Mar 22, 2022 | Biodiversity, Carbon, Climate Change, Displaced people, Environmental protection, Flood risk, Food security, rising sea levels
For a recent project we had to include some lists of environmental issues facing the UK. It’s a bit of a random collection, but there are some interesting nuggets in there. Extra rainfall Depending on which forecasting model you use and what may or may not happen to...
Mar 22, 2022 | Biodiversity
Assessing the biodiversity of a site can be a challenging prospect for developers and decision makers without the relevant ecological background. Whilst they are not substitutes for expert ecological advice, Biodiversity 3.0 and similar tools provide a biodiversity...
Oct 4, 2021 | Biodiversity, Carbon, Climate Change, ESG
Our Sam McConnochie details how he set up the SHIFT [1] portal which helps social landlords report on all environmental issues and provides an excellent audit trail. Here’s what he wrote: Working with a web development agency, we built the SHIFT portal from concept...
May 21, 2021 | Biodiversity
The loss in global biodiversity and protection of green spaces has been rising up the agenda for building owners, particularly from Environmental Social Governance (ESG) reporting. ESG reporting involves demonstrating environmental credibility to banks and loan...