Legislation has catapulted the race to achieve net zero carbon emissions to the top of the sustainability agenda. Martin Read reports on a refreshingly collaborative environment with investors, developers, agents, operators and tenants all focused on the same goal – that is, before the pandemic struck.
Social value has dominated the agenda over the past few years with Covid-19 further highlighting sustainability’s human dimension. Yet in the months immediately pre-Covid, attention was turning towards the UK’s 2050 deadline for net zero carbon emissions as the new kid on the sustainability block. Ahead of its 2020 sustainability survey report, Martin Read attended an IWFM sustainability SIG workshop to consider the topic’s shifting priorities.
Mitie’s sustainability qualifications have been recognised once again with its retention of a position on the FTSE4Good Index Series, following June’s index review.
Bartlett Mitchell has become the first independent caterer to commit to Sedex ethical trading – joining thousands of businesses that have pledged to share data to help improve working conditions in global supply chains.
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) is canvassing views of property and construction professionals to delineate social value for the built environment sector.
More than 250,000 severely disabled people will have greater access to public places after the government moved to make Changing Places toilets compulsory in new buildings.
Amey has teamed up with social enterprise Ethical Stationery and a group of South London charities in Croydon to package and distribute face coverings to its 16,000 UK employees, including more than 10,000 key workers.
