What does sustainability mean to you? UCEM staff and students share their thoughts

This week, UCEM is hosting Climate and Social Action Week (CASA) – a series of online and hybrid events and activities exploring sustainability and climate action. Learn more: Join UCEM…

UCEM INSPIRE: key considerations for sustainability leaders

This article is the fourth in our series of posts covering our second INSPIRE event this summer. Read our previous piece on long-term sustainability - UCEM INSPIRE: ensuring long term…

Why sustainability can’t exist in silos

If you want your sustainability initiatives to have a meaningful impact, your organisation's environmental literacy can’t be siloed among individuals and departments. For modern businesses, sustainability is no longer a…

UCEM INSPIRE: ensuring long-term sustainability performance in the built environment

This article is the third in our series of posts covering our second INSPIRE event this summer. Read our previous piece on built environment sustainability targets - UCEM INSPIRE: experts…

Small businesses have a crucial role in the battle against climate change

Think your small business is too small to make a difference on climate change and sustainability? Here’s why you may want to reconsider. Small businesses are the backbone of commerce…

Why sustainability literacy is in such high demand

Being able to articulate sustainability across groups and disciplines and drive change is high on the wish list of today’s businesses and corporations. Here’s why. The UK’s push to reach…

UCEM INSPIRE: setting meaningful built environment sustainability targets

This article is the second in our series of posts covering our second INSPIRE event this summer. Read the first piece on sustainability leadership here - UCEM INSPIRE: experts define…

Building climate resilience into the built environment

by UCEM Academic Hazel Nash With extreme weather events on the rise, what can the built environment do to ensure buildings are climate resilient? There’s no question that climate change…

UCEM INSPIRE: experts define built environment sustainability leadership

In mid-July 2023, in line with the ‘Who We Influence’ strand of our Sustainability Strategy 2023, UCEM held the second of its INSPIRE events focused on the need for effective…

Making a business case for sustainability: why now is the time to act

If your business or client is falling behind in embracing sustainability and ESG, here's how to make the case for change. In the aftermath of recent climate disasters across the…

5 ways the built environment can avoid greenwashing

As an industry with such a pivotal role to play in the mission for a sustainable future, how can the built environment combat the rise of greenwashing? Greenwashing is rife…

How sustainability influences my work: Interview with alumnus Samantha Lloyd

Location Tarvin, Cheshire, England Career History MSc Building Surveying - 2022 Samantha started her professional career in interior design, specialising in bespoke kitchen design. Graduated from Liverpool John Moores University…