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Making circularity 'mainstream': Arup and BITC publish circular business framework

Management

Making circularity 'mainstream': Arup and BITC publish circular business framework

Arup and Business in the Community report urges firms implementing circular principles to embrace 'emerging and disruptive' solutions

clock 01 August 2023 • 3 min read
Diane Emerson: 'That sense of activism never leaves you'

Skills

Diane Emerson: 'That sense of activism never leaves you'

Arup's UK, India, Middle East, and Africa region climate and sustainability director discusses why it pays to keep sustainability simple, her dreams of boarding Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior, and the importance of focusing on single solutions with multiple...

clock 25 July 2023 • 6 min read
'Airports of Tomorrow': More than 50 CEOs back plan to transform airports into clean energy hubs

Transport

'Airports of Tomorrow': More than 50 CEOs back plan to transform airports into clean energy hubs

Airbus, Boeing, and London Heathrow CEOs back new World Economic Forum push to enable net zero aviation

clock 27 June 2023 • 3 min read
Industry alliance launches to 'bust the myth' cement is hard to decarbonise

Infrastructure

Industry alliance launches to 'bust the myth' cement is hard to decarbonise

Alliance for Low Carbon Cement & Concrete argues policy and standard reforms could help reduce CO2 emissions form sector by more than half

clock 02 June 2023 • 3 min read
Homing in on net zero: Can hybrid working really facilitate major carbon savings?

Workplace

Homing in on net zero: Can hybrid working really facilitate major carbon savings?

A new study suggests increasingly popular hybrid working practices have the potential to deliver significant carbon savings from transport and buildings

clock 20 April 2023 • 6 min read
To tackle climate change, engineering needs to be more diverse

Work

To tackle climate change, engineering needs to be more diverse

Engineers are on the frontlines of tackling climate change, and as such they need to represent a broad cross-section of society, writes Arup's Divya Bhanderi

clock 08 August 2022 • 4 min read
Fast lane: Why urban transport decarbonisation must be accelerated to achieve net zero

Policy

Fast lane: Why urban transport decarbonisation must be accelerated to achieve net zero

Two new reports highlight the importance of switching to public transport and zero emission vehicles if net zero targets are to be met

clock 13 July 2022 • 5 min read
'An example of what is possible': UK's most energy efficient Passivhaus leisure centre opens in Exeter

Buildings

'An example of what is possible': UK's most energy efficient Passivhaus leisure centre opens in Exeter

Leisure centre boasts range of energy efficiency technologies which have helped it become first in UK to achieve Passivhaus standard

clock 28 April 2022 • 2 min read
'Huge savings': Government confirms plans for offshore wind connection hubs

Wind

'Huge savings': Government confirms plans for offshore wind connection hubs

Government announces new approach to offshore wind grid connections that promises to slash costs and reduce impacts on coastal communities, as new report highlights challenges for fast-expanding industry

clock 25 April 2022 • 4 min read
'Reimagine the building as an asset bank': Circular building design toolkit launched by Arup and Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Buildings

'Reimagine the building as an asset bank': Circular building design toolkit launched by Arup and Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Free-to-use resource aims to move industry away from 'take, make, waste model' and encourage more sustainable use of raw materials

clock 16 March 2022 • 3 min read