By Richard Sykes, SVP and President, ABM UK and Ireland An ancient philosopher said that “the only constant in life is change”; that is truer today than ever before. The facilities management industry is responding to everything from technological advancements ...
Read More »Avoiding the bystander effect in decarbonisation
By Tim Rook, Chief Markets Officer at Clade Engineering Systems Most organisations have an active desire to tackle climate change and make positive changes within their business practice towards long-term sustainability. Climate initiatives, business grants, and information about renewable energy ...
Read More »Businesses may be overlooking a vital revenue stream by neglecting the potential of materials recycling
Blog by Jack Yarrow from waste management experts Grundon It’s good to see facilities managers thinking differently about waste in recent years. Items once thrown out with barely a second thought are today increasingly seen as a valuable commodity that ...
Read More »More than just best practice, ESG is crucial for business health
Blog by Clare Legrys, Principal Risk Manager/HSEQ Manager, Vercity Consulting Following recent changes to the Social Value Act and increasing focus from corporations, investors and consumers, company ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and sustainability activities are now becoming vitally important ...
Read More »Sustainability is about making good decisions, you just need to dig a bit deeper
Blog from Owen George, Divisional Commercial & Resource Strategy Manager at Grundon Waste Management When facilities managers are tasked with how best they can meet their organisation’s environmental goals, they will invariably be shown a plethora of interesting and innovative ...
Read More »How to use data-driven energy management to meet ESG targets
Blog from Fabio Monachesi, Global Leader of Energy Management, for ABB Electrification Establishing an effective sustainability strategy is essential to helping facilities managers and their organisations meet increasingly stringent environmental targets. However, without knowing how much energy is being used ...
Read More »‘Buy Social’ – helping to achieve your environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals
Blog from Mark Rogers, Executive Director at Corps Security Ethical consumerism has become a big trend in recent years as consumers are becoming more concerned about where their money is going. And it’s not just individuals. Large corporations like PWC, ...
Read More »Time for FM to make the switch to a more sustainable transport solution
Blog from Andrew Brown, Just Ride the Bike, Active Travel Consultancy In November, the UK hosts COP26 and the media channels will be full of debate about actions to be taken to reduce carbon emissions to combat climate change. Two ...
Read More »Ripping up the rulebook
Blog from Joe Saisi, Operations Director at The Churchill Group September is shaping up to be the unofficial ‘return to the office’ month. We’re fully out of COVID restrictions, summer holidays are over, and kids are back at school. Plenty ...
Read More »Technology maturity checklist
Blog from Steve Morren, EMEA Channel Director, iOffice The events of the past 16 months have accelerated enterprise-level technology adoption exponentially. Much of this innovation has happened out of necessity. Lockdowns have forced businesses to digitise their operations, sales streams, ...
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