Workplace and facilities management (WFM) professionals are insufficiently involved in organisations’ plans around energy efficiency and carbon reduction, finds new research by the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM). In a large-scale survey of WFM professionals conducted in Autumn ...

Start reducing your facility’s water associated carbon footprint and contribute to saving the planet! Effectively managing water supply is an increasingly urgent issue for facilities management teams. The costs associated with both water waste and damage are a growing pain, ...

The Sustainable Facilities Management Index (SFMI) has awarded Churchill Group with the ‘Rising Star’ award following its third assessment from the sustainability benchmarking initiative. Churchill Group was recognised with the Rising Star award for its multiple social value activities. For ...

Veolia has launched a site feasibility study ahead of a pilot project to use innovative carbon capture processes in energy recovery facilities (ERF) in the UK, which could deliver greater sustainability to marine and aviation transport, and achieve ecological transformation ...

The Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) has revised its Green Lease Toolkit to stimulate leadership and support the delivery of better buildings across the commercial real estate sector. The comprehensive online Toolkit contains legal clauses in nearly 20 key areas, covering ...

According to new research from sustainable waste management company, Biffa, almost nine in 10 decision makers in the retail industry believe waste management is key to sustainable business however, sustainability remains their lowest priority as new policies create concerns around ...

Biodiversity and land management business, Ground Control, has formally launched a new energy management service to help businesses on their sustainability journey. Evolving from the company’s existing and highly successful electric vehicle (EV) charge point business, Ground Control Energy Services ...

Paul Mulready, Marketing Manager at Northwood Hygiene Products offers advice on how to factor sustainability into running a washroom To lower the carbon footprint of a washroom, we need to consider a multitude of factors, such as reducing energy or ...

Looking back over the past few years, the world of facility management has been through an ocean of change, says Joe Harris, Commercial Director at workplace technology specialist Matrix Booking. As we look ahead to 2024, Harris says the sector ...

Occupier demand for sustainable buildings in the UK has risen, and global appetite for green buildings is on the rise, but legislative uncertainty and lack of measurement is holding industry back from making a real impact on net zero targets. ...