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uvex highlights head-to-toe 'protecting planet' range at The Health & Safety Event

uvex will use this year's Health & Safety Event to highlight its innovative head-to-toe PPE range that offers impressive sustainability credentials without compromising quality or wearability.

Under the motto "protecting planet", uvex will present a complete product system of environmentally friendly products, from safety helmets to footwear, to demonstrate its commitment to reducing CO2 emissions, waste, materials, water consumption and energy.

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Leeds College of Building Principal joins CEO Sleepout to fight homelessness

The Principal and CEO of Leeds College of Building has joined a growing list of senior managers taking part in CEO Sleepout.

Nikki Davis, the first female principal in the history of Leeds College of Building, will be sleeping under the stars to raise awareness of homelessness across the UK and reach a donation target of £1,000 for charity. 

Nikki is the only senior manager from the Further Education sector currently registered to participate in the Leeds CEO Sleepout.

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Tackling modern slavery in supply chains

From 1 April 2023 government departments must follow updated guidance on identifying and managing the risk of modern slavery in their supply chains. Alex Minett, Head of Products and Markets at CHAS, looks at what’s changed and discusses some steps all organisations can take to prevent modern slavery within their networks.

Modern slavery is on the increase. The International Labour Organization (ILO) reports the Covid-19 pandemic has fuelled a surge in extreme poverty which is considered a major factor in driving forced labour. Recent UK government statistics reflect this; November 2022 saw the highest number of potential modern slavery victims referred to the Home Office for investigation since their National Referral Mechanism (NRM) began in 2009 – a 38% increase on the same quarter the previous year. 

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Government’s “green day” announcements underwhelming and a missed opportunity

The GSHPA has today described the Government’s “green day” announcements as a missed opportunity and “underwhelming” for the UKs ground source heat pump sector.

To date, the UK government has simply failed to grasp the potential of this proven technology, which has been widely adopted across Continental Europe, and is critical to delivering the Government’s existing heat pump target. Today could have been a major pivotal moment in the UKs transition to low carbon heat, but instead there is a disappointing lack of urgency around the limited measures announced to boost the heat pump sector.

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