Feature Be A Gatekeeper
While facilities management brings with it the challenge of being ultimately responsible for a building’s emissions, it also creates a real opportunity to lead by example and bring about positive change.
With the right tools, facilities management providers can find themselves in a unique position to be able to assess a building’s emissions in real time, and therefore bring value by acting as a “sustainability gatekeeper”.
This is achieved with a
thorough assessment of both hard and soft facilities, including the lighting, energy usage, cleaning methods and building fabric maintenance, and using evidence- based decisions.
It is not only essential to deliver measurable, sustainable facilities management services for clients, this same due diligence needs to be reflected in our own businesses and wider supply chains too. This is most notably evidenced with Scope 3 emissions – those produced by activities outside of a business’ own operations, but are nevertheless imperative to bring under control in the wider quest to net zero.
By having a robust strategy in place and available for all partners to review, businesses can solidify their sustainability credentials, meaning that the advice and recommendations given are coming from a solid foundation.
A Holistic View
We need a holistic approach to truly make an impact and bring about the changes that are needed to achieve the ambitions of net zero. Facilities managers must look beyond just the buildings they manage and consider the sustainability of their whole operation.
Fleet is often an area where facilities management providers have a significant impact on their environment, but it is often unaccounted for or under-valued by many.
Vehicles support our national operations and, as many providers will testify, are essential to the delivery of important works. The problem we face is that more than 600 vehicles in our fleet create emissions of roughly 3,000 tonnes of CO2
per annum,
equivalent to one million litres of road fuel. Clearly, this is a big contributor to our overall emissions, and therefore the plan to eventually replace the entire diesel fleet with electric vehicles has formed one of the key parts of our roadmap to net zero. This needs to be a priority for the wider industry and the country.
Hitting Your Straps
However you shape your approach, it is important that your targets are realistic and can stand the test of any business challenges, particularly in the current challenging economic climate.
Facilities management partners must demonstrate real credibility when it comes to sustainability in order to authoritatively advise and recommend on the best services. As we approach 2030 and beyond, this will only become more crucial. Those who plan and act now will reap the benefits that a more sustainable way of working can bring - both in terms of financial savings and protecting our planet.
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