Webinar Recap: How to Produce an EPD: An Overview

For our latest free webinar, Dr Craig Jones (Managing Director) of Circular Ecology gave us a practical walkthrough of the steps to produce an EPD, including the standards that govern them, the role of LCA, what primary data and secondary LCA data can be used, and more on Thursday, 12th March. ‘How to Produce an […]

UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (UKNZCBS) Version 1 Published

The UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard Version 1 has officially been published on 10th March 2026, providing the UK built environment with its first unified, evidence based definition of a Net Zero Carbon Aligned Building. The voluntary standard applies to new construction, existing buildings and retrofits, and is described by its developers as science […]

UK Government Publishes New Whole Life Carbon Management Guidance for Infrastructure & the Built Environment

The UK Government has released new guidance on Whole Life Carbon (WLC) Management, published on 5 March 2026 by the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority. The guidance sets out best practice for assessing and reducing carbon impacts across the full lifecycle of infrastructure and built environment projects, linking WLC principles directly to the Government’s […]

UK Government Releases Final UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS)

The UK Government has published the long anticipated UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS S1 and SRS S2), marking a major step in aligning UK sustainability disclosures with the global corporate reporting baseline set by the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards. The standards, released on 25 February 2026, provide a voluntary framework for companies to report […]

Webinar Recap: Organisational Carbon Footprints: From Measurement to Meaningful Action

In February’s free webinar, Jon Burrow (Head of Carbon Accounting) and Joe Rouse (Senior Consultant) of Circular Ecology walked through how to structure a footprint and approach data collection, common reporting challenges, and how to turn results into meaningful action for your organisation on Thursday, 26th February. The session, titled ‘Organisational Carbon Footprints: From Measurement […]

Upcoming Webinars: Carbon Datasets, Org Footprints, EPD Production

Circular Ecology are pleased to announce two upcoming free webinars, offering practical guidance on two key sustainability topics: Organisational Carbon Footprinting and Bespoke Carbon Datasets. Organisations seeking to strengthen their carbon reporting, improve data quality, or better understand advanced carbon datasets are invited to join us for these expert led sessions. Each webinar includes time […]

EU Introduces First Voluntary Certification Rules for Permanent Carbon Removals

The EU has introduced the “world’s first” voluntary rules for certifying permanent carbon removals under its Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) framework. The new standards set out how independent certifiers must assess and verify projects that permanently remove CO₂, with the aim of making carbon removal credits more consistent and auditable across the EU. […]

GHG Protocol Releases New Land Sector and Removals Standard

The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol has launched its first ever Land Sector and Removals (LSR) Standard, providing companies with a unified framework to measure and report land-related greenhouse gas emissions, CO₂ removals, and associated impacts across their value chains. The Standard also includes guidance for accounting for technological CO₂ removals, such as direct air capture […]

Webinar Recap: An Introduction to the Circular Ecology EPD Programme

For our first webinar of 2026, Dr Craig Jones (Managing Director) and Edwin Lowe (Delivery Manager) of Circular Ecology introduced the new EPD Programme on Thursday, 29th January. The session, titled ‘An Introduction to the Circular Ecology EPD Programme‘, covered an array of relevant topics such as: What are EPDs, and what are their benefits? […]

Deadline for Registering Projects Under BREEAM V6

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Tuesday, 27th January 2026, is the final day to register new projects under the current BREEAM versions. After this date, it will no longer be possible to register projects against older schemes, and all new registrations will be required to follow BREEAM V7. If you haven’t already, we recommend you review pipeline projects and ensure […]