed to align with the evolving needs of its customers, ABM will drive this strategic effort ...

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BSI publishes guidance on AI sustainability

New guidance has been published by BSI explaining how to measure an organisation’s AI carbon footprint, and the main environmental sustainability factors to be considered when using artificial intelligence. While there is widespread optimism that AI can help solve societal ...

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CIBSE Building Performance Award winners 2025

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has announced the winners of the 2025 Building Performance Awards which celebrated individuals, organisations, products and projects that have set new benchmarks for sustainability, innovation and performance in the built environment. The ...

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CIC unveils new Competence Framework for Sustainability in the Built Environment

The Construction Industry Council (CIC) in partnership with built and natural environment think tank, the Edge, have published the ‘Competence Framework for Sustainability in the Built Environment’. This is an underpinning framework for developing discipline-specific sustainability competence requirements across the ...

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Manchester tops the league table in EPC ratings

New research has revealed that 83 per cent of commercial buildings in seven major cities have an EPC below B. The analysis of commercial real estate in London, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle, carried out by the British ...

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Head of ESG and Safety hire at Houston & Hawkes

Houston & Hawkes, independent B Corp caterer, has appointed James Carr as Head of ESG and Safety. With a strong focus on sustainability, safety, and long-term corporate responsibility, Carr will play a pivotal role in enhancing the company’s excellent safety ...

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Foodservice industry leaders champion embodied carbon transparency

The Foodservice Consultants Society International (FCSI UK&I) has set up a committee of influential organisations to champion sustainability within the commercial foodservice sector. Driven by increasing demand for transparent environmental data and evolving regulatory landscapes, this group issues a collective ...

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Forbo’s natural product range key to creation of new hospital department

When the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust were looking to develop a new Oncology outpatients department, natural imagery and calming colours were a central part of the design brief. To this end, architects, Ansell and Bailey, specified a range of ...

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Scotland’s youngest MP champions Keenan Recycling’s fight against food waste in Parliament

Keenan Recycling has been formally recognised in the UK Parliament for its outstanding contributions to food waste recycling and carbon footprint reduction in Falkirk. To celebrate the company’s achievements in sustainability and renewable energy generation, Euan Stainbank MP, Scotland’s youngest ...

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