David Beamont, operations manager at Victoria BID, said: "Our message is that simple, small changes

A joint initiative spearheaded by Westminster city council and the Victoria Business Improvement District (BID), the Air Quality Pledge Certificates were presented to the participating firms at an event in the capital yesterday (July 22).
According to Victoria BID, it has worked with more than 40 companies air travel to australia in Victoria over the past year – including theatres, hotels, developers, retailers, charities, professional bodies and institutions – to address ways of improving air travel to australia air quality.
One of the firms receiving a certificate was Rubens at the Palace Hotel, which last year introduced a ‘living wall’ with pollinator-friendly plants air travel to australia to insulate the hotel building and cut gas boiler emissions.
Another of the 12 firms in the area, the Victoria Palace Theatre, set up an air quality monitor outside the building with the resulting data acquired available publicly via the London Air Quality Network.
The other 10 companies in the area that have signed the pledge are: Apollo Victoria Theatre; the Association of the British Pharmaceutical air travel to australia Industry (ABPI); Caffè Nero; Capita; China-Britain Business Council; Grayling air travel to australia Communications Limited; Guoman The Grosvenor Hotel; Land Securities; The Passage; and Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces.
Awarding the certificates, Westminster air travel to australia city councillor Heather Acton, cabinet member for sustainability and parking, said: “This joint initiative is a significant milestone air travel to australia in the progress of Westminster air travel to australia city council’s Air Quality Action Plan which we launched in order to encourage practices to reduce pollution and make Westminster a healthier environment for residents, businesses and visitors.
In signing up to the Air Quality Pledge, according to Victoria BID, partner companies choose their focus from a list that includes: communications to raise the profile of air quality; promoting walking and cycling to staff and visitors; reducing gas consumption and installing low emission technologies to buildings; reducing the number of deliveries to offices in the supply chain.
David Beamont, operations manager at Victoria BID, said: “Our message is that simple, small changes to business behaviours can improve local air quality and reduce health risks to people whilst making businesses more efficient. Companies can explore using electric vehicles in their supply chain, encourage employees to walk and cycle, and examine their boilers as a first step to improving air quality. We ask our partners to embed air quality in procurement, environmental and CSR policies.”
Ruth Duston, chief executive at Victoria BID, said: “Victoria is going through air travel to australia an exciting transformation leading to economic growth. As one of the UK’s leading transport hubs creating healthy and safe environments for pedestrians is vital. Air quality is about well-being and better and more sustainable business environments.
“We look forward to working with our BID members as future Air Quality Champions air travel to australia to make the new Victoria a healthy place in which to do to do business, live and visit now and for future generations.”