RECYCLING AND WASTE MANAGEMENT


ENVIRONMENTAL GOOD


Why is sustainable procurement so important for the facilities management sector? Peter Vernon, Managing Director of ESE World UK, shares his thoughts on the topic.


A closer look at sustainability in FM From building maintenance and regulation compliance to site security and waste management services, today’s facilities management professionals have a lot of duties and responsibilities to carry out to make sure businesses are maximising the efficiency of their built environment. Against the backdrop of uncertainty and turbulent supply chains in recent years, this has undoubtedly given FM teams lots of challenges to face and overcome.


When it comes to sustainability as a concept, it’s always been important to the sector, but a survey at the start of the pandemic highlighted just how crucial it is to modern- day organisations. Of 300 facilities managers surveyed,


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64% believed it would become a high priority for FM teams over the next two years.


Furthermore, 93% of people cited environmental impact as a benefit of adopting sustainable practice – with 62% mentioning the economic advantages and 85% also referencing the social responsibility element.


Many of the respondents were also familiar with the ‘core concepts of sustainability’ – including ISO 14001, ‘net zero’, and ‘carbon offsetting’ – and 26% claimed they wouldn’t appoint a supplier that ‘couldn’t demonstrate a commitment to sustainability’.


This appetite across the sector to implement sustainable best practices has arguably only been exacerbated by the


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