Transformation Talks by Veolia UK

Phase 4 of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) funding is due to be released soon, supporting public sector organisations to hit their decarbonisation targets 💡 To secure PSDS funding - which can help to drive significant carbon and cost savings - you need to begin preparing your application at the earliest opportunity. Hear from Andrew Whitworth, Head of Development, and Lucy Stephen...

Are you a public sector organisation looking for support with decarbonisation funding? Tune in to this podcast episode to hear from two of our decarbonisation experts about how your organisation can benefit from the Public Sector Low Carbon Skills Fund (LCSF).

SmartParc is a global initiative that brings together manufacturers to build a sustainable and resilient food industry and at Veolia, we’ve helped deliver SmartParc’s ambitious district heating and cooling network that supplies the 155-acre site with low-carbon energy. Tune in to listen to Veolia’s Business Development Lead for Local Loops of Energy, Mark Dainty, catching up with SmartParc’s Chief...

What comes to mind when someone mentions Christmas? Presents? Decorating the tree? Or is it a dinner with all the trimmings, along with a few mince pies? 🍗 🥧 During the festive season, the UK wastes approximately 270,000 tonnes of food waste and that is just one month of the year! Tackling food waste not only matters at Christmas, it matters all year round. Join us for our last 'Ask the Exp...

Improving and protecting biodiversity is vital - but why? And how does biodiversity link to other important concepts like Net Zero and social value? To find out the answers to these questions and further your understanding of biodiversity (at a time when Biodiversity Net Gain is making headlines), tune into our next episode of 'Ask the Expert' on Tuesday 5th December at 11am, when Martyn...

The perceived cost of low-carbon technologies can be a barrier for manufacturing businesses looking to decarbonise. However, the IETF can support organisations to invest in solutions to help them to both cut their energy bills and reduce their carbon footprint. With phase three of the IETF due to be released in Spring 2024, make sure you're prepared to make the most of this funding opportunit...

Are you aware of the new waste legislation coming into effect in Wales? Do you know what it means for your business? Listen to this episode of  'Ask the Expert', where we delve into the Wales Workplace Recycling & Single Streaming legislation, which came into effect in April 2024.

In partnership with convenience retailer One Stop, we are aiming to recycle over 380,000 milk bottles per year, closing the loop on plastics and helping to deliver ecological transformation. Beyond this project, we are working with One Stop to support their decarbonisation and sustainability journey.  Tune in to hear Jenna Chambers, Customer & Sustainability Manager at One Stop, in conversatio...

In this new episode of our Ask the Expert series, we discuss the sustainable products we offer for the agriculture sector and how they are compliant. Some of the UK's leading poultry suppliers use our livestock bedding products, which are made from the paper crumb generated by British paper mills - making them a more sustainable alternative to traditional bedding. In addition, the absorbency...

From the Veolia Orchard to the vast range of projects supported by The Veolia Environmental Trust, we understand the impact of community initiatives on people in the local area. Improving quality of life is a key aspect of our Ecological Transformation purpose. To tell us more about this and share an insight into how we support and add value to the communities we work in, we will be joined by two...

In this ongoing series, we will be shining a spotlight on some of our energy, waste and water facilities, where you’ll find out how we turn rubbish into resources, milk bottles into new ones and how we are helping Scottish Water to achieve Net Zero.

£77m has been invested for the research and development of electric and hydrogen heavy vehicles - a great step toward decarbonising transport, but with more EVs on UK roads, should we consider what happens to the end-of-life batteries?

With the number of electric vehicles on the road expected to grow from 8 million in 2020 to 116 million in 2030, ensuring stable access to raw materials is a strategic challenge.

Are businesses really doing enough to decarbonise? Most businesses have started taking steps to reduce their carbon footprint - but a lot more work still needs to be done. Tune in to hear from David Bevan, Head of IWE Professional Services at Veolia UK, who looks at the work done so far to decarbonise in the UK; how we are helping businesses to take action; and how we at Veolia are reducing our ow...

The Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) is supporting public sector organisations' carbon reduction ambitions through a series of grants. Over £1 billion has already been awarded by the scheme, with the next round of funding applications due to open in autumn 2023. To find out more about what PSDS entails and how your organisation can benefit, tune in to this episode of 'Ask the...

Energy is a precious resource so we are encouraging our business customers to consider these simple tips to help reduce energy use. There are several changes that can be made in the workplace that could impact energy efficiency and decrease costs.  Could now be an ideal time to think about improving energy use to save on energy bills?

EPR, DRS, RWS... What does it all mean to your business, and how can you make sure you're up-to-date and compliant? Tune into this episode of 'Ask the Expert' for a deep dive into Extended Producer Responsibility, and how it fits into the Government's wider Resources and Waste Strategy. Martyn Fuller is joined by a panel of Veolia experts to discuss the impact of EPR as well as...

The Plastic Packaging Tax was introduced to the UK this time last year, in April 2022, to incentivise businesses to use more recycled plastic in their packaging. Now a year on, what has the tax achieved?

Dulux Decorator Centre's sustainability ambitions have combined with Veolia's Ecological Transformation purpose to deliver an innovative paint can recycling scheme. The scheme has now received over one million paint cans, which can then be recycled into new materials. Duncan Lochhead, Commercial Sustainability Manager at Dulux Decorator Centre, joined Veolia UK's Daniel Arnold to ta...

Using recycled plastics can reduce CO₂ emissions by at least 60% and by as much as 95%, whilst protecting the Earth's raw natural resources, so it's a crucial part of businesses' sustainability plans.  This is where PlastiLoop by Veolia comes in. Our new recycled plastics offering provides high quality circular polymers to businesses across a wide range of industries, including auto...

Simon Futcher, Regional & Local Sales Director at Veolia UK, is joined by Antony Isherwood, the Community Director at Birmingham City Football Community Trust, to take a deep dive into the initiatives that sports stadiums community trusts are implementing to drive sustainability credentials.

How much do you know about district heating schemes? As one of the most low-carbon ways to heat homes and buildings, district heating is something we should all be talking about. In this episode of 'Ask the Expert', Martyn Fuller is joined by Jon Sanderson, Business Development Manager for District Heating at Veolia UK. Jon explains how district heating schemes work, and how they are pla...

In April 2022, the UK-wide Plastic Packaging Tax came into effect. The tax applies to plastic packaging manufactured in or imported into the UK containing less than 30% recycled content. Tom McBeth, Policy and Infrastructure Manager at RECOUP, joins us to discuss the implications of the tax for businesses, as well as how we can all play our part in achieving a more circular economy for plastics.

Veolia UK's Supply Chain Director, Kevin Davies, and Responsible Business Manager, Danielle King, join Martyn Fuller to discuss sustainability in the supply chain. With businesses facing increasingly tough economic pressures, it can be easy to focus only on cost savings and forget sustainability. Yet with challenging Net Zero targets to hit and scope 3 emissions under the microscope, it'...

As an increasing number of UK drivers make the switch to Electric Vehicles (EVs), disposing of end-of-life EV batteries sustainably needs to be a priority. Tune in to hear from David Reynolds, Business Manager for Battery Recycling at Veolia UK, as he talks to Martyn Fuller about how EV batteries can become part of a circular solution. The conversation covers some of the solutions already being ro...