Oxford Street

'Why would you demolish large chunks of it?': Exploring the green retrofit of House of Fraser's flagship Oxford Street store

Buildings

'Why would you demolish large chunks of it?': Exploring the green retrofit of House of Fraser's flagship Oxford Street store

Civic Engineers' Simon Bennett unpacks the role of 'urban mining' in cutting carbon emissions from a £130m department store revamp

clock 12 September 2024 • 13 min read
The battle over M&S Oxford Street: How embodied CO2 concerns have left retailer's redevelopment plan 'in deep freeze'

Buildings

The battle over M&S Oxford Street: How embodied CO2 concerns have left retailer's redevelopment plan 'in deep freeze'

After a two year process and public inquiry which warned project could emit 40,000 tonnes of carbon, M&S has had its plans to redevelop its flagship Oxford Street store rejected by the government

clock 25 July 2023 • 8 min read
Clean power-promoting aerial art installation lands on Oxford Street

Incentives

Clean power-promoting aerial art installation lands on Oxford Street

The Clean Power campaign has this week unveiled the installation, which is being used to promote sustainable practices to both the public and businesses

clock 11 August 2022 • 3 min read

Management

Selfridges unveils vision to 'reinvent retail' as it commits to new sourcing standards

Retailer's new 'Project Earth' initiative will see the firm work with its suppliers and brands to boost the sustainability credentials of its products as it works to become a more circular business by launching a range of in-store repair, recycle and...

clock 14 August 2020 • 4 min read

Policy

'Proven results': Sadiq Khan hails 'bold' London green policies for drop in air pollution

Introducing the Ultra Low Emission Zone and rolling out more electric buses have delivered significant drop in pollution, Mayor claims

clock 24 February 2020 • 3 min read