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We need greater ambition for the Future Homes Standard

As the consultation on the proposed Future Homes Standard (FHS) closed this week, 250 industry and community leaders publicly called for more ambition from the government in a…

Bioregional’s targets to cut greenhouse emissions approved by the Science Based Targets initiative

The authoritative Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has approved Bioregional’s target to: reduce our already low scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions – from property, and…

Bioregional signs the Nature Positive Business Pledge

Bioregional has signed the Nature Positive Business Pledge, which was launched by RSPB and Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) alongside the UK Business & Biodiversity Forum…

How business can save our wild isles

The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries on earth and is also in the bottom 10% of countries for protecting what little nature we have left….

Paradise lost? What happened to Ireland’s model eco-village

It was conceived as a model for environmental living in the 21st century – a self-governing eco-village which would be communal, carbon-neutral and self-sufficient. The plans for Cloughjordan,…

Bioregional signs joint statement on climate change and planning

This week, Bioregional joined forces with 18 other industry leaders to call for the government to bring England’s planning system into a place where it can genuinely address…

The UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard: our assessment

A unified approach One of the stand-out features of the UKNZCBS is its unified approach, driven by an extensive collaboration of industry leaders, such as BBP, BRE, the…

How to improve your EcoVadis score:tips for success

What is EcoVadis? One of the best ways to share your sustainability progress is through an EcoVadis rating. You might have even been directly invited to EcoVadis by…

At last: Court of Appeal ruling clarifies council powers on local energy standards

What was the controversial 2023 Written Ministerial Statement? I covered this in our handy 2023 blog, but to summarise, the dispute centred on a Written Ministerial Statement (WMS)…

How heat pump-ready is the UK?

With around 40% of the UK’s carbon emissions coming from the built environment, decarbonising our heating and retrofitting the UK’s old, leaky housing stock will be absolutely crucial…