Be more ambitious when it comes to driving forward decarbonisation

Our Group Public Sector Director, Steve Beechey has today welcomed the Chancellor’s Spring Budget today.

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Sustainable Business: How electric vehicles can help meet a net zero carbon commitment.

Wates Sustainability Director, John Dunne was interviewed by leading sustainability media, edie.net, as part of a series of sustainable business podcasts.

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Autumn Budget response from Wates on energy efficiency

David Morgan, executive managing director for Wates Property Services has shared his thoughts on the energy efficiency measures that were announced.

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Where’s the next big thing in green tech coming from as we aim for net zero operations?

Wates and Lloyds Banking Group (Lloyds) are launching a competition to find sustainability innovations that can help Lloyds tackle its hybrid working and travel emissions and enhance biodiversity.

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Wates launches green tech education programme

Wates Group today launches an innovative new education programme to give young people in Cardiff and London hands on experience of how green technology at home can support the transition to net zero, in the context of a growing energy crisis.

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Wates science based target receives official validation

Wates Group today announces that its near-term greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target has been approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), committing the company to reduce absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions by 46.2% by 2030.

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Work begins on trio of net zero schools in West Midlands

Wates has started works today on Coundon Court School in Coventry, with Hartshill Academy and Kineton High School.

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Wates wins prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise

Wates has won a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Sustainable Development category.

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Wates secures £90M sustainability-linked loan to further ESG ambitions

Wates has secured a £90m sustainability-linked loan (SLL) from a three-bank syndicate led by Lloyds Bank.

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From pitch to pilot what does it take to become an Innovation Partner?

The UK is home to more small businesses than any other country in Europe and this unique entrepreneurial spirit – celebrated on TV shows from Dragons’ Den to The Apprentice is key to accelerating our national drive to net zero.

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Wates and Lloyds Banking Group announce winners of sustainability innovation competition

The top five applicants to our sustainable innovation call out in partnership with Lloyds Banking Group have now been revealed.

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Green light for first wave of social housing decarbonisation fund

Wates Living Space is proud to work alongside six of our customers to successfully bid for a total of £10m of SHDF Wave 1 funding which will allow retrofitting technologies to be installed in over 1,000 properties.

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Net zero and Me: Bekir Andrews

Bekir Andrews, Environmental Sustainability Director at Wates, speaks to Construction Manager about how he is responding to the challenge of net zero, both professionally and personally.

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Wates evolves contract with JLL

Wates is growing its relationship with international commercial real estate firm, JLL, with a new five-year contract to deliver a pioneering Next Generation Maintenance model.

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Wates appointed place on decarbonisation framework

Wates has been awarded a place on a £750m decarbonisation framework with procurement body Fusion 21.

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Our search for sustainable innovations to build net zero homes

We’re looking for new, innovative, sustainable technologies and materials that will help net zero homes achieve environmental targets.  

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Housing Retrofit: The Journey to net zero is a Shared Learning Curve

Ben Williams shares his insight on the lessons so far learnt on the Wates’ retrofit programmes and the challenges ahead for the sector.

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Wates searches for sustainable innovations to build net zero homes

Wates is launching a new marketing campaign to find new, innovative, sustainable technologies and materials that will help it build net zero homes and achieve its environmental targets.

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