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Top food producer thrives thanks to net zero drive

One of Scotland’s fastest-growing food brands has announced that reducing its carbon emissions by almost 110% helped the company to survive Brexit, Covid and especially the ongoing energy crisis. We has meat, which supplies major supermarket chains with high-quality sausages and burgers from its Ayrshire farm and factory, installed a biomass plant on site and […]

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Scottish Building Society partners with Snugg to deliver greener homes for members

(L) CEO of Snugg Robin Peters and (R) CEO of ScottishBuilding Society Paul Denton The world’s oldest remaining building society, Scottish Building Society, has partnered with Snugg to make home energy efficiency simple and affordable for its customers. The partnership will see Scottish Building Society members provided with personalised plans as well as access to

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Espria says UK schools are missing an opportunity to benefit from carbon offsetting costs through refurbished IT

Espria, a managed IT services provider, encourages the education sector to use refurbished laptops within their device provision to make a significant contribution to the reduction of the sector’s carbon footprint and strides towards the net-zero goals announced by the Government last year. Recently announcing their own plans to replace employee laptops and monitors with British

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Employers urged to extend support for workers after energy bills blow

Employers are being urged to expand cost-of-living support for workers following the announcement of the latest Ofgem price cap. While the price per unit of energy has come down under the new price cap level, higher standing charges and the end of the Government £400 energy payment means that for most households with lower usage,

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Major investor coalition calls on G20 to revise agricultural subsidies

A major collaborative investor network group has urged the wealthier countries from the G20 group to align agricultural subsidies with their climate goals by the end of the decade. FAIRR, a group launched in 2016 composed of 32 investors managing around £5.7 trillion in assets, including Britain’s largest asset manager Legal & General Investment Managers

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East Lothian family bakery switches to solar thanks to Royal Bank funding

A renowned Prestonpans bakery has made significant improvements to its sustainable credentials following a funding boost from Royal Bank of Scotland.    The Premium Bakery recently secured a Green Loan totalling £73,000, allowing the family-run firm to install solar panels within its factory premises. The move has enabled the Prestonpans site to harness solar-generated energy to

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RO to launch most sustainable office building in Milton Keynes

The RO Group has announced that it will shortly start work on a substantial refurbishment of Silbury House with the intention of making it the most sustainable office building in Milton Keynes, already the Greenest City in UK and also well on its way to becoming carbon neutral by 2030. Inspired by the many projects

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MacDonald Hotels procures 147 Club Car Tempos as it puts growth plans into full swing

Macdonald Hotels has procured 147 Club Car Tempos from leading electric utility vehicle manufacturer and UK Club Car dealer Bradshaw Electric Vehicles as it continues to heavily invest its golf resorts across the UK. The renowned luxury hotel group, which has over 30 locations across the UK, is spreading its new fleet of Club Cars

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New report lays out a three point plan to unlock net zero

A new report by the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) and Lloyds Bank finds three key changes needed to help business hit Net Zero:  Government should review its support and advice to SMEs on moving to Net Zero      Large businesses and institutions must continue to drive behaviour change in their supply chains  Government should demonstrate

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