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CASE STUDY: Lincolnshire Co-op’s Environmental Sustainability Strategy Simply Sustainable is proud to have partnered with Lincolnshire Co-op to create its first environmental sustainability strategy, setting a clear path toward achieving its company goals. Through in-depth stakeholder engagement and research, we uncovered their key priorities, ensuring the strategy reflects what matters most while being benchmarked against best-practice sustainability frameworks such as GRI, GRESB, IFRS, and SBTi. These priorities were organised within three strategic pillars: waste management, climate impact, and responsible sourcing. We developed clear and measurable KPIs to track progress and support the delivery of these priorities. This comprehensive approach has equipped Lincolnshire Co-op with a clear, actionable plan to enhance its environmental performance, aligning with its overarching business strategy and 2030 ambitions. To read the full case study, click here: https://lnkd.in/esMZ6ysC #GRI #GRESB #IFRS #SBTi #esg

“There is nothing more important than reliable and clean water. Everything else is built on that, and yet we still have so much work to do. We need to ensure there is enough clean water for our communities, industries and the environment now and into the future.” As climate change, growth in population and industry demand place increasing stress on water resources, advanced water and wastewater treatment emerges as a reliable and economically viable alternative to traditional water supply, securing water for people and industry, and ensuring the sustainability of our water systems for future generations.    Meet Mitchell Dixon, who shares his insights on the significant challenges in wastewater management and how his role within Ramboll supports clients on their transition towards a circular economy. Learn about his story here: https://lnkd.in/gvg54yUh #PartnerforSustainableChange #water #wastewatertreatment #Circularity #LetsCloseTheGap

Last week we met Màiri McAllan MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy. It was a helpful conversation in which we reflected that there are significant efforts underway to achieve environmental sustainability along the food and drink supply chain, but there is also a lot still to do. We wrote to the Cabinet Secretary afterwards and set out our view that "there is perhaps no greater challenge than fully decoupling our activities and growth from greenhouse gas emissions, and the journey to achieve this will be complicated and difficult. However, our determination to do so is absolute. We recognise that this is an imperative for all parts of the food and drink supply chain." Emissions reduction is increasingly a market requirement, not just part of regulation or a "nice to do". One of the challenges we face is how to get the balance right between celebrating the genuinely great efforts being made by food and drink businesses whilst also recognising that the journey is far from over, and will take increasing collaboration, including major efforts around grid energy and transport systems. We need to be proactive when it comes to tackling emissions wherever they arise but we also need to ensure those making the efforts to do so on behalf of all of us are recognised and rewarded for it - which means ensuring all those along the supply chain receive a fair share of the value of our premium, world class food and drink, whether it is being sold in Scotland, the UK or further afield. The challenge is significant, and will need our ongoing focus.

The European Parliament has just appointed a new Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and Competitive Circular Economy. Congratulations to Jessika Roswall!      It is proof that the new European Commission is putting water resilience and the circular economy at the top of the agenda.      This is in line with our ambitions at SUEZ. Last May, on Europe Day, we reaffirmed our commitments to a more sustainable and resilient Europe by calling that water quantity and quality issues are integrated into the Union's various public policies.     Providing drinking water to over 57 million people worldwide, we will continue to promote water reuse and strengthen water security, in line with the European Water Resilience Strategy.      We are committed to contributing to the creation of a single market for waste and will continue to play our part in developing a more circular economy by providing waste-to-resource solutions and efficient recycling technologies, in line with the Circular Economy Act.     These are key challenges both for the quality of life of Europeans and for the continent's industrial and agricultural sovereignty. We stand shoulder to shoulder with Jessika Roswall and all stakeholders to ensure Europe's leadership in a sustainable green transition

Bywaters joined Planet Mark a decade ago to demonstrate its climate action by obtaining third-party verification. Now, ten years after being certified, Bywaters has reduced its carbon footprint by over 50% and can confidently communicate its sustainability efforts. For example, Bywaters uses its certification reports in bid submissions, tenders, and marketing materials to display its ESG commitments and maintain stakeholder trust. If you want to mirror Bywaters' incredible success, check out their inspiring case study! https://lnkd.in/dRMRhuQ7

An excellent initiative, and a good way of driving sustainability.

"Our lands. Our Future. We are #GenerationRestoration" is the slogan chosen for this year's celebration of World Environment Day, the United Nations' main mechanism for raising awareness and action for the environment worldwide. Driven by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the campaign focuses on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience. Because there is no planet B, we are convinced that we must minimise our impact on the environment, and we do so through two lines of action: ✅ Climate Neutrality: we join the goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050, and to this end we have started by calculating our organisation's Carbon Footprint (scope 1, 2 and 3). In addition, we are taking action to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions through our Energy Master Plan, and are working on measures to reduce emissions from raw material consumption. ✅ Circular economy: -From the ground up: it is embedded in the core of our business, the rental of building materials, which we also drive day after day by integrating the concept of circularity in our products through innovation. -Waste reduction: we recover more than 90% of our waste, obtaining Zero Waste Certification in our factory and our main logistics warehouse. -We carry out a sustainable management of our resources, with PEFC and FSC certifications, ensuring that the wood we use comes from sustainably managed forests. We invite you to find out the details through these news items we have prepared for you: ✅ ULMA joins the UN Global Compact: 👉 https://lnkd.in/dkZv_bVt ✅ The circular economy model, one of the main pillars of ULMA's sustainability strategy 👉 https://lnkd.in/dtCqFr5b ✅ The renewal of FSC and PEFC certifications consolidates our commitment to environmental sustainability 👉 https://lnkd.in/egvDKfSK ✅ ULMA, a sustainable business project 👉 https://lnkd.in/d8xksM5M It‘s all about TRUST. #formwork #scaffolding #safeconstruction #constructionprojects #worldenvironmentday #safetyfirst #sustainability #ulmaconstruction #ulma

The Environmentally Sustainable Procurement Policy and Reporting Framework has been released by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water with a focus on three areas: climate, environmental and circularity. https://lnkd.in/ga5dwNQt A nice surprise to see NABERS yet to be released Embodied Carbon rating called up in the sustainable procurement reporting framework along with acknowledging the Green Building Council of Australia and Infrastructure Sustainability Council (ISC) third-party rating schemes. https://lnkd.in/gYNwiQV2 Sustainable Procurement Guide - some updates but also note sone more work to do in addressing designing out waste. Heavy on recycling but appears to lack actions towards eliminating waste. https://lnkd.in/gNfG2RfC #SustainableProcurement

CDPQ’s Sustainable Land Management mandate is deploying capital in natural resources assets, mostly farmland and timberland. As we are prioritizing sustainable investments and decarbonization, we believe it is important for investors to have a solid and measurable framework that standardizes climate and nature reporting metrics.  The Clean Energy Finance Corporation, a strategic investment partner in natural capital for CDPQ in Australia, has introduced its report “Measuring What Matters: An Approach for Natural Capital Investors,” calling for unified climate reporting to reduce emissions. The report is a valuable guide on achieving measurable sustainability outcomes, and we are proud to have been associated with this initiative. Get insights into how institutional investors in natural capital can enhance the assessment of decarbonization activities: https://lnkd.in/gzfdMHrj

Bywaters joined Planet Mark a decade ago to demonstrate its climate action by obtaining third-party verification. Now, ten years after being certified, Bywaters has reduced its carbon footprint by over 50% and can confidently communicate its sustainability efforts. For example, Bywaters uses its certification reports in bid submissions, tenders, and marketing materials to display its ESG commitments and maintain stakeholder trust. If you want to mirror Bywater's incredible success, check out their inspiring case study! https://lnkd.in/dRMRhuQ7