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Worshipful Company of Water Conservators and Society for the Environment sign concordat to work together
The Worshipful Company of Water Conservators and the Society for the Environment, have signed a concordat to work together. This took place on 25 September 2024 at the Michaelmas Court…
City Giving Day
Celebrating volunteering and philanthropy in the City. City Giving Day is a main initiative of the Lord Mayor’s Appeal. Launched in 2014, City Giving Day is a unique annual event…
Planning changes
The Ministry of Housing, Communities And Government (MHCIG) has proposed changes to the Planning Framework and has invited responses. https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/proposed-reforms-to-the-national-planning-policy-framework-and-other-changes-to-the-planning-system/proposed-reforms-to-the-national-planning-policy-framework-and-other-changes-to-the-planning-system The Company responded on 24 September 2024 and the full…
Great River Race
The Great River Race is London’s River Marathon. It’s a spectacular boat race covering 21.6 miles of the Thames from Millwall in the East to Richmond in the West, travelling…
Annual City Livery Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra
Members of the Company attended this magnificent evening of music at the Barbican Centre to help the LSO connect with the City Livery Companies, Clubs and Guilds. We were introduced…
Tideway Boat Tour at Totally Thames Festival
Members of the Company joined a boat tour from London Bridge Pier to learn about the construction of the Thames Tideway Tunnel and new areas of riverside public spaces that…
Sheriffs’ Finale
Past and present Masters, Consorts and other friends of the Sheriffs were invited to the Old Bailey for a thank you by the Sheriffs for the support that they received…
Delivering UNSDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation for All
“The significance of this report cannot be overstated… it is this kind of thorough and forward-thinking reporting that strengthens our City’s role in tackling global challenges, ensuring a prosperous and…
In our responses to the Ofwat consultations on water efficiency the Company has been advocating a review of water consumption tariffs. We think that the attached report on energy tariffs by Ofgem will be of interest.
For the report, published 23 August 2024, go to https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2024-08/Standing%20Charges%20-%20summary%20of%20responses.pdf Standing charge clamour shows need for new kids on the (rising) block By James Wallin, Utility Week editor https://utilityweek.co.uk/more-diverse-tariffs-could-reduce-standing-charges/ The…
Drawing breath after almost three years hard work! An overview of our thinking on water conservation since early 2022
After almost three years of activity in making submissions to consultations and producing thinkpieces , now is a good time to take stock of what we have done . This…
