ENERGY MANAGEMENT & SUSTAINABILITY
BUILDING THE
Sustainability and, more widely, corporate social responsibility (CSR), are now significant factors when determining business strategy, especially the Government’s ambitious ten point plan, known as the green industrial revolution, with an aim “to forge ahead with eradicating its contribution to climate change by 2050.”
There are social, environmental and economic benefits of adopting this and a more sustainable approach to facilities management. Increasingly recognising this, organisations ‘post-pandemic’ are changing their values, whether by leading change or by reacting to meet, new or existing, obligations. One of the areas that this responsibility is being focused within is the FM function.
“Every company can make a difference, even with small steps, towards a sustainable future.”
FM is traditionally tasked with providing an estate and services fit for purpose. But the role is also evolving to incorporate a new environmental and sustainability focus. To meet this challenge there is a need to understand the technical issues involved and expectations to achieve.
By creating the right policy environment, incentives for innovation and infrastructure, FMs can lead the way, in line with government objectives to encourage companies to seize the sustainable opportunities of new technologies and value chains linked to green sectors.
FMs can accelerate the shift of current carbon-intensive economic and industrial structures onto greener trajectories, enabling the UK to meet global climate and
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RIGHT ENVIRONMENT
Making changes within a business to become more green doesn’t necessarily mean big additional expenses, lots of resources, and dramatic operational changes, argues Reece Paprotny, Sustainability Champion at Amthal Fire & Security.
development goals under the Paris Agreement on climate change and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Here, every company can make a difference, even with small steps, towards a sustainable future.
Agenda for sustainable development Whilst initially, it may seem a daunting task to incorporate sustainability into strategy and operations, Amthal selected to work with partners, Sustainable X, through a process based on the ready-made universally agreed UN 17 Sustainable Development goals.
Also known as Global Goals, these are at the heart of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member states.
This agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity, where each of the 17 goals are integrated. They recognise that action in one area will affect outcomes in others, and that development must balance social, economic and environmental sustainability.
The beauty of the approach is the build-up to success. Amthal prioritised three priority goals to focus impacts and opportunities, understanding that each development can influence and contribute to the wider vision. These are: good health and wellbeing; decent work and economic growth; and, responsible consumption and production.
Good health and wellbeing Whilst these are set against global targets to improve the welfare of people across the planet, it is a top priority for FMs to ensure the goal is inherent as a local focus for their team within the business, alongside the service provided to customers.
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