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UWS Signs Up To Global Sustainability Commitment
In signing the SDG Accord, universities and colleges commit to reporting on their work towards embedding the UN Sustainability Goals within their institutions.
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CAN DO Innovation Summit 2021 – The Online Edition 
On the 3rd of February 2021 we welcomed nearly 1000 delegates from Scotland and across the globe to the first online edition of the national CAN DO Innovation Summit. We’d like to take this opportunity to share our successes and learnings from this year’s virtual offering.
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GLASGOW TO RECEIVE £9M FLEET OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN TIME FOR UN’S COP26 CONFERENCE 
First Bus is focused on becoming a leader in the transition to a low-carbon future and has recently announced its commitment to operating a zero-emission bus fleet by 2035 as well as pledging not to purchase any new diesel buses after December 2022.
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UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW UNVEILS PLAN TO CUT BUSINESS TRAVEL CARBON EMISSIONS 
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, business travel accounted for 22% of the University’s annual carbon footprint. The ambitious new plan seeks to cut carbon emissions from business travel by 7.5% each year.
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STV LAUNCHES £1M GREEN FUND FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY SCOTTISH BUSINESSES AND PLEDGES TO BECOME NET ZERO CARBON BY 2030 
STV has outlined an ambitious new sustainability strategy – STV Zero – to reduce its environmental impact to become net zero carbon by 2030 and carbon neutral by the end of 2021. To mark the launch of the new strategy, STV has unveiled a £1m Green Fund, offering advertising support…
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WOODLAND STRATEGY AIMS TO BOOST EFFORTS IN TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE 
A new Forestry and Woodland Strategy for Glasgow City Region is set to boost the number of trees in the area by a further 18 million over the next 10 years.
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CCG LAUNCHES SCOTLAND’S FIRST MASS MARKET NET ZERO BUILDING STANDARD 
Glasgow-based construction and manufacturing business CCG (Scotland) Ltd has launched the CCG Net Zero Home, a new housebuilding standard that has been designed to respond to Scotland’s ambitious target of becoming a net zero economy by 2045.
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UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE SECURES FUNDING FOR LOW CARBON SME PROJECTS 
Two projects involving the University of Strathclyde have received funding from Scottish Enterprise’s Low Carbon Challenge Fund.
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