Northwood liftsharing success with sustainable travel plan
Lynne Potter, Sustainabillity Advisor for Carillion at Northwood Headquarters shares the success of the military base’s car sharing scheme. Northwood HQ in Middlesex has five...
Sustainability in practiceTransport and sustainability
Universities and colleges struggle to meet carbon emissions targets
A new survey shows that universities and colleges are struggling to meet carbon emissions targets. Unsustainable development: Higher and further education institutions stretched to cut...
SchoolsSustainability in practice
New TUC report says government energy strategy failing business and costing millions a year
UK businesses are struggling with unnecessarily high energy bills costing millions of pounds annually according to a new TUC report. The report, ‘Money to Burn’,...
Energy efficiencyESOS and regulationsLegislationSustainability in practice
Energy Demand Reduction pilot auction results announced
The government has completed the first Energy Demand Reduction Auction after companies bid for a slice of pilot funding. The first EDR auction in Britain...
BehaviourCut consumption at workGrants and incentivesLegislationSustainability in practice
British Retail Consortium launches energy efficiency campaign to save £4.1 billion
The British Retail Consortium has just launched a campaign – “25 in 5” – aiming to help the sector save over £4.1bn by reducing energy...
BuildingsRetailSustainability in practice
Promoting car sharing to your employees
Most businesses considering promoting car sharing to their employees do so as a result of implementing a travel plan that encourages staff to commute to...
Sustainability in practiceTransport and sustainability
Infographic: Save £1000s through home energy efficiency
Our home energy efficiency infographic shows how you can cut your energy and water bills to save £1,000s. It only takes a few simple steps...
BuildingsCut consumption at homeEco ShowersEco TapsHomesLED LightingSustainability in practiceTap AeratorsTop tips to cut costs
Building services engineers organisation says cutting energy use must be a national priority
We have picked up a salutary report from the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) on energy use. The report reinforces our strategic view...
BehaviourCut consumption at workSustainability in practice
Community energy strategy draws power from challenger supplier
Community energy strategy in the UK has been given a big power boost by challenger supplier Ovo Energy. The move by Ovo should accelerate the...
BehaviourCut consumption at homeCut consumption at workSustainability in practice
Lessons from Germany for sluggish UK community energy strategy
The community energy model is well established in Europe, particularly Germany, and the UK’s sluggish renewables strategy could learn lessons from there. In our first...
BehaviourCut consumption at homeCut consumption at workSustainability in practice
