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FM provider 14forty, via its leisure arm LSS Facilities Management (both part of Compass Group UK & Ireland), was the cleaning contractor at COP26 – The UN Climate Change Conference 2021.
This year, the event took place at at Glasgow’s…
Supporting COP26 – Sustainable practices in workwear and safety footwear | EMMA Safety
Date: 5 December, 2021
Snickers Workwear and EMMA Safety Footwear lead sustainable business practices in their industries. Check out this informative video here.
With COP26 and environmental responsibility all around us, the ‘The…
First insight into new scope 3 framework from SFMI and BAM project is published
The Sustainable Facilities Management Index (SFMI) and BAM FM have released part 1 of an FM industry standardised approach to measure the full extent of emissions for the delivery of FM services. This is aiming to support customers on with…
BSI awards COP26 certification against sustainable events standard
The planning and delivery of this year’s COP26 event in Glasgow has achieved certification against ISO 20121: Sustainable Events Management following an audit by BSI, the business improvement and standards company.
BSI sustainability…
Rye, Winchelsea & District Memorial Hospital appoints DMA Group to incorporate energy saving…
Property maintenance specialist, DMA Group, has been appointed by Rye, Winchlesea & District Memorial Hospital to design and deliver energy saving measures across its site in East Sussex. The hospital, which is already an existing…
A small tree in Glasgow signals hope for forests throughout the world, as new carbon accountability…
‘Great oaks from little acorns grow, as the saying goes’, and on a young tree in Glasgow during COP26 this week, a transformative technology was unveiled which could have a lasting impact on the future of all the trees...
Actuate UK puts retrofit centre-stage at COP26
Engineering services alliance, Actuate UK, has called for industry and government collaboration on the challenge of retrofitting and decarbonising our existing buildings.
Speaking on behalf of Actuate UK at the Construction Leadership…
ACE reveals only a fifth of large consultancy clients ask for net zero designs
New figures released by the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) have revealed that while consultancies are making good progress towards unlocking a net zero future, client demand remains patchy, with only around a fifth (19…
ISS announces new Global Head of Sustainability
In another sign that the FM sector is building up its green credentials, Tracy Nilsson will join ISS as Global Head of Sustainability on 1 January 2022. With the hire of an experienced international profile that has spent most of her career…
COP26: How can the FM sector help tackle global warming?
The COP26 summit, which takes place in Glasgow next month hopes to secure agreements to meet 2030 emissions reductions targets that align with reaching net zero by the middle of the century. With 21-22 per cent of the UK’s total carbon…