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Silver sustainability award for BEVA
The BEVA sustainability working group is made up of working equine vets.
Accreditation from iiE celebrates environmentally-friendly progress.

The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) has achieved Investors in the Environment's (iiE) silver level accreditation.

Beginning its sustainability journey in 2020, BEVA has put measures in place to reduce its environmental impact, including monthly monitoring of key resources and updating and expanding its environmental policy.

BEVA has also introduced a carbon footprint calculator, a sustainable travel policy, and a sustainability working group for members. 

Chief executive of BEVA, David Mountford, said: “We are immensely proud to have made it to our Silver award, just two years after our Bronze accreditation.

“Our very credible score of 78 per cent demonstrates our ongoing performance towards agreed environment targets and our total commitment to ensuring we operate in a sustainable way.”

Over the past year, BEVA has reduced its carbon footprint by 25 per cent, its electricity usage by 11 per cent and its gas usage by 46 per cent.

The association is focussing on sustainability for the upcoming BEVA Congress (13-16 September), with paperless registration and working with the venue to ensure sustainability.

Sustainability project lead at BEVA, Rebecca Radley, said: “As a team we are really pleased that our efforts to reduce our impact on the environment have been recognised with our achievement of the iiE Silver award. 

“We will continue to work towards further reducing our carbon footprint with the aim of achieving iiE’s Green accreditation in the future.”

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Cold-water dip to raise funds for Vetlife

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 The veterinary mental health charity Vetlife is inviting the veterinary community to join it for a sponsored cold-water dip.

The event will take place at Walpole Bay, Margate, on 17 May during Mental Health Awareness Week. Participants of all abilities can join in the challenge and are advised to bring a towel, a hot drink, a snack, and warm clothes to get changed into afterwards.

Those taking part are being asked to try to raise £100 each to support the work of the charity.

Details about how to take part can be found here. 

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Bluetongue low vector period ends

In an update to its bluetongue guidance, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that the seasonal low vector period for the disease has ended.

With winter over, Defra is planning for a possible increase in cases as midges become more active. It has warned that farms along the east coast of England from Norfolk to Kent, and along the south coast from Kent to Devon, are at highest risk from infected midges blown over from northern Europe.

Since the virus was detected in England in November 2023, there have been 126 confirmed cases. The most recent case to be confirmed was on 1 March 2024.

Farmers are asked to continue to frequently monitor their livestock and ensure their animals and land are registered with the Animal and Plant Health Agency.