Mace, which includes FM division Operate (formerly Macro), has launched its 2026 Business Strategy – “a radical vision of a more sustainable, more inclusive and more innovative built environment”.
The UK has a steep hill to climb to recover from the Covid pandemic. Social value is core to how we will implement this recovery and the Social Value Act is central to our government’s approach.
Mitie has been awarded an A- Climate Change score by CDP, a leading global environmental, social and governance ratings agency – making it the only UK FM business so far to get a ‘leadership’ rating.
Commercial cleaning provider AM Services Group has appointed Jayne Matthews as operations manager to expand its business into other areas of facilities management.
The Wates Group has expressed its continued commitment to social value by announcing that all of its divisions will achieve Living Wage Recognised Service Provider status within five years.
The government needs to encourage more socially and environmentally responsible practices if it wants the UK to 'build back better', says Graeme Davies.
Amolak Dhariwal, vice-president of finance at Sodexo’s global supply management and service operations division, has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to business.
The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management has welcomed the government's new social value model and procurement guidance that was published last week, saying it will "drive up" procurement standards.
Businesses seeking to win government contracts will have to set out how they will also deliver social value priorities - including Covid-19 recovery measures, according to measures announced this week.
