Day: 26 November 2025

Ordnance Survey seeks new charity partner with a focus on education and digital inclusion

Stuart Mitchell

OS is inviting charities to apply to become its next charity partner for two-year period from 2026 to 2028. Britain’s national mapping service is looking for a charity it can join forces with to tackle issues around digital exclusion in education. It wants to partner with a charity that works towards empowering individuals and communities across the UK that need digital education the most. OS will bring its location intelligence and expertise to the table. In return, it would love to work with a charity that supports one or more…

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New UK Textiles Pact Roadmap helps industry reach critical environmental targets

Stuart Mitchell

WRAP’s latest results on progress towards the UK Textiles Pact targets, for a 50% reduction in carbon and 30% reduction in water by 2030, highlights that radical transformation will be needed to meet these crucial milestones.  Launched in 2021, signatories to the UK Textiles Pact continue to make good progress per-tonne on carbon and water. There has been strong engagement with WRAP working groups, research, pilot projects and innovation with the use of less impactful fibres, recycled materials and more sustainable processes increasing across the Pact. Compared to 2019, carbon is…

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Lloyds delivers third green retrofit loan, accelerating social housing transformation across the UK

Stuart Mitchell

Lloyds has delivered a third green retrofit loan so far this year marking a significant milestone in its mission to improve the sustainable upgrade of the UK’s social housing stock. Building on an existing relationship between Lloyds and leading housing provider VIVID, a new loan agreement of £50 million has been secured to fund the sustainable retrofit of around 2,000 homes across Hampshire, Surrey, Berkshire and West Sussex. VIVID’s strategic retrofit plans are central to its long-term sustainability goals. The housing provider is targeting all homes to reach EPC C…

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Smart heat pumps could cut bills and ease grid pressure

Stuart Mitchell

UK research shows heat pumps could cut emissions, lower bills, and help balance electricity demand, keeping homes warm and easing pressure on the grid. The study tested how homes using smart air source heat pumps could automatically adjust their usage to balance the grid during peak demand periods. The study funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) was led by researchers from the University of Southampton’s Energy and Climate Change Division in collaboration with Good Energy. A drop in demand In trials across 30 homes in southern England,…

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The Hague becomes first Dutch city to ban steel slag

Stuart Mitchell

The Hague has become the first city in the Netherlands to ban the use of steel slag in public space. The material, a by-product of steel production, has long been sold under the name Duomix and widely used in roadbuilding and other construction projects across the country. From now on, The Hague no longer allows these products to be applied in any top layer, and the city will phase them out entirely, even in deeper ground layers where there is no direct contact. Like many municipalities, The Hague used Duomix…

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