Tag: Net Zero

Hospitality sector collectively pledges net zero ambitions

Stuart Mitchell

The Zero Carbon Forum, a non-competitive industry collaboration comprising some of the biggest brands in hospitality, has launched the first-ever roadmap designed to provide the hospitality industry with guidance on the steps they can take to decarbonise their businesses and set net zero strategies.  The initiative is being funded by the forum’s 27 members and is backed by UK Hospitality and the British Beer and Pub Association. Business leaders from the hospitality sector, including Pizza Hut Restaurants, Burger King, Revolution Bars Group and Adnams, will attend the event to support the Zero Carbon Forum and…

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Mitie lays-out roadmap for a net zero carbon estate by 2025

Stuart Mitchell

Mitie, the UK’s leading facilities management company, has announced its roadmap to achieve a net zero estate by 2025. With a current portfolio of more than 50 sites across the UK, Mitie has committed to having four net zero properties by the end of the Financial Year 2022 and is planning to have an additional 14 net zero sites every year, achieving a fully decarbonised estate by 2025. This commitment is part of Mitie’s Plan Zero pledge to use its significant expertise in facilities and energy management to achieve net zero carbon for…

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Sainsbury’s cuts five years from target to become Net Zero by 2035 in its own operations

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s has strengthened its commitment to tackle the climate crisis by accelerating its target to become Net Zero in its own operations by 2035, five years earlier than its original ambition and aligned to UN’s goal to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. The retailer has cut its carbon footprint by 47% in the last 17 years despite its space increasing by over 40%. In the last year, Sainsbury’s has reduced its absolute greenhouse gas emissions from its own operations by 25,580 tCO2e, year-on-year. To help achieve its target Sainsbury’s…

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Clothing and textile businesses show progress on the road to net zero

Stuart Mitchell

WRAP has published the Sustainable Clothing Action Plan final report as the culmination of eight years of collaborative action by sector leaders. In parallel, the Textiles 2030 progress report sets out the practical actions already underway in the successor agreement for the sector to halve GHG emissions in line with the Paris Climate Agreement.   Key results The Sustainable Clothing Action Plan 2020 Commitment (SCAP) united fashion brands, retailers, charity retailers, textile recycling companies, academia, governments and other stakeholders to reduce the impact of clothing in the UK. Between 2012…

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BBC sets out path to Net Zero by 2030

Stuart Mitchell

The BBC has had its plan to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 approved by the globally-respected Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). This accreditation is an endorsement of the BBC’s credible strategy to significantly reduce its environmental impact by the end of the current decade.  The BBC will pursue a ‘deep decarbonisation’ strategy to achieve net zero, a plan focussed on targeting and eliminating fossil fuel usage across its operations to drastically reduce the amount of carbon produced by the organisation.  In January this year the BBC confirmed it would be pursuing a strategy to reach net zero by 2030.   Details of the strategy include: switching to renewables and electric vehicles;…

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