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News

Draft Water Bill
14 May 2012

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Chris Huhne MP calls for Green Growth

8 May 2012

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First UK Green Investment Announced
30 April 2012

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Non-Domestic Green Deal will be Delayed
24 April 2012

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Nick Clegg Delivers Speech on Green Growth
16 April 2012

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Green Deal Providers Announced
10 April 2012

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The National Planning Policy Framework
02 April 2012

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The Budget 2012
26 March 2012

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Environmental regulations set to be reduced

19 March 2012

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Government releases UK carbon footprint
12 March 2012

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CBI calls for carbon tax changes

05 March 2012

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Lord Stern on Green Investment Bank
27 February 2012

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New Corporate Ecosystem Services Review released
20 February 2012

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New Energy Efficiency Deployment Office is launched
13 February 2012

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Government takes next step on zero carbon homes

06 February 2012

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Events

National Planning Policy Framework: Breakfast Seminar
16 May 2012, 8.30am - 10.30am

Chair:
Heather Wheeler MP - Member of Communities and Local Government Select Committee

Speakers:
Roberta Blackman-Woods MP – Shadow Minister for Planning and Procurement
Ruth Stanier
– Deputy Director of Planning, Department for Communities and Local Government
Marnix Elsenaar
– Head of Planning, Addleshaw Goddard
Shaun Spiers
– Chief Executive, Campaign to Protect Rural England
Adrian Penfold
– Head of Planning and Corporate Responsibility, British Land

This event is being hosted by Addleshaw Goddard

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Past Events

Research

Leaner and Greener II: Putting Buildings to Work
November 2011


The Westminster Sustainable Business Forum has launched a new inquiry building on the findings from the Leaner and Greener inquiry andgoing further to look at the Implementation of Sustainable Management, Finance and Governance of Public Sector Estate.


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Leaner and Greener: Delivering Effective Estate Management
February 2011


Local government can save money and improve services through managing their property assets efficiently, sustainably and in partnership with other public and voluntary sector organisations.


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Beyond Buildings: Procuring BSF Sustainably
November 2009


The Building Schools for the Future programme (BSF) is the largest capital building programme of its kind the UK has embarked on since the Second World War.


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Costing the Future: Securing value for money through sustainable procurement
June 2008


Each year the United Kingdom's public sector procures an estimated £170 billion worth of buildings, goods and services. The environmental impact of the public sector is equally vast, emitting 30.4m tonnes of carbon dioxide annually.


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