Liv Garfield

Water bosses tell MPs agriculture is undoing good work on river quality

SVT to add 95Ml/d of ‘low-carbon’ water supplies

Octopus to develop renewables on Severn Trent land

SVT invests £10m in training centre for staff and community

Severn Trent has committed to offer 100,000 hours of skills and employment training to help out of work customers find employment after the pandemic. The company has invested £10 million in learning and development schemes including its new academy in Coventry to benefit staff as well as the community

SVT sets out emissions reduction targets

Severn Trent has set its reduction targets for direct, indirect and supply chain greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 in line with guidelines from the Science Based Targets Initiative

SVT accelerates green recovery spending

Listed company Severn Trent reported a revenue fall of around £30 million because of the pandemic in the first six months of AMP7. It is accelerating opex projects including waste to energy to aid with the country's green recovery.

SVT welcomes 500 Kickstart apprentices

Severn Trent will be taking on 500 young people over the next year under the government's social mobility scheme, to offer six-month skills and training job placements for 16-24 year olds facing long-term unemployment.

Pollution incidents ‘worst since 2011’

Pollution incidents reported by water companies rose in 2019, with Southern, South West and Northumbrian named as the worst offenders, while Wessex, Severn Trent and United Utilities each scored well.

SVT commits to biodiversity with Boost campaign

Garfield: The environment is our supply chain

Keeping Us Connected: SVT extends support for suppliers and customers

Severn Trent has committed to paying £38 million to its small and medium-sized suppliers to help the businesses stay afloat while non-essential work is on-hold. As well as suppliers the company is assisting customers with bills and donating to community groups on the frontline during the pandemic.

SVT pledges £1m for coronavirus community fund

Severn Trent will donate £1 million to assist communities in its region affected by the impact of coronavirus. Meanwhile the company said it has sufficient resilience to ride the wave of the pandemic

Severn Trent commits to £1.2bn sustainability drive

Severn Trent has set out a series of environmental and social commitments for the next decade. The drive will include investments in improving the natural habitat, tackling water scarcity, decarbonisation and the company’s role in society. Utility Week spoke to the company’s senior team to find out more.

Severn Trent director moves to Cadent

Severn Trent and Pennon recognised for gender equality

South West Water's parent company Pennon Group and Severn Trent have been recognised as demonstrating leadership in gender equality by Bloomberg, which included the two water companies on its 2020 gender equality index