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Amey launches new initiative to encourage sustainable work practices

A new six-point framework to help employees simplify and elevate great sustainability behaviours and practices has been launched by Amey. The Planet+ initiative delivers on a key commitment outlined in the organisation’s ambitious ESG strategy launched last year, to activate, ...

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Company of the Year award for Pareto FM

Pareto FM has been crowned ‘Company of the Year’ at the prestigious WeAreTheCity Awards, which celebrate organisations that are leading the way in promoting gender diversity and supporting women’s advancement in the workplace. Pareto FM says this accolade is a ...

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UK businesses to insist on an increase in office attendance

New research has found that almost two-thirds of UK businesses’ senior decision-makers will increase the number of times employees must attend their workspace. The findings come from digital infrastructure specialists, NCG, who commissioned an independent survey of 1,002 senior decision-makers ...

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Group head of ESG appointment at ISS

Signe Adamsen has been appointed to the newly created position of Group Head of Environmental, Social, and Governance at workplace experience and facility management company, ISS. The role reflects ISS’s commitment to advancing its ambitious ESG agenda for both customers ...

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IWFM highlights four key areas for change for next UK Government

The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management’s (IWFM) has published ‘Priorities for the next Government: 2024 general election manifesto’ detailing four key areas the next UK Government needs to act on to ‘stimulate and sustain’ the UK’s workplace and facilities ...

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Role of FM in fostering an accessible and inclusive environment

By Konnor Baskaran, FM Lead at mpro5 Creating an accessible and inclusive workplace environment has become a hot topic in recent years. As described by Verna Myers, diversity is “being invited to the party: inclusion is being asked to dance”. ...

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Sodexo acknowledged for its commitment to gender equality in the workplace

Sodexo UK & Ireland has been named as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024 for making gender equality a priority in the workplace. Now in its 14th year with Business in the Community (BITC), The ...

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Mark Whittaker to serve fourth year as IWFM chair

Mark Whittaker CIWFM, is to serve a fourth year as Chair of the IWFM following a decision by the Board to extend his tenure by a further year. The appointment announced alongside details of the 2024 AGM, follow a 2023 ...

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The Future of the Workplace conference: Reimagining, repositioning and repurposing

2024 marks the launch of the inaugural The Future of the Workplace conference, where investors, developers, occupiers and more will convene in London on Wednesday 12 June, at the multidisciplinary arts venue Kings Place in King’s Cross to explore the dynamic ...

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The future looks “increasingly bright” for WFM

The latest edition of the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management’s (IWFM) annual market report points to encouraging developments in the workplace and facilities management (WFM) sector, despite historic concerns about the future of offices and workspace. The report ‘Keep investing- ...

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