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...
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...
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...
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...
Many local businesses lack the resources to act on climate change, finds survey
By Nick Batten
on 12 August, 2021
A landmark survey of business attitudes towards climate change has revealed that while nearly 70% of businesses in the West of England consider...
National zero carbon tour sees high turnout in the West of England
By Nick Batten
on 20 September, 2021
The West of England attracted a record audience when it recently welcomed the national #ZeroCarbonTour, on its way to the UN’s Climate Change...
Signs of change visible after the first 100 days of Bath’s Clean Air Zone
By Nick Batten
on 1 July, 2021
After 100 days of operation, Bath & North East Somerset Council has revealed that the number of polluting, chargeable vehicles seen driving in...
Solar Together scheme offers West of England residents the chance to save money and cut carbon
By Nick Batten
on 27 August, 2021
As the UN calls for ‘immediate, rapid and large-scale reductions in greenhouse gas emissions,’ residents across the West of England will get their...
