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United Kingdom

UK Property and Construction Sectors React to Spring Statement and Unexpected Fall in Headline Inflation

Leaders from the UK’s real estate and property finance sector share their thoughts on the government’s Spring Statement and theRead More »

United Kingdom

UK Plastic Packaging Tax Can Unlock £1.1 Billion

Veolia is calling on the UK government to escalate its Plastic Packaging Tax to incentivise the end market for recycledRead More »

United Kingdom

Savills Investment Management Outlook 2024

Savills Investment Management (Savills IM) has published its global forecast for real estate investment markets in 2024 highlighting key sectorsRead More »

United Kingdom

Letters: Is Homelessness in the UK a ‘Lifestyle Choice’?

Brad Taylor, Rural Campaigns Officer at the countryside charity CPRE, comments on Home Secretary, Suella Braverman’s description of homelessness asRead More »

Latest Updates

Letters: Britain’s Labour Party should Commit to Prioritising Cleaning and Hygiene

Delia Cannings, Chair of the British Cleaning Council (BCC), responds to a reference in Keir Starmer’s Labour Conference speech toRead More »

Latest Updates

EU Urged to Promote Alternative Protein

The European Commission is urged to introduce a series of measures accelerating the adoption of alternative protein sources in a policyRead More »

United Kingdom

Why the UK Needs to Simplify Waste Reform

Gavin Graveson, Senior Executive Vice President for Veolia Northern Europe, comments on the government’s Resources and waste Strategy for EnglandRead More »

United Kingdom

Veolia Comments on Material Focus Vape Research

Donald Macphail, Chief Operating Officer – Treatment at Veolia UK, comments on research finding the number of disposable single-use vapesRead More »

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Celebrating Scotland’s Incredible Period Products Act

Kate Smith, Director of Hey Girls which is dedicated to ‘revolutionising’ periods, reflects on the first year of the PeriodRead More »

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Accelerating SME Furniture Manufacturers to Net Zero

Made Smarter, the UK government-backed programme helping SME manufacturers in the furniture industry adopt technology, has launched a whitepaper on decarbonisation. DecarbonisationRead More »

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 approachRead More »

Resources

“Get Serious About Water”

A distinguished panel of water and climate leaders led by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) at COP27 is calling onRead More »

Property Finance

EIB and Community of Madrid Agree Financing for Line 11 Metro Extension

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Community of Madrid (CAM) have agreed EIB financing of €554 million of financing andRead More »

Waste & Recycling

Postponement of APPG Inquiry into UK Cleaning and Hygiene Industry

The remaining two sessions of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Cleaning and Hygiene Industry inquiry into the roleRead More »

Latest Updates

IAQ Sub-standard in Three Quarters of UK Classrooms

According to a new survey of 133 schools across the United Kingdom, three-in-five teachers believe there is a link betweenRead More »

United Kingdom

Robertson Facilities Management Secures Place on New CCS FM Procurement Framework

Robertson Facilities Management has been awarded a place on the new Crown Commercial Services, Facilities Management and Workplace Services FrameworkRead More »

Europe

Tamoil-Autogrill Collaboration Wins 30-year Zürich Motorway Services Concession

Swiss Oil Company Tamoil SA, in close collaboration with Autogrill, has secured a new concession for the operation of theRead More »

United Kingdom

Elior UK Launches Social Value Charter

Contract caterer Elior UK is embracing a new Social Value Charter which builds on activities already embedded in its businessRead More »

Workplace

Crown Commercial Service awards major new ‘social value enabled’ FM framework

UK government executive procurement agency Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has awarded 44 supplier places on its  new Facilities Management andRead More »

Net Zero

World Environment Day 2022: Johnson Controls Calls for UK Net Zero Action

On World Environment Day, Adam Savitz, Sustainability Director, EMEALA at Johnson Controls, explains why an overhaul of the United Kingdom’s built environmentRead More »

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