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						<title><![CDATA[50,000 + small change = significant impact]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[May is Sustainability Month at Balfour Beatty. It's an opportunity for all 50,000 of our employees around the globe to make a difference in their business.]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Chris Whitehead]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Homepage hotspot]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Inside BB]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Our views]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>
						<tags><![CDATA[long-term sustainable business, Sustainability Month, Sustainable business]]></tags>
						<link><![CDATA[http://www.balfourbeatty.com/index.asp?pageid=43&blogid=55&rssfeed=sustainability]]></link>
						<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 10:40:00 +0100</pubDate> 
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						<title><![CDATA[The Next Generation Stakeholder Panel]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Should more businesses harness the energy and imagination of Generation Y?]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Chris Whitehead]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>
						<tags><![CDATA[Communities, People, Sustainability, Sustainable business]]></tags>
						<link><![CDATA[http://www.balfourbeatty.com/index.asp?pageid=43&blogid=52&rssfeed=sustainability]]></link>
						<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate> 
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						<title><![CDATA[National Apprenticeships Week]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[This week (11th to 15th March) is National Apprenticeships Week. If you are an employer, what is your experience of employing apprentices? Do you do it because the client has asked you to or are they the future of your business?]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Chris Whitehead]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Communities]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>
						<tags><![CDATA[Communities, Customers, long-term sustainable business, People, Sustainability]]></tags>
						<link><![CDATA[http://www.balfourbeatty.com/index.asp?pageid=43&blogid=50&rssfeed=sustainability]]></link>
						<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:21:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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						<title><![CDATA[Concerning indices]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Do you think that there is a sustainability index out there that tells you how sustainable your business is?]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Chris Whitehead]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>
						<tags><![CDATA[long-term sustainable business, Sustainability, Sustainable business]]></tags>
						<link><![CDATA[http://www.balfourbeatty.com/index.asp?pageid=43&blogid=48&rssfeed=sustainability]]></link>
						<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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						<title><![CDATA[The psychology of sustainability]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Kick starting 2013 with a subject that is key to every great organisation - how can companies connect with clients and employees in an authentic way? How integral are the company's vision and values to employees?]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Chris Whitehead]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>
						<tags><![CDATA[People, Sustainability, Sustainable business]]></tags>
						<link><![CDATA[http://www.balfourbeatty.com/index.asp?pageid=43&blogid=47&rssfeed=sustainability]]></link>
						<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 11:44:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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						<title><![CDATA[Taking a look at the sustainability-economy-technology nexus]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Taking a closer look at the link between sustainability, economy and technology and how innovation plays a key part to driving forward this forward.]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Chris Whitehead]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>
						<tags><![CDATA[People, Sustainability, Sustainable business]]></tags>
						<link><![CDATA[http://www.balfourbeatty.com/index.asp?pageid=43&blogid=46&rssfeed=sustainability]]></link>
						<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:43:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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						<title><![CDATA[Just launched - our sustainability roadmap]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[I'm delighted to announce the launch of our new sustainability roadmap.

It's our blueprint for building a long-term sustainable business at Balfour Beatty.]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Chris Whitehead]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Homepage hotspot]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Our views]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>
						<tags><![CDATA[2015, long-term sustainable business, Roadmap, Sustainability, Sustainable business]]></tags>
						<link><![CDATA[http://www.balfourbeatty.com/index.asp?pageid=43&blogid=44&rssfeed=sustainability]]></link>
						<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:39:00 +0100</pubDate> 
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						<title><![CDATA[SM 2012 - Grow With Me Garden]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Research shows that children who participate in gardening are more likely to eat fresh fruits and vegetables, an important component of a healthy diet. With this in mind, the Balfour Beatty Communities team at Fort Carson in Colorado has developed a kid's only community garden aimed at teaching 3 to 18 year-olds about healthy eating, sustainability and green living.]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Jonathan Garrett]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>
						<tags><![CDATA[Sustainability Month]]></tags>
						<link><![CDATA[http://www.balfourbeatty.com/index.asp?pageid=43&blogid=33&rssfeed=sustainability]]></link>
						<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 10:48:00 +0100</pubDate> 
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						<title><![CDATA[SM12 - Annual Soccer Sevens]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[So it's true to say that our Balfour Beatty WorkPlace staff in North Lanarkshire now get their kicks by helping the pupils get theirs. Every year staff devote their time to organising the schools' annual 'Soccer Sevens' event, which is open to all 21 primary schools under the 2010 PPP/PFI contract.]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Jonathan Garrett]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>
						<tags><![CDATA[Sustainability Month]]></tags>
						<link><![CDATA[http://www.balfourbeatty.com/index.asp?pageid=43&blogid=32&rssfeed=sustainability]]></link>
						<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 15:21:00 +0100</pubDate> 
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						<title><![CDATA[SM 2012 - Charity bike ride crosses finishing line at Head Office]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[A team of 32 Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions team members are undertaking a continuous bike relay in aid of Building Better Futures. The final leg of their epic bike ride will be from Redhill to the Wilton Road office in London, aiming to arrive at around 1.30 pm on Friday 4 May.]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Jonathan Garrett]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>
						<tags><![CDATA[Sustainability Month]]></tags>
						<link><![CDATA[http://www.balfourbeatty.com/index.asp?pageid=43&blogid=31&rssfeed=sustainability]]></link>
						<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 12:21:00 +0100</pubDate> 
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						<title><![CDATA[SM 2012 - Balfour Beatty introduces new vehicle policy across its UK fleet]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[As part of sustainability month, Balfour Beatty is taking new measures to reduce the environmental impact of its company car fleet. On 1 May it will launch a CO2 limit of 140g/km on all of its five seater company cars, after successful trials in Romec and Balfour Beatty Workplace. The new company car list car list has been designed to offer a choice of vehicles with low, even zero, CO2 emissions.]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Jonathan Garrett]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>
						<tags><![CDATA[Sustainability Month]]></tags>
						<link><![CDATA[http://www.balfourbeatty.com/index.asp?pageid=43&blogid=30&rssfeed=sustainability]]></link>
						<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:54:00 +0100</pubDate> 
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						<title><![CDATA[SM 2012 - Balfour Beatty volunteers]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[To celebrate its first official Sustainability Month staff and senior management at Balfour Beatty plc will be volunteering in support of the company's charity partners during the month of May.]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Jonathan Garrett]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>
						<tags><![CDATA[Sustainability Month]]></tags>
						<link><![CDATA[http://www.balfourbeatty.com/index.asp?pageid=43&blogid=29&rssfeed=sustainability]]></link>
						<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:54:00 +0100</pubDate> 
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						<title><![CDATA[SM 2012 - Power Efficiency]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[With our heavy reliance on technology to do just about anything it's near impossible to use zero energy whilst at work. But that hasn't stopped our OpCos from trying!]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Jonathan Garrett]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>
						<tags><![CDATA[Sustainability Month]]></tags>
						<link><![CDATA[http://www.balfourbeatty.com/index.asp?pageid=43&blogid=28&rssfeed=sustainability]]></link>
						<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:52:00 +0100</pubDate> 
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						<title><![CDATA[SM 2012 - Gammon Butterfly]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Staff at Gammon Construction in Hong Kong will be celebrating a year's support for the famous Fung Yuen Butterfly Reserve, near Tai Po, on May 26 by holding a celebratory event.]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Jonathan Garrett]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>
						<tags><![CDATA[Sustainability Month]]></tags>
						<link><![CDATA[http://www.balfourbeatty.com/index.asp?pageid=43&blogid=27&rssfeed=sustainability]]></link>
						<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:16:00 +0100</pubDate> 
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						<title><![CDATA[SM 2012 - Into the Dragons' Den]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Balfour Beatty Living Places is using a "Dragons' Den" style competition to help promote sustainability among young people in four local schools from their North East Lincolnshire Council Regeneration Partnership.]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Jonathan Garrett]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>
						<tags><![CDATA[Sustainability Month]]></tags>
						<link><![CDATA[http://www.balfourbeatty.com/index.asp?pageid=43&blogid=26&rssfeed=sustainability]]></link>
						<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:12:00 +0100</pubDate> 
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