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  There’s a moment in our latest episode of our Two Steps Forward podcast that I keep returning to. Katharine Wilkinson — author, climate activist and executive director of the All We Can Save Project — described facilitating a workshop for sustainability professionals during her book tour. She’d expected to lead a discussion about using…

Compass Group UK & Ireland’s Skills and Early Careers Team have been working alongside its healthcare sector, Medirest and partnering with training provider, GLP Training and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Together they have created a facilities management focused Sector-Based Work Academy programme, which supports people into meaningful work. The collaboration began with…

The tech sector’s rush to guarantee electricity for giant new data centers optimized for artificial intelligence is pushing Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other tech infrastructure providers to consider dedicated power sources that are “behind the meter,” bypassing long grid connection times. Those arrangements — along with the sector’s growing reliance on natural gas generation —…

Workplace safety programs have never been more sophisticated, yet when something actually goes wrong, many still fall short. Organizations have invested heavily in prevention, from training protocols to compliance systems. But when an incident actually happens, many are still unprepared for the most critical moment: the response. There’s a growing disconnect between the protections employers…

Companies that fail to adopt a people-focused approach to artificial intelligence risk losing their best AI employees within the next two years, according to new research from Gartner. The analyst firm predicts that by 2027, half of enterprises without a “people-centric strategy” will see top talent leave the organisation. The warning reflects growing concern that…

Owners and executives can lean on proactive, resilience-driven design to help their facilities weather the storm. Severe weather events have become increasingly common and destructive nationwide. These storms can rip and tear through building infrastructure within minutes, often leaving them devastated. Facility owners and executives can take measures beforehand to make their buildings more resilient…