Investment in social impact increases nearly ten-fold in ten years as social issues exacerbated...
The amount of social impact investment in the UK has grown nearly ten-fold over ten years, from £830 million in 2011 to £7.9 billion...
UK Green Building Council publishes toolkit to scale the delivery of social value across...
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has published guidance to support the delivery of social value across built environment projects.
Since the launch of the...
Wider-reaching solutions urgently needed to reach realistic ‘net zero’, warn researchers
There should be greater investment in a wider group of decision-making experts on landscape management if the UK is to reach climate targets such...
Aldi to remove two billion pieces of plastic by 2025
Aldi has announced an ambitious new commitment to reduce the volume of plastic packaging used by 50% by 2025.
The new commitment will see the...
Planning applications will have to show how they help meet Scotland’s net zero targets...
Planning applications will have to show how they help meet Scotland’s targets to cut emissions to net zero by 2045 to get approval under...
Record number of students from deprived areas enrolling in Scottish universities
New Higher Education Student Statistics show a new overall record number of students enrolling in Scottish institutions - an increase of 8.6% compared to...
Household food waste rising as restrictions relaxed, says survey
Self-reported food waste has rebounded to pre-lockdown levels as restrictions lift and more food is potentially going to waste in UK homes as life...
Anglian Water launches new sustainable finance framework to cut down company’s carbon footprint
Anglian Water has launched a Sustainable Finance Framework which will underpin the delivery of its capital programme for 2020-2025.
Under this Framework the water company...
New consultation seeks consistency in household and business recycling in England
A new consultation seeks views on government plans to increase the consistency in materials collected for recycling in England.
Department for Environment, Food & Rural...
Fourth Woodland Carbon Guarantee auction dates announced
Farmers and land managers across England are encouraged to apply for the Woodland Carbon Guarantee scheme by 9th of July, ahead of the next...
