Work

Tricks of the trade: Lifting the lid on Screwfix's low carbon toolbox

Management

Tricks of the trade: Lifting the lid on Screwfix's low carbon toolbox

Screwfix's commercial director Matt Compton unpacks how the retailer has halved its indirect emissions and is continuing to chip away its Scope 3 impact

clock 02 September 2024 • 10 min read
Study: Sustainable procurement progress continues to 'lag behind'

Procurement

Study: Sustainable procurement progress continues to 'lag behind'

Global value chain stocktake from EcoVadis claims significant work still needed to accelerate adoption of sustainable supply chain best practices

clock 30 August 2024 • 3 min read
Assura becomes first FTSE250-listed firm to achieve B Corp status

Management

Assura becomes first FTSE250-listed firm to achieve B Corp status

UK-based healthcare property developer is targeting net zero across its business by 2026, and across its wider development and investment portfolio by 2040

clock 30 August 2024 • 3 min read
Back to the future: Will the new London Museum be the capital's 'greenest' public space?

Buildings

Back to the future: Will the new London Museum be the capital's 'greenest' public space?

The multi-million pound transformation of the London Museum's new home at Smithfield Market is aiming to set a new standard for 'green' renovation

clock 29 August 2024 • 10 min read
'The outlook is worrying': Fossil fuel reliance puts 140,000 UK chemicals industry jobs at risk, study warns

Policy

'The outlook is worrying': Fossil fuel reliance puts 140,000 UK chemicals industry jobs at risk, study warns

Chemicals sector stakeholders urge government to set out 'clear vision' for industry's future in forthcoming Industrial Strategy

clock 29 August 2024 • 5 min read
How do plant-based meat products measure up on their climate and health credentials?

Supply chain

How do plant-based meat products measure up on their climate and health credentials?

Food Foundation study assesses the health, climate, environment and affordability credentials of a range of plant-based meat alternative products

clock 28 August 2024 • 7 min read
'Whole buildings approach': SBTI publishes rules for building sector climate targets

Buildings

'Whole buildings approach': SBTI publishes rules for building sector climate targets

New framework for 1.5C-aligned climate targets in built environment sector calls for end of fossil fuel equipment installations, the retrofitting of inefficient buildings, and reductions in operational and upfront embodied emissions

clock 28 August 2024 • 4 min read
GFI and Ashden to support efficiency upgrades for schools seeking net zero by 2030

Buildings

GFI and Ashden to support efficiency upgrades for schools seeking net zero by 2030

New partnership aims to reduce energy bills for the schools and unlock investment in efficiency projects

clock 27 August 2024 • 3 min read
How wild relatives of commercial wheat crops could hold key to tackling worsening climate impacts

Biodiversity

How wild relatives of commercial wheat crops could hold key to tackling worsening climate impacts

Two new studies reveal how genes from wild plants could be used to breed new climate-resilient crops

clock 26 August 2024 • 6 min read
'The means to a greener future': Material Evolution plots low-carbon cement factory in Wrexham

Buildings

'The means to a greener future': Material Evolution plots low-carbon cement factory in Wrexham

New £7.6m low-carbon cement operation aims to accelerate the construction industry’s transition to net zero

clock 23 August 2024 • 3 min read