Delaying the setting of new air quality targets until next year could literally cost lives, according to the chief executive of the British Safety Council.
Certain large businesses will need to set out their green credentials to potential investors under new “world-leading” reporting rules outlined by the Chancellor this week.
Equans and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) claims to have radically cut carbon emissions in the region in the past two years by installing 85 free electric vehicle (EV) chargers.
Wates Property Services has geared up its commitment to eliminating waste and carbon from operations by 2025 with the delivery of its first fleet of electric vehicles.
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has welcomed tough new air quality targets contained in updated World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines but stressed the need for indoor targets to be practical and affordable.
The British Safety Council is urgently calling on the Government to act now on setting robust legal limits in the UK without delay, using new stricter WHO limits as a minimum.
The Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners (WCEC) has welcomed Gary Fage as its new master after his installation ceremony on Friday (17 September).
Although restrictions have been lifted, almost three-quarters (73 per cent) of Britons are still worried about visiting shops and cafés where no Covid-19 measures are in place, reveals research from Mitie.
The built environment is still not moving fast enough to decarbonise building stock, according to the latest annual sustainability report produced by RICS and World Built Environment Forum.
