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BSI, the business standards company has worked with independent energy, environment and sustainability analysts Verdantix, to discover how the challenge of sustainable development is really being addressed by businesses. The Verdantix survey comprised 150 executives from 20 industry sectors including retail and consumer products, consumer services, manufacturing, business and financial services, oil and gas, utilities and mining. It found that although 70% of businesses identified sustainability as a key driver for growth, only 51% believe…

24 local authorities across England and Wales have been awarded more than £2.1 million to support the development of heat network projects. Minister for Energy and Climate Change Greg Barker today announced the latest round of successful projects through the Heat Networks Delivery Unit that will provide heating to local homes and businesses through new projects using a range of low carbon technologies, including energy from waste or recovered heat taken from industry. Each project…

The Scottish public sector is on track to save £36 million from its water bills – the same as the annual cost for school meals for almost 110,000 school children, 1400 teachers or more than 1500 police officers, according to Business Stream.   Scotland’s largest water and waste water provider has been working in partnership with the public sector for the last four years and has helped it access new discounts and money-saving water efficiency…