New framework to reduce climate impacts of built environment unveiled
The UK Green Building Council and Sustainable Ventures have published the Open Innovation Levels Framework, a resource aimed at enabling open innovation with the...
Wales upheld its recycling rates last year despite the pandemic, statistics show
Currently ranked third in the world in recycling, Wales upheld its recycling rates last year despite the pandemic, new 2020-21 stats have revealed.
Nationally the...
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...
New Circular Economy Package sets out UK-wide recycling ambitions
Plans to reduce waste and establish an ambitious long-term path for waste management and recycling across the UK have been published today.
In the latest...
Google owner issues ‘largest sustainability bond in history’
Owner of Google, Alphabet Inc, has issued $5.75bn (£4.4bn) in sustainability bonds, in what it claims is the largest sustainability or green bond issued...
Committee asks how we should respond to increasing demands on land
The Committee on Land Use in England publishes is inviting views on current and future demands on land use, and how government decision-making on...
Lack of focus risks felling Government tree planting plans, says committee
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has recommended more comprehensive annual planting targets, better finance schemes and more accurate mapping if the government...
Over half of UK SMEs have invested in sustainability in the last year, research...
UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) invested an average of £61,250 on their own sustainability during the last 12 months, new research from Aldermore...
Carbon-cutting projects across Scotland receive final round of Low Carbon Infrastructure Transition-programme funding
Eight carbon-cutting projects will share £8.7 million of Scottish Government investment, with project partners providing match funding, taking total investment to £24.4 million.
The projects,...
Government proposals to strengthen protected landscapes announced
Plans to boost nature recovery and safeguard England’s national parks for future generations have been set out.
The proposals, which will be subject to consultation,...
