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NHS Evergreen Sustainable Supplier Assessment
Our NHS Evergreen Assessment Support service helps organisations understand their current position, identify gaps, and develop a clear route towards achieving NHS Evergreen Levels 1 and 2.
Whether you have already completed an assessment or are preparing for future NHS procurement requirements, our consultants provide practical support to help you align your carbon reduction activities with NHS expectations.
Sustainability Reporting Explained
Sustainability reporting is now a core part of how organisations communicate environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. It provides stakeholders with structured information about sustainability impacts, risks, opportunities, targets, governance and progress.
Rather than relying on broad commitments or high-level statements, organisations are increasingly expected to provide evidence-based disclosures that show how sustainability issues are measured, managed and reported.
Understand sustainability reporting in more detail
Supply Chain Decarbonisation and Scope 3 Emissions
Supply chain decarbonisation is the process of reducing greenhouse gas emissions embedded in the goods, services, materials, logistics and outsourced activities an organisation depends on.
It is a core part of sustainability reporting and ESG disclosure in the UK, because Scope 3 value-chain emissions can represent 70-90% of an organisation’s carbon footprint according to the Carbon Trust.
Why decarbonising your supply chain is important?
How Sustainability Reporting and ESG Are Reshaping Access to Business Borrowing
Access to affordable business borrowing in the UK is increasingly conditional on the quality of a company’s sustainability reporting and its wider ESG credentials. Lenders now treat climate and sustainability performance as a formal credit risk factor not a marketing preference and expect borrowers to evidence a credible net-zero transition path.
Read why lenders care about sustainability reporting
The latest news coming out of TEAM Updates
TEAM Energy Launches Secure Customer Portal to Simplify Energy Consultancy and Compliance Projects
We have launched a new secure Customer Portal to make it easier for Energy Services customers to share information, upload documents and keep projects moving.
The portal provides customers with a dedicated online workspace where project information, supporting evidence and documentation can be shared securely with TEAM Energy consultants delivering energy management services, energy consultancy, and compliance projects. It has been introduced to improve the customer experience across a wide range of services delivered by the company’s commercial energy consultants.
Learn more about our customer portal
NHS Strengthens Carbon Reduction Plan Requirements for Suppliers from 2027
NHS England has published new guidance outlining updated Carbon Reduction Plan requirements for suppliers bidding for NHS contracts from 1 April 2027. The changes represent a significant step forward in NHS supply chain decarbonisation and place increased emphasis on transparency, emissions reporting and corporate sustainability reporting across supplier organisations.
Discover if this will impact you
UK Records Warmest Year on Record According to the Met Office
The Met Office’s newly published State of the UK Climate 2025 report has revealed a series of significant climate records, highlighting the growing importance of robust sustainability reporting and corporate sustainability reporting for organisations operating across the UK.
According to the report, 2025 was the warmest year in the UK’s climate record. The findings show that the UK’s climate continues to change, with rising temperatures, more extreme weather events, accelerating sea level rise and increased occurrences of marine heatwaves.
Read our news on the State of Climate Report
UK Heatwave Drives 320% Surge in Air Conditioning Demand: Is Your Business Prepared?
Recent UK heatwaves have driven a 320% increase in air conditioning installation requests, highlighting how rising temperatures are reshaping building management and energy use across the country. As warmer summers become more common, businesses are becoming increasingly reliant on cooling systems to protect employee wellbeing, maintain productivity and support business continuity.
What does this growing demand mean for businesses and the planet?
UK Climate Adviser Calls for Workplace Temperature Limits: What This Means for Businesses
The UK’s independent climate adviser has recommended the introduction of maximum workplace temperature rules as the country faces more frequent and intense heatwaves. The Climate Change Committee (CCC) warns that extreme heat is now one of the greatest climate-related risks to public health, productivity, infrastructure, and that the UK must adapt quickly to a climate “that no longer exists today.”
Government issues new 2031 deadline on energy efficiency standards for non-domestic buildings
The UK Government has set a new 2031 deadline for tougher energy efficiency standards in non-domestic buildings. Larger rented properties will need to reach EPC B, but smaller sites will get more time.
VAT to be cut from household electricity bills in October
VAT will be cut from household electricity bills, the government has announced, as part of new Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s pledge to help with the cost of living.
The reduction from 5% VAT to zero will come into effect on 1 October, saving a typical household about £45 a year.
The UK’s New Energy Secretary
With Andy Burnham’s appointment as Prime Minister, a new cabinet has also been appointed. Miatta Fahnbulleh has been named energy security and net zero secretary, replacing Ed Miliband who has become foreign secretary.
Energy independence will depend on system resilience
The UK’s proposed Energy Independence Bill could accelerate the transition to a cleaner, more self-sufficient energy system, but true energy security will depend on resilience as well as renewable generation. As the energy network becomes more decentralised and digital, with smart grids, EVs, heat pumps and flexible demand, reliable communications and data infrastructure will be critical to keeping the system running efficiently.
Report: Business confidence in UK electrification drops to lowest since 2020
According to research from BEAMA, optimism for the country’s electrification journey has dropped significantly in 2026, with falling or stagnant technology demand identified as a key obstacle for the transition.
Parts of the UK move closer to drought
Parts of southern, central and eastern England are now close to drought, according to the National Drought Group. It comes as more than 20 million people will be living under hosepipe bans by the end of this week. Agriculture and wildlife are also experiencing consequences.
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