Sustainability is no longer a specialist topic for housing associations — it is central to how we manage homes, support residents and plan for the future. From net zero targets and climate resilience to water use, overheating, biodiversity and sustainable transport,...
Methodologies for calculating a new set of environmental metrics relating to new build homes have been released. Issued by the Future Homes Hub [1], the methodologies are intended to bring consistency to environmental reporting across the housebuilding industry. They...
The latest wellbeing figures have just been published by the Office for National Statistics and they show regional differences [1]. To derive estimates of life satisfaction, ONS surveyed people and respondents were asked "Overall, how satisfied are you with your life...
This is the UK’s first resource of its kind, a [1] guidance for UK’s space ports and launch operators that intends to shape consistent, evidence-based environmental practice for the UK space sector. With a global projected economy of $1.1 trillion by 2045, the sector...
Since its introduction in 2009 by our professional governing body ISEP [1], the GHG management hierarchy has had to evolve with net-zero targets through the years, and its most recent update gives a structured framework for organisations to reduce their GHG emissions...
Environmental reporting is becoming more complex as organisations face growing expectations around compliance, carbon data, and wider sustainability disclosures. Many businesses can handle some of this work in-house, while others turn to providers linked to specific...
AI is becoming prevalent in many work environments, with accompanying claims around the technology’s positive and negative impacts on the climate crisis. A recent article in Transform [1] (ISEP’s bimonthly publication) spoke with Golestan Sally Radwan, the Chief...
Geoengineering has become a buzzword in some entrepreneur circles as an exciting and large-scale way to tackle climate change, however for many it remains a nebulous concept full of uncertainties. A recent article in the ISEP publication Transform [1] explored the...
In recent months here at SHIFT, we have been conducting energy audit reports on GP surgeries in the Gloucestershire area. In total, 68 practices were visited and audited on their energy usage, and our trusted assessors identified energy saving opportunities at each...
At SHIFT we produce excellent environment reports, which clients use for compliance, investors requirements and effective sustainability strategy development. But there is another use! The data in the reports is really useful for marketing. Our friends at Brace For...
Our governing body, the Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP) has recently published the ‘Industry guiding principles for developments’ for environmental clerks of works (EnvCoW). The document details 10 principles to help drive...
As regulations on the efficiency of new houses in the UK increase, knowledge and experience around building methods that can support these changes are becoming invaluable. As part of a company social, the SHIFT Environment team visited MBC Timber Frame to get an...
Turning Compliance into Opportunity For many UK organisations, Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) is seen as just another annual compliance task—something to complete, submit, and move on from. But what if you could get far more value from it? In the true...
The World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report 2026 lists extreme weather events in the top 4 risks in both the short (2 years) and long term (10 years) [1]. So, it’s good to see that a new long term flood risk dataset for English homes is available from Defra. It...
We have previously highlighted the work of The Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (TISFD). It is a similar initiative to TCFD but instead of climate related disclosures, it is oriented towards social related disclosures. In their most...
ESOS phase 4 The official deadline for ESOS Phase 4 compliance is 5 December 2027 and we have covered what this means for 2026 in previous blogs. The blog covered late ESOS phase 3 submissions, action plans and progress updates. This blog is about specific updates for...
Introduction Our professional institute, ISEP, has recently issued a document about financing adaptation to climate change [1]. The key takeaways are: Adaptation finance is now central - Climate adaptation has emerged as a core component of resilient economic...
Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) has become the go-to framework for reporting energy use and carbon emissions in the UK. For many organisations, it’s an essential annual exercise — a structured way to calculate carbon footprints and demonstrate...
Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) provides organisations with a standardised framework for reporting carbon emissions. Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions are now well understood by most businesses and, aside from a few grey areas, are generally straightforward...
Why we exist At its core, SHIFT Environment exists for one reason: to drive real environmental improvements through meaningful environmental reporting. Reporting shouldn’t just be a box-ticking exercise. Whether we’re delivering environmental benchmarking, compliance...