Environmental Quality

Wates Property Services has been awarded a place on a £750 million decarbonisation framework by procurement body Fusion 21.

Public sector procurement body Fusion21 has announced the list of suppliers appointed to its  four-year £750 million national Decarbonisation Framework. 

Total facilities management company Vertas Group has announced the launch of its sustainable procurement policy to make environmental and socially responsible decisions when buying goods and services.

Environmental campaign group Friends of the Earth is taking the government to court over two of its “woefully inadequate climate strategies”.

Volta Trucks has partnered with The Crown Estate, one of the West End’s largest property owners, and Clipper Logistics, its distribution provider, to decarbonise and consolidate deliveries into London’s Regent Street retailers.

Mitie has exceeded its target to convert 30% of its fleet to zero-emission electric vehicles (EVs) by March 2022  – three months ahead of schedule. 

Waste management firm Veolia has introduced its first UK electric vehicle battery recycling facility to process 20 per cent of the nation’s end-of-life batteries by 2024.

Ethical business: property management firm's B Corp journey

The UKGBC has welcomed new regulations saying all new buildings in England will have to reduce CO2 emissions under new rules.

EMISSIONS: FM firms will need more transparency in carbon claims

All new buildings in England will have to reduce CO2 emissions under new government rules.

A rise in the number of empty commercial buildings following the pandemic has hiked demand for better environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of properties, indicates a study.