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21 January 2021 Despite the evolving challenges over the past 12 months, leading supermarkets and food retailers have been successfully keeping the country well-fed and supplied, all whilst doing their utmost to keep their staff and customers safe. Making sure that shelves are well stocked and that safety measures are in place to ensure stores […]

15th January 2021 It was a “normal” lockdown Friday night in one of our colleague’s households when out of the blue they received a message from a friend  “BREWDOG ARE GIVING AWAY FREE BEER!!!”. Was this fake news or an ill attempted clickbait lockdown joke…? They had to find out to be sure. After sitting […]

21st December 2020 2020 has been a challenging year to say the least and one which nobody could have predicted. As we wave goodbye to 2020 (gladly) and welcome 2021, what new challenges await us and what should we look out for in the energy industry? COVID-19 This year, the COVID-19 outbreak quickly affected businesses […]

14th December 2020 The UK’s Climate Change Committee has predicted significant water deficits by 2050. Therefore, is water going to be the next resource challenge facing many UK businesses? At a national scale, England, Scotland and Wales are projected to be in deficit by 800 million to 3 billion litres per day by 2050 (5–16% […]

13th November 2020 Announcements over the last week from Chancellor Rishi Sunak have marked a further step change in hardwiring environmental sustainability as a business imperative. Recognising that financial services are a critical enabler in the drive for net zero, the Chancellor has outlined new proposals to support sustainable financial flows and extend the UK’s […]

5th November 2020 In a recent blog, we mentioned that environmental sustainability is a process and way of working— not something that is “simply achieved.” Sustainability managers, facilities managers, procurement and finance professionals tell us that no matter how sophisticated an organisation’s environmental sustainability strategy is, there will always be more work to be done. […]

22nd October 2020 By working with numerous housing associations over the years, we understand the challenges that many organisations are facing. We know that the last few months has created major challenges, and that the economic downturn will make the coming year tough for both housing associations and their customers alike. Operational efficiency and financial […]

13th October 2020 No sector has been completely spared the impacts of COVID-19. And while we’ve all felt the changes in how we live and work, few professions have been able to observe these changes as clearly as workplace and facilities management. So, along with the Institute of Workplace & Facilities Management (IWFM), we surveyed […]

8th October 2020 Last week the NHS took a major step into the decarbonised future, announcing a multi-year plan to become the world’s first net zero national health system. The move aligns with recommendations by the NHS Net Zero Expert Panel, which convened in January to analyse evidence on how the health service can help […]

7th October 2020 The recently announced Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme provides grants for public sector bodies to fund energy efficiency and heat decarbonisation measures. The £1 billion scheme is part of the Chancellor’s ‘Plan for Jobs 2020’ commitment to support the UK’s economic recovery from COVID-19. The hope is that it will support up to […]

23rd September 2020 Many governments have ambitious plans for reducing emissions from the energy sector. Some governments have even put net-zero ambitions into law or proposed legislation, while others are discussing their own net-zero strategies. Many companies have also announced carbon-neutral targets, with some even having plans to be carbon negative. The success of renewable […]

11th September 2020 In a bid to kick start the decision-making process, Climate Assembly UK brought together more than 100 randomly selected members of the public to take part in the first climate assembly. Lasting over five months, the assembly’s final report was released on the 10th Sept and includes recommendations across a broad range […]