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Constructing Excellence unveils Value Toolkit for better decision making

Stuart Mitchell

The leading government and industry-backed initiative driving a ‘value first’ approach in construction. The Value Toolkit was previously distributed by the Construction Innovation Hub, following collaboration between industry and government on its development.  The Building Research Establishment (BRE) – which runs Constructing Excellence nationally – has been responsible for facilitating the transition of the Value Toolkit to Constructing Excellence to ensure its continued uptake across industry, and continues to play a crucial role in the roll-out of the Toolkit, alongside several other leading organisations in the built environment. The transition…

Samaritans Scotland launches Samaritartan on Burns Night to raise awareness of suicide prevention.

Stuart Mitchell

A brand-new tartan has been created by Samaritans Scotland to raise awareness of suicide prevention and the charity’s services in Scotland. Named ‘Samaritartan’, the new tartan was chosen by Samaritans volunteers across Scotland. A preview of the tartan took place at the Scottish Parliament this week ahead of Burns Night, a time where people all over the world are connected through Scotland’s iconic music, poetry, cuisine, and tartan as they celebrate the National Bard. MSPs from across political parties joined together to support suicide prevention and Samaritans Scotland’s commitment to…

Vattenfall IT wins circularity award

Stuart Mitchell

Vattenfall has been announced as the winner of the Circular Leader of the Year award at the Circular Electronics Awards, organised by Inrego. Colleagues from IT Sustainability at Vattenfall have significantly strengthened the collaboration with Inrego in 2024, now involving several European countries in creating circular IT.   Vattenfall has been making significant strides towards a circular economy within IT through its collaboration with Inrego, a Swedish company expert in reused IT. This partnership, which began in 2009, today spans across Sweden, Poland, Denmark, Finland, Belgium, the Netherlands, and the…

UK’s first charity ESG survey: sector keen to engage, prioritizes social and governance over environmental issues

Stuart Mitchell

Analysis of Eastside People’s first Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) survey (supported by partner ACEVO) has found that most organisations (67%) do not yet have a ESG strategy, and very few have a holistic, fully integrated strategy (3%). Almost half (42%) of participating organisations are ‘considering developing’ an ESG strategy, indicating that they are engaged with ESG as a concept, but have not yet defined what it means for their organisation. The most significant gap between importance and progress ratings across the whole survey was in the area of Equality,…

Ofwat approves £104bn upgrade to accelerate delivery of cleaner rivers and seas and secure long-term drinking water supplies for customers

Stuart Mitchell

Substantial, lasting, improvements for customers and the environment are set to be delivered through a £104bn upgrade for the water sector, Ofwat announced  on 19 December. David Black, Ofwat Chief Executive, said: “Today marks a significant moment. It provides water companies with an opportunity to regain customers’ trust by using this £104bn upgrade to turn around their environmental record and improve services to customers. “Water companies now need to rise to this challenge, customers will rightly expect them to show they can deliver significant improvement over time to justify the…