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The IWFM Sustainability Report draws on the findings of the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management’s recent Sustainability Survey, which cast a wide net to understand the workplace and facilities management industry’s approach to climate change.
Although the report – titled ‘Tackling the other half of the climate challenge: Adaptation’ – reveals some undeniably stark facts regarding the challenges facing our industry, there is a clear focus on the positive steps taken so far. For instance, 42 per cent of organisations are now assessing climate-related risks and mitigations, and there is a growing understanding of the need to do more.
Worryingly though, the report reveals that many organisations may be getting their climate-related risks and assessments fundamentally wrong. On average only 14 per cent of respondents were assessing the highest risks for their region and of those who were assessing them just under two in three respondents weren’t considering the highest risks to be severe or very severe.
The report goes beyond the simple presentation of facts and figures, and provides clear step-by-step guidance on the work that facilities teams can lead on, both in terms of assessing the risk and planning for practical measures to mitigate against climate- related issues. It discusses in detail what needs to happen for workplace and facilities teams and service providers to collaborate to drive sustainability throughout the supply chain. And it concludes with a set of straightforward recommendations for key stakeholders to adopt if facilities teams are to continue leading the way on sustainability.
Introducing the report, IWFM’s CEO, Linda Hausmanis, said: “There is a clear positive shift in terms of workplace and facilities managers’ involvement in organisations’ climate-related planning, as well as in the understanding of more challenging areas such as Scope 3 and value chain emissions… Crucially, the findings also show that the debate has now evolved to include climate adaptation as a key consideration. We are beginning to see some encouraging early progress on topics such as the assessment of climate-related risks and the potential impact on building stock.”
The full report can be downloaded here.
The way we work has changed – yet, many organisations are still relying on rigid, one-size-fits-all tools to manage desks and meeting rooms, according to a new study from workplace management solutions provider, Matrix Booking.
Spreadsheets, calendars, and generic booking software may have worked once, but they’re struggling to keep pace with today’s flexible, hybrid workforce. The result? Wasted time, frustrated employees, and expensive underutilised space.
Matrix Booking’s new study, ‘One-size-fits-all booking systems don’t work for today’s workforce’, explores why current systems are falling short – and how organisations can reimagine workspace management to boost efficiency, employee experience, and cost savings.
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