EDITOR’S COMMENT & CONTENTS True sustainability depends on accuracy
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any businesses are embracing low carbon technologies, and that needs to become the norm if we have any hope of achieving ambitious carbon reduction targets both the previous and current governments have adopted.
However the pressure to be seen to be doing the right thing, from shareholders, the public and the media, can result in businesses embellishing on their Economic, Social, Governance (ESG) reporting. Recently the issue of greenwashing – the practice of making false or misleading claims about a company’s environmental impact or the environmental friendliness of its products – has been gaining a lot of media coverage. So too, has the popular emission reduction strategy of carbon off-setting, which has recently
been criticised for not being the silver bullet we once believed it to be. This month we have a fascinating feature from Kam Singh, executive director of ESG at EMCOR UK on pg 43 which covers many of these topics. Kam says buisnesses need to create an accurate picture of their sustainable initiatives and this can only be achieved with true transparency. It’s one of the highlights of this issue, and the points raised will also most likely be addressed in some form at the upcoming Building Services Forum, to be held at the Building Centre in London, on November 28. There’s plenty more on the forum starting from pg 25. Other features this month include: • Heating & Hot Water; Medical & Healthcare; Pumps, Waste Management & Water Treatment; Building Controls, and Electrical Services.
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4 News & Appointments Industry news, appointments and quotes
What to know about natural refrigerant heat pumps
7 Industry Comment Insights from the BCIA
grid resource
10 FOCUS: Medical & Healthcare Is your facility in good health?
12 FOCUS: Medical & Healthcare
14 Cover Story
Legionella control for architects and building engineers
18 Pumps Installers urged to act responsibly to tackle unsafe pumps
Drainage team takes on major pipe clearing feat
Forum Supplement What to expect from the BSF
How smart controls can control heat
36 Electrical Services compliance in commercial buildings
37 Electrical Services
38 Industry Comment BEMS Experience Worker Assessment
39 Industry Comment
41 Ask The Expert
43 Industry Comment goals
45 In Focus
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