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Achieving Net Zero: The Role of Flexible Workspaces | Sam Pickering – Executive Director of Sustainability at The Instant Group

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So you’ve got that embodied carbon piece I was bringing about. Frank Cottle [ 00:10:42 ]: You’Re saying is a big part of the carbon footprint isn’t just the energy consumption, but it’s in the materials that come through flipping at the fit outs. That’s the carbon footprint.

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Routes to Greater Sustainability event brings office furniture sector together to talk climate change

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A packed room of delegates enjoyed nine short insightful presentations, which included an overview of potential new government legislation by the BFC; a focus on the Furniture Industry Sustainability Programme (FISP), the UK’s only industry specific scheme; and information about how to measure your company’s carbon footprint by SATRA.

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UKGBC publishes new guidance on embodied carbon emissions reporting for more rigorous carbon reduction strategy

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The GHG Protocol sets out a standard framework and tools for measuring emissions and is the most common way for organisations to fully assess the overall carbon footprint of activity. This must be followed by legal limits on the upfront embodied carbon emissions, with future revision and tightening.

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The Top 50 SUCCESS Changemakers

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The international human rights group is dedicated to eradicating modern slavery through legislative change and grassroots community engagement. Anna Alex A pioneer in sustainable business practices, Alex cofounded the now-defunct Planetly, a startup aimed at helping other organizations reduce their carbon footprint.