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Facilitate Magazine September 2020

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Issue date: September 2020

Those summer nights


Be careful what you wish for, they say, and those words rang true when the beautiful weather and high temperatures we often cry out for arrived in August. Without leaving the house, I found myself sweltering in the tropics, which may have been fine if the heat hadn’t lingered long into the uncomfortable night.

But those discomforts were only a mild symptom of the far graver global ramifications of climate change if we all do not do enough, and soon enough. Thankfully, as this issue demonstrates, the brilliant men and women of our profession are leading the march towards a sustainable future, which is a source of relief and pride for me.

Challenges lie ahead; however, with challenge lies a golden opportunity to build back better post-Covid-19. Therefore, we must take a fresh look at the broader sustainability agenda and confront the challenges together.

One such challenge will be Brexit – a major theme in our findings from the IWFM Sustainability Survey 2020 in partnership with Inenco, which will be released later this month.

Another challenge includes the skills crisis our industry is expected to face due to the ending of the inappropriately but so-called ‘low-skilled’ immigration. We are working
on attracting more people to our profession, but in the meantime, the anticipated skills shortage is another reason why Workplace and FM professionals must stay on top of their game, developing skills and knowledge and pursuing career progression.

We will discuss Brexit in our ‘Navigating turbulent times’ webinar series when it returns from a summer break on 9 September, so keep an eye out for that in your inboxes and on our website under ‘Events’.

Linda Hausmanis is CEO of the IWFM

Articles in this issue

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Happier staff, happier clients

1st September 2020
Prioritise staff wellbeing and satisfaction and reap the business benefits, says Lesley Heath.
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Stress: the silent killer

1st September 2020
Workplaces are killing us but change is possible, says Lizzie Benton.
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Calculating engagement

1st September 2020
Engagement rather than productivity is the key metric of organisational success, argues Dan Wakelin.
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Circular thinking is key to net zero

1st September 2020
Businesses have a lot to gain from applying the principles of the circular economy to the workplace, says Ann Beavis.
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Target 2050: A common goal

1st September 2020
Legislation has catapulted the race to achieve net zero carbon emissions to the top of the sustainability agenda. Martin Read reports on a refreshingly collaborative environment with investors, developers, agents, operators and tenants all focused on the same goal – that is, before the pandemic struck.
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Net effects 2050

1st September 2020
Social value has dominated the agenda over the past few years with Covid-19 further highlighting sustainability’s human dimension. Yet in the months immediately pre-Covid, attention was turning towards the UK’s 2050 deadline for net zero carbon emissions as the new kid on the sustainability block. Ahead of its 2020 sustainability survey report, Martin Read attended an IWFM sustainability SIG workshop to consider the topic’s shifting priorities.
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Kicking old habits

1st September 2020
The pandemic has afforded us an opportunity to make a radical step change in our very relationship with work.
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Know your carbon

1st September 2020
So many sustainability terms are being used that it can be hard to know what’s relevant. Here's the difference between carbon neutrality and negativity
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Toxic shockers

1st September 2020
Workers in the cleaning industry are particularly vulnerable to the toxic effects of cleaning products.
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Social value due to become a much bigger requirement in procurement

1st September 2020
Despite slow efforts from the government, social value is set to become an integral component in public procurement.
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NO WAY TO AVOID THE STRUCTURAL SHIFT

1st September 2020
Organisations are scrambling to consider a new way forward when leasing property.
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Lifts and escalators pose ‘specific challenges' in socially distanced workplaces

1st September 2020
Social distancing and hygiene considerations complicate the operation of lifts and escalators.
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