London, UK: The UK Warehousing Association has responded on behalf of the warehousing industry to two consultations.
The government, is consulting on proposed changes to business rates and the Green Business Council is seeking feedback on its Whole Life Carbon Net Zero Roadmap to be published later this year.
Clare Bottle, chief executive, UKWA, says, “Both these issues will affect the businesses of our members and as the voice of the industry, we felt it important to gather views from major influencers in order to prepare an informed, coherent response to each consultation.
“Advice and input from the real estate sector as well as UKWA board members was extremely valuable and we are pleased to be able to contribute to the process.”
“Sustainability is high on our agenda, and while transport accounts for 25% of carbon emission, 11% is from embodied carbon in the built environment. Therefore, as part of that built environment, it is important that the warehousing industry steps up to take our share of responsibility for achieving Net Zero by 2050.”
The proposed changes to business rates includes more frequent valuations at 3 yearly rather than 5 yearly intervals to reflect economic changes sooner and make rates fairer. The Green Business Council aims to publish its roadmap in time for UK’s hosting of Cop26 in November.
UKWA’s response to UK Green Business Council Consultation is available online.
