SOCIAL - BLOG
Sunil Shah Linkedin.com
Holes in the Circular Economy...
Do you really know where your e-waste (WEEE) is
going? The Basel Action Network utilised GPS
trackers on waste electronics to find out where
they really went. Of the 39 units deployed, 5
were exported to non-OECD countries, leaving
the UK with the highest export rate of the 10 EU
countries deployed. #weee #circulareconomy
IFMA UK @IFMA_UK
In a personal letter to @KidsVplastic, speakers
at @IFMA_UK & @fmjtoday’s The Last Straw
event, @theresa_may said: “Your campaign is a
fantastic example of how young people can lead
vital efforts to protect the environment from
plastic pollution”
British Council for Offices @BCO_UK
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigeloseland/
“Property management has to be the key
function in the building. The role needs
to be respected and on an equal level
with other positions in the industry”.
#propertymanagement #BCOResearch http://
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Keith Fraser BSc (Hons)(Lond) MSc(Lond)
MRICS www.linkedin.com/in/keithbfraser/
Interim Mobilisation Lead EMEA at Cushman &
Wakefield
The news that the Finance Director at Interserve
is stepping down after only 18 months in the
role after a failed attempt to finance a debt-toequity
swap in order to avoid administration
begs a question: what impact will IFRS16 have
on companies in the FM sector? See my ltest
article for a view on this subject. #IFRS16
#facilitiesmanagement
@FMJOBFINDER
IWFM looks to inspire next generation on World
FM Day https://buff.ly/2vcGOFc #facman
#fmjjobs #WorldFMDay #NextGen
IOSH @IOSH_tweets
“I don’t think any company should be without
a mental health plan,” says Lord Stevenson,
co-author of the Farmer-Stevenson Thriving at
work review of mental health in the workplace
at tonight’s #Safety4Good event
18 MAY 2019
BLOG FROM RORY MURPHY, COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR, VINCI FACILITIES
ON THE ROAD TO EXTINCTION?
Over the Easter period it would have been
impossible not to notice the widespread
demonstrations and public disruption
caused by the Extinction Rebellion movement in
London. The whole purpose of the movement is
to persuade Government to act on the climate
and the ecological emergency confronting
civilisation.
Peaceful protest and public displays of nonviolent
direct action are all designed to raise
awareness and profile of the sustainability issues
facing the planet. Judging by the press and
media coverage this first objective has been a
success. It is against this backdrop and by healthy
co-incidence that at the same time as Parliament
Square was completely pedestrianised due to
some of this ‘direct action’, at the nearby RICS
headquarters the IFMA UK team were hosting an
event on single use plastics, including speakers
from Greenpeace, City to Sea and Kids versus
Plastics.
So, what may all this mean to those of us
that work across the built environment and
specifically within FM? Why and how would
peaceful civil disobedience and direct action
across our Capital ever impact on the job
roles that we have? The Extinction Rebellion
movement at their heart have only three
demands of Government – Firstly, to tell
the truth. Secondly to act now to
halt biodiversity loss and reduce
Greenhouse gases and Thirdly
to let the solutions go
beyond the politics and be
led by the decisions of a
citizen’s assembly.
The focus and possible
shi in both Public
opinion and Government
sentiment with regards
to the future of our planet
o ers enormous potential
for the Facilities Management
profession. The last few years have
seen a real maturing of our sector regarding
Sustainability Issues, Responsible Business
practices and Ethical behaviours, the ability to
make a di erence is firmly in our hands.
The presentations at the IFMA UK event o ered
practical and sensible ways for both individuals
and businesses to really think about their own
impact with regards to the use of plastics, be
that in our catering, maintenance or operational
activities. The FM sector has long been an
advocate and champion of energy management
or waste reduction strategies and has led both
behavioural as well as operational and practical
change programmes across client and in-house
teams.
At the end of 2018 the UN Secretary General
warned that “The world must act swi ly and
robustly to keep global warming under 1.5
Rory Murphy, Commercial Director, VINCI Facilities
degrees to try and avoid utterly catastrophic
impacts to life on Earth.”
Hearing warnings such as this and over laying
the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals
that were published in 2016 create a political
backdrop and therefore an emerging marketplace
where “ending poverty, protecting the planet
and ensuring that all people enjoy peace and
prosperity” are not only solid aspirations but
also political imperatives.
The emerging professionals in
our sector will need to be able
to support Governments in
delivering against these
Sustainable development
goals but also to respond
to the challenge laid down
by the demonstrators in
London this week to be
honest about the challenges
our planet faces and to act
now. The political pressure will
We don’t have the
golden bullet within FM or
the one single solution to
improving the life
also come to bear on private sector
organisations as increasingly their own
chances for the
globe”
customers as well as their own sta will want to
know what actions they are taking to sustain the
planet.
We don’t have the golden bullet within FM
or the one single solution to improving the life
chances for the globe, that would be a ridiculous
statement, what we do have, however, is the
ability to influence and drive behavioural
change. Within FM we have the data sets, we
have the service delivery, we have the ability to
sustainably procure and deliver our operations,
we have the people on the ground and we have
the experience to incrementally change the way
we use scarce or damaging resources.
The protests over Easter were a call to action,
it would be criminal for all of us that work in
FM to not now rise to the challenge and make a
di erence.
ADVICE & OPINION
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