
Apex Hotel plants seeds of change in biodiversity with Green Roof Project
By Nick Batten
on 10 January, 2022
Apex City of Bath Hotel is becoming more biodiverse thanks to the help of University of Bath student – and hotel staff member – Sophie Scott.
The...

Avon Pension Fund sets ambitious climate change targets and moves £780m into Paris-Aligned Benchmark
By Nick Batten
on 7 October, 2021
To ensure the Avon Pension Fund maintains its position at the forefront of climate-aware investing, it has announced that it will be transitioning its...

Bath and Bristol companies help Co-forest plant 10,000 new trees
By Nick Batten
on 27 May, 2021
Tree-planting partnership Co-forest has announced the acquisition of its first site near Almondsbury in north Bristol.
The site, which is initially...

Business West teams up with Spherics to help companies tackle carbon emissions
By Nick Batten
on 30 March, 2022
Four months on from COP26, a UN assessment claims that many of the impacts of global warming are now simply ‘irreversible.’
However, a new report...

Clean Air Zone launches in Bath
By Nick Batten
on 16 March, 2021
Bath’s Clean Air Zone, the UK’s first charging clean air zone (CAZ) outside of London, has launched in the city to drive down harmful pollution...

Electric Bear launches special Jubilee beer to raise funds for the Queen’s tree planting campaign
By Nick Batten
on 13 May, 2022
To celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, Bath’s Electric Bear craft brewery is launching a special ‘Treetops’ Jubilee beer to raise funds for...

Grant Associates chosen to work on Melbourne garden city project
By Nick Batten
on 5 July, 2021
Bath-based landscape architecture practice Grant Associates and international design practice ASPECT Studios have been formally announced as the...

Grant Associates leads on the delivery of landscape plans for ecological logistics park
By Nick Batten
on 3 September, 2021
Bath-based landscape architect Grant Associates is leading on the delivery of the ecological landscape design and environmental planning for Magna...

Grant Associates unveils Chinese-inspired garden design for Chelsea Flower Show
By Nick Batten
on 4 June, 2021
Grant Associates, the international landscape architecture practice headquartered in Bath, has revealed a design concept for its show garden at the...

Highlight named as PR agency for On the EDGE Conservation
By Nick Batten
on 18 February, 2021
Bath-based public relations agency Highlight PR has been appointed as the PR agency for On the EDGE Conservation (OTEC) – a charitable...

Local ecological farm calls for help from the community as it nears the last few days of crowdfunding campaign
By Nick Batten
on 13 December, 2021
A group of four young farmers have invested their life savings to purchase 15.5 acres of land to start a farm for community and ecology as they look to...

Major reclamation project in Gibraltar gets the go ahead following counsel from South West-based Engain
By Nick Batten
on 16 July, 2021
Frome-based environmental specialist Engain has provided guidance to Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar, ensuring the approval of...