The President of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, Dr Adam Read, has called for global leaders to recognise the crucial role that recycling and resource management has to play in supporting decarbonisation, branding the lack of ‘resources and waste’ ...

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 ...

Amey, one of the UK’s largest infrastructure services and engineering companies, has joined the Business Ambition for 1.5°C Campaign, the global movement of leading companies working to limit global temperature rise. This campaign brings together the world’s largest group of ...

Two of BAM FM’s PFI contracts – for Somerset Schools and West Dunbartonshire – achieved fourth and seventh place respectively in the latest GRESB assessments of infrastructure management and performance. The two BAM FM contracts were placed in the annual GRESB Infrastructure ...

New guidelines have been published by the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) to help local authorities drive up the sustainability of new commercial buildings. The Commercial Playbook shares policy recommendations for local authorities for new non-domestic buildings, such as offices, ...

RICS, the global professional body for chartered surveyors has launched new Rules of Conduct, which set out the core principles of professional practice for RICS’ regulated members and firms worldwide. The revised ethical rules launched on 11 October include explicit requirements ...

Given the urgent need for the world to address global warming, a group of technology specialists explain how CAFM can help FMs tackle climate change In anticipation of the COP26 summit taking place this November in Glasgow organisations are gearing ...

Amey has reduced plastic and CO2 waste by 97 per cent across its cleaning operations following the implementation of its new ‘Cleaning Excellence’ model. In 2020 Amey’s Secure Infrastructure business embarked on a journey to transform the way it cleans schools ...

The SFMI and BAM FM have teamed up to develop a framework to help the FM community achieve net zero carbon by providing a standardised approach that measures emissions from services. SFMI’s Chris Havers and BAM’s Reid Cunningham and Anthony ...

Mitie has been named a Business Champion for the Construct Zero Performance Framework, the Construction Leadership Council’s (CLC) initiative to ensure construction and facilities management businesses play a bigger role in helping decarbonise Britain’s built environment. The Construct Zero Performance ...