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Veolia is calling on the UK government to escalate its Plastic Packaging Tax to incentivise the end market for recycled content and provide investors with the confidence to build domestic infrastructure and stimulate green economic growth.

Savills Investment Management (Savills IM) has published its global forecast for real estate investment markets in 2024 highlighting key sectors it believes offer rewarding opportunities for investors.

Brad Taylor, Rural Campaigns Officer at the countryside charity CPRE, comments on Home Secretary, Suella Braverman's description of homelessness as a 'lifestyle choice'.

Delia Cannings, Chair of the British Cleaning Council (BCC), responds to a reference in Keir Starmer's Labour Conference speech to 'No more cleaners mocked, as they scrub mess off the walls of illegal parties in Westminster'.

The European Commission is urged to introduce a series of measures accelerating the adoption of alternative protein sources in a policy briefing from Horizon4Proteins supported by ProVeg International.

Gavin Graveson, Senior Executive Vice President for Veolia Northern Europe, comments on the government's Resources and waste Strategy for England as a Parliamentary Inquiry convenes to consider

Donald Macphail, Chief Operating Officer - Treatment at Veolia UK, comments on research finding the number of disposable single-use vapes discarded weekly has quadrupled to 5 million over the last year.

Kate Smith, Director of Hey Girls which is dedicated to 'revolutionising' periods, reflects on the first year of the Period Products Act which provides free access to period products in Scotland.

Made Smarter, the UK government-backed programme helping SME manufacturers in the furniture industry adopt technology, has launched a whitepaper on decarbonisation.

Roger Kerr, Chief executive of Organic Farmers & Growers (OF&G), calls for stronger targets and a much more coordinated approach to reducing Greenhouse gas emissions following publication by the UK government of its

A distinguished panel of water and climate leaders led by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) at COP27 is calling on heads of government to "get serious about water".

Separate agreements for project finance and the financing of research and development activities have been signed in Madrid by EIB Vice-President Ricardo Mourinho Félix and Spain's Minister of Economy, Finance and Employment of the Community of Madrid Javier Fernández-Lasquetty at a meeting att

The remaining two sessions of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Cleaning and Hygiene Industry inquiry into the role of cleaning and hygiene during the Covid-19 pandemic have been postponed following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The APPG inquiry, which is entitled

According to a new survey of 133 schools across the United Kingdom, three-in-five teachers believe there is a link between indoor air quality and student health, with as many believing poor air quality is aggravating asthma and other lung conditions.

Robertson Facilities Management has been awarded a place on the new Crown Commercial Services, Facilities Management and Workplace Services Framework - RM6232 after applying successfully for two lots.

Swiss Oil Company Tamoil SA, in close collaboration with Autogrill, has secured a new concession for the operation of the Herrlisberg Nord motorway service area in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland.

Contract caterer Elior UK is embracing a new Social Value Charter which builds on activities already embedded in its business modell.

Speaking at the grand-opening celebration, Jacobs commented: "We have always viewed our role here at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex as telling the NASA story - and not just telling the story but bringing the epic story of the U.S. space program to life. The past, the present and th

UK government executive procurement agency Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has awarded 44 supplier places on its new Facilities Management and Workplace Services framework. The new framework supports the principles of the Government's Sourcing Playbook by heavily weighting 'quality' in its contra

On World Environment Day, Adam Savitz, Sustainability Director, EMEALA at Johnson Controls, explains why an overhaul of the United Kingdom's built environment is needed to reach government emissions targets by 2035.