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Energy saving innovations dominate Scottish Environment Business Awards

Envirotec Magazine

More than half of the winners cited energy saving as key to their plans for success and a third were named winners for their innovation in becoming more efficient. A new Energy Transition Scotland Award was also added to the categories this year. It also aims to become Net Zero by 2030.

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Sustainability Guide for General Contractors: Sustainable Construction and Renovations

Green Business Bureau

WHY ECO FRIENDLY HOMES MATTER. Now more than ever consumers are using their purchasing power to push companies to be more sustainable. HOW TO RENOVATE A HOME TO BE MORE ECO FRIENDLY. Let’s look at the major areas that determine how sustainable and eco-friendly a home is: Building Design & Materials. Solar Power.

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Sustainability Guide for General Contractors: Sustainable Construction and Renovations

Green Business Bureau

WHY ECO FRIENDLY HOMES MATTER. Now more than ever consumers are using their purchasing power to push companies to be more sustainable. HOW TO BUILD and RENOVATE A HOME TO BE MORE SUSTAINABLE. Let’s look at the major areas that determine how sustainable and eco-friendly a home is: Building Design & Materials.

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UK Green Business Awards - Finalists Announced

Business Green

& the London Borough of Brent - St Raphael's SolarSpace Community Centre Grosvenor - Holbein Gardens IBM Corporation - Hursley Datacentre IF_DO - Brent Cross Town Substation SEGRO - SEGRO Park Tottenham The Office Group - Black & White Building Green Heat Project of the Year Barratt Developments - Energy House 2.0

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? Climate highs and lows #167

Climate Tech VC

Drought conditions are causing saltwater to creep into the drinking water of communities along the Mississippi River, and the DOE puts $325M toward long-duration energy storage projects. Sunak also disbanded the home Energy Efficiency Taskforce , created earlier this year, which was designed to hasten home insulation and boiler upgrades.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Often working from home themselves, they empathized with employees and other stakeholders, some refusing to issue layoffs. Many celebrated with their CSOs on meeting ambitious corporate targets for 2020, while setting audacious new goals for 2025, 2030 and 2050. and globally by 2040. and globally by 2040.

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SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Green Business Bureau

SDGs are driving governments, individuals, universities and businesses to adjust their practices to achieve benchmarks and secure a sustainable future by 2030. Utilize renewable energy in production and service facilities ( SDG 7 : Affordable and Clean Energy). Use energy efficient lighting. Use energy efficient lighting.