The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) is calling on workplace and facilities managers (WFMs) to “step up and lead” their organisations to achieve net zero goals following the release of its Sustainability Report 2024, published today. The report ...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) 2024 Sustainability Report has found that while the UK has made some strides in carbon reduction across buildings and infrastructure, further action is needed to meet national and global climate goals. To accelerate ...

The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has agreed a decarbonisation programme with Siemens Smart Infrastructure which will see 60 government buildings retrofitted with technology focused on energy efficiency and user comfort. It forms part ...

Estates and facilities teams working in the NHS and the public sector face a complex array of procurement challenges, from capability and capacity constraints to financial efficiency and achieving net zero. Olivia Matei, Procurement and Framework Coordinator at Lexica says ...

Experts are predicting this could be the biggest winter yet for the installation of heat pumps in commercial premises. Heat pumps have been at the forefront of the government’s campaign for the decarbonisation of UK homes, including a £7,500 grant ...

Levels of confidence within UK organisations on progress in reaching Net Zero could be undermined by gaps in fundamental knowledge and processes, according to new research from Equity Energies, part of DCC plc. The recent study, Carbon Admissions: We don’t ...

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has launched a groundbreaking science-based decarbonisation framework for companies and financial institutions in the buildings value chain. The framework sets 1.5°C-aligned emissions reduction targets for the buildings industry to overcome current climate challenges and ...

Three Welsh Government buildings lead the way in sustainable office fitouts, delivering on the Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, while saving taxpayer funds. The institutions behind these award-winning projects are Transport for Wales, North Wales Police and Public ...

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 ...

By Akanksha Khatri, Head of Nature and Biodiversity, World Economic Forum Research shows that consumers are increasingly concerned about the environmental impact of the products they buy, with a 71 per cent rise in online searches for sustainable goods globally ...