We have calculated Greengage’s carbon footprint for Calendar Year (CY) 2022 to demonstrate our acknowledgement of the importance of reducing carbon emissions in the built environment industry. As part of our continued support of both to the UN Framework Convention…
read moreGreengage has developed a Carbon Literacy training course for Built Environment Professionals in collaboration with the Carbon Literacy Project, a charity whose aim is to advance the education of the public in the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical…
read moreAs part of its ongoing internal sustainability actions Greengage Environmental Ltd. has committed to achieving a net zero position and developed a Carbon Reduction Strategy for 2023 based on its own carbon footprint. The Carbon Reduction Strategy sets out a…
read moreThe London Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI) released an opinion piece in February 2023 which looks to challenge the current methodology of calculating the carbon impacts of operational energy, whereby they are largely conducted solely in reaching compliance. Currently embodied carbon…
read moreThe theme for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week is ‘Anxiety’ (you may recall last year it was Loneliness). focusing on when this emotion becomes out of our control and raising awareness on one of the most common mental health…
read moreOn 11th January 2023, CRREM released their updated Decarbonisation Pathways for the Real Estate Sector, aligned with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The updates took into consideration feedback received from their consultation that concluded in November 2022. CRREM, or…
read moreAs the UN Conference on Biodiversity (COP 15) commences, real estate investors have come together with the Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) and sustainability consultancy Greengage to collaborate on the creation of a commercial real estate framework to implement the Taskforce on Nature-related…
read moreThe Real Estate Environmental Benchmarks (REEB) is an operational environmental performance benchmark owned by the Better Buildings Partnership (BBP). Every year the BBP collects energy, water and waste data from its members to review the benchmarks and publish industry trends…
read moreCOP15 and the beginning of the biodiversity monitoring era Every ten years governments convene to agree new targets to protect species and ecosystems essential to human existence. Cop15, commonly referred to as “the nature COP”, is the UN biodiversity conference.…
read moreCROSS LAMINATED TIMBER With the current global focus on the climate crisis, which has been brought to the forefront by the Paris Agreement and subsequent COP meetings, it is as important as ever to consider the carbon impact of the…
read moreNABERS: Supporting your transition to Net Zero The National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) over the last two decades has transformed the energy performance of the real estate sector in Australia. It has provided a benchmarking and rating tool…
read moreNet Zero: the scope 3 dilemma With governmental regulations coming into effect (e.g. SECR), and an increasingly more sustainably conscious client base, Net Zero has become an essential part of a company’s business strategy. The focus on recent years has…
read moreWhy Public Toilets are a Social Value Issue The narrative surrounding sanitation in the UK needs to change. Statistics on sanitation, health and death rates caused by lack of access to public toilets highlights this starkly. Caroline Criado Perez in…
read moreWhat is sustainable finance and what does it ‘mean’ to me? Climate change, biodiversity loss and social injustice is happening. The natural systems that govern a stable environment are unbalanced and that unbalance is manifesting itself in more extreme weather…
read moreAs part of Greengage’s continued support of both the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC) ‘Climate Neutral Now’ Pledge and World Green Building Council’s (WGBC) ‘Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment’, we recognise the importance of reducing carbon emissions…
read moreGreengage Graduate Consultants Olivia Broughton and Kate Mosely are currently completing the Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CR&S) Apprenticeship with LDN Apprenticeships to achieve their Level 4 CR&S Practitioner qualification. Olivia has been elected the role of class representative by her…
read moreTNFD – Aligning benefits for nature and business The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) Beta Framework sets out the first international standard for alignment of financial sector activities with nature-related risk. This is a ground-breaking concept which could have…
read moreOn 25th May, Nick Drake, Principal Consultant at Greengage talked to the whole of Windlesham primary school about his profession as a Climate Change scientist. Every month a parent is invited to talk to the school about their profession to…
read moreEmbodied carbon and cement replacement: what are the alternatives? Over recent years, the UK has taken important steps to become a world leader in cutting greenhouse gas emissions. In 2019, the Government declared a climate emergency and set a legally…
read moreThe theme for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week is ‘Loneliness’ (you may recall last year it was Nature). At Greengage, our awareness of this issue is not just for one week but throughout the year in our work on…
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