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Welcoming Caroline: Veolia Deploys Electric Telehandler at Integrated Waste Management Facility

Veolia has introduced an electric MRF 360 telehandler at its Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF) in Southwark as part of a switch from electric to diesel in the UK. The telehandler will be used to load incoming recyclable waste into the bag splitters of the Material Recovery Facility (MRF), which separates the different recyclable materials…

Letters to the Editor

Letters: The UK Government’s Climate Action Plans are Naïve and Dangerous

Roger Kerr, Chief executive of Organic Farmers & Growers (OF&G), calls for stronger targets and a much more coordinated approach to reducing Greenhouse gas emissions following publication by the UK government of its Net Zero Growth Plan and Nature Markets Framework policy papers. As the UK’s largest certifier of organic land, OF&G is urging the…

COP26

Celebrities Back Right Here, Right Now Climate Alliance at COP27

Leonardo DiCaprio, Quincy Jones, Cher, Annie Lennox, Ellen DeGeneres, Edward Norton, Jack Black, LL Cool J, Bob Weir, Dead & Company, The Lumineers, Joss Stone and Calum Worthy are some of the celebrities supporting the Right Here, Right Now Climate Alliance and its sister United Nations Human Rights campain at the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference. The…

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Supporting the Next Generation of Environmentalists

Veolia UK has teamed up with Groundwork and Tesco to donate trees and bird boxes for a new campaign to help schools blossom with biodiversity and join a national network of orchards. Following the call for schools across the country to sign up, Veolia and Groundwork will soon be donating 500 trees and 100 bird…

COP

Why the UN is Right to Call for Business to Act on Climate Change

With the United Nations urging businesses to recognise how they will meet the expectations and demands of stakeholders to reach net zero by 2050, David Lloyd, general manager of Connected Energy Performance at Johnson Controls UK&I, says technology is key. Across the world, businesses are battling to keep the lights on amid urgent calls for…

Defence Infrastructure Organisation

Landmarc and Partners Triumph at 2022 IWFM Impact Awards

Landmarc Support Services (Landmarc) has brought home the Positive Climate Action Award at the prestigious IWFM Impact Awards for its Net-Zero Carbon Accommodation Programme (NetCAP), delivered in partnership with the British Army, the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and modular construction specialist, Reds10. The IWFM Impact Awards celebrate and showcase outstanding best practice and ingenuity in…

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Johnson Controls Named to Fortune’s 2022 Change the World List

Johnson Controls has been named to the 2022 Fortune Change the World list for its OpenBlue solutions and OpenBlue Net Zero Buildings as a Service offering. Fortune’s Change the World list recognises companies that use creative tools to address society’s unmet needs and is evaluated based on measurable social impact, business results and degree of…

COP27

Food4Climate Pavilion Launches COP27 Agenda

Food systems transformation will take centre stage at Food4Climate’s first Pavilion at the UN climate summit in Egypt next month. The Food4Climate Pavilion which is supported by ProVeg International, Compassion in World Farming, Food Tank, FOUR PAWS, IPES-Food, A Well-Fed World, and 16 other NGOs, think-tanks – as well as commercial organisations, plans to highlight…

Automation & AI

Why the Commercial Property Sector Needs to Take Responsibility for Water Scarcity

With hose pipe bans coming into effect across the United Kingdom, Ross Sheil, SVP at AI powered building intelligence platform Infogrid asks why so much of the onus for reducing water consumption is falling on consumers rather than the commercial real estate sector. With rivers drying up around the world and droughts being declared across…

Energy Management

The Role of Tech in Tackling Spiralling Business Costs and Climate Change

Jamie Cameron, Director of Digital Solutions at Johnson Controls, explains why organisations are increasingly relying on technology to deliver operational energy savings whilst tackling climate change. Against a backdrop of myriad problems, from spiralling energy costs to inflation rates higher than seen for 30 years, the topic of energy efficiency has come back into sharp…

Energy Management

Making 2022 More Sustainable

Carl Ennis, CEO of Siemens UK, explains how measures introduced globally by the manufacturer can serve as a template for making buildings greener. Decarbonisation is a journey and, like all journeys, starts with an initial step followed by many more. Siemens has reduced its carbon footprint from manufacturing operations by more than 50 per cent over…

Construction

San Diego Awards Contracts for New Fire Station

14.10.2021, 12:04 San Diego Awards Contracts for New Fire Station The City of San Diego has awarded the architectural contract for the new Torrey Pines Fire Station to The Miller Hull Partnership, and announced Level 10 Construction as general contractor for the civic facility. The fire station is located on the border between the UC San…

Energy Management

Essex Schools Solar Panel Installations

05.07.2021, 14:18 Essex Schools Solar Panel Installations Mitie has supported Essex County Council with the installation of roof mounted solar panels at fifteen schools across the county. The panels will generate 700,000 kWh of energy which is equivalent to powering 185 homes a year or saving 180 tonnes of CO2 and around £115,000 annually, and…

Environment

Supporting Climate Action on World Environment Day

05.06.2020, 11:19 Supporting Climate Action on World Environment Day Derwent fm is one of the first FM providers in the UK to join The Climate Group’s EP100 energy management pathway, committing it to improving its energy productivity by 40 per cent. The Climate Group’s mission is to inspire and convince leaders in government, business and…

Environment

Saving Residential Council Heating Bills

Croydon Council is piloting a low-carbon ground source heat pump system from Kensa Contracting in one of its residential blocks under an initiative to reduce heating bills for tenants and lower carbon emissions. The ground source heat pumps at the council-owned 10-storey block in New Addington will cut carbon emissions, help improve air quality, and…

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