Category Archives: Carbon Footprint

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 […]

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? […]

EU CBAM Enters “Definitive Phase”

On 1st January 2026, the EU CBAM entered its “definitive phase”, signalling the end of the “transitional” phase, which had been in place between 2023 and the end of 2025. It has now become fully operational for EU member states. What This Means If you are an EU importer (or customs representative), importing more than […]

EPD Operator Programme: Now Live

Circular Ecology are pleased to announce the official launch of our EPD Operator Programme. The programme has been established to provide a defined route for developing and publishing Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) in accordance with ISO 14025 for Type III Environmental Declarations. It reflects the increasing need for transparent, independently verified product data across the […]