ESG & Corporate Responsibility

Tackling Food Insecurity for Two Decades

Sodexo’s global employee-led Stop Hunger Foundation celebrated its 20th anniversary in style at Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club’s AmericanRead More »

Cleaning Academy Opens in Category C UK Prison

A new training academy at HM Prison Wealstun (HMP Wealstun) in Yorkshire aims to rehabilitate offenders by offering a routeRead More »

Celebrating Forces Families

Compass Group has been honoured with a ‘Business Award’ at the fourth annual Celebrating Forces Families Awards which celebrate theRead More »

WSH Calls on Caterers to Source Higher Welfare Milk

Hospitality business WSH has committed to sourcing 100 per cent RSPCA Assured milk in the UK by the end ofRead More »

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead to Transform Industrial Unit into Temporary Housing

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) has selected The Momentum Group to deliver a £1.7 million refurbishment projectRead More »

Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation Supports Social Supermarket

Sodexo’s Stop Hunger Foundation has provided vital funding to SE Kitchen (part of Social Enterprise Kent) to support in theRead More »

Championing Community Glocally

More than 3,000 volunteers in 13 countries will donate their time to support local communities on 10th April when theRead More »

Sodexo Recognised for Social Impact

Sodexo UK & Ireland is the inaugural recipient of the Ambassador Charter Mark Award from the Social Recruitment Advocacy GroupRead More »

Are You on Track to Meet the 2026 Better Chicken Commitment Deadline?

Compassion in World Farming has released its latest European ChickenTrack report tracking companies’ progress toward meeting the higher welfare requirementsRead More »

The Future of FM is Female

NHS Property Services (NHSPS) will be celebrating International Women’s Day on March 8th by highlighting the incredible achievements and contributionsRead More »

ABM Strengthens Commitment to ESG

ABM UK & Ireland has appointed an internal team of multidisciplinary experts to lead its Corporate Responsibility strategy for FY2025.Read More »

Investing in Ethnicity Recognises Sodexo

Investing in Ethnicity has included Sodexo UK & Ireland as a ‘Top 25’ company for race and ethnic inclusion inRead More »

SBFM Supports Crisis Homelessness Covenant

UK soft services provider SBFM has signed up to the Crisis Homelessness Covenant. Developed by Crisis, the national charity forRead More »

Celebrating the Change Please Academy

​​Sodexo UK and ​corporate services division client Bruntwood SciTech hosted a celebration day to mark the success of the ChangeRead More »

ESS Expands Olio Partnership

Compass Group business ESS has extended its partnership with community sharing app Olio to redistribute good-to-eat surplus food to membersRead More »

The Keyholding Company Certified as B Corp

The Keyholding Company (TKC) has achieved B Corp certification and joins a global community of around 6,000 businesses dedicated toRead More »

Veolia Retains ‘Gold’ Status with UK Defence Employers Recognition Scheme

Veolia has demonstrated its ongoing commitment to the UK’s Armed Forces by re-signing its Corporate Covenant at a ceremony thatRead More »

Construction Becomes “Nature Positive”

The construction sector has become a rising contributor to global efforts to become “Nature Positive” according to the Biodiversify consultancy.Read More »

Spreading Festive Cheer

Blenheim Estate Homes and its long-standing development partner, Pye Homes, are spreading festive cheer this month, supporting a host ofRead More »

Charity Dinner Supports Alzheimer’s Society

Elior hosted its annual charity dinner and auction at BT One Braham in London to raise £30,000 for the Alzheimer’sRead More »

Are You on Track to Meet Your Better Chicken Commitments?

With the 2026 deadline for the Better Chicken Commitment approaching fast, Compassion in World Farming is asking signatories from theRead More »

Supporting The Bread and Butter Thing

During the last 12 months, Sodexo Health & Care has supported thousands of low-income households across the UK by donatingRead More »

Serco Joins UN Global Compact

Serco has joined the world’s largest sustainability initiative – the UN Global Compact. Launched as a call to companies toRead More »

Corps Receives Security Institute ED&I Award

The Security Institute has recognised Corps Security with a consecutive annual ‘Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) Initiative’ award. Presented atRead More »

Collaborating to Create Social Value

Sodexo was once again a Platinum Sponsor of the annual Social Value Conference which brings together leaders and practitioners fromRead More »

Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation Impacts Over 2.8m People in 2024

On World Food Day the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation has published its 2024 annual report detailing the positive impact ofRead More »

Developing Talented Female Leaders in FM

ISS is expanding its suite of apprenticeship schemes with the aim of inspiring, empowering and supporting female leaders across theRead More »

Helping Pave the Way for Young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

Serco has provided A$100,000 of support to academies operated by the Clontarf Foundation which assists young Aboriginal and Torres StraitRead More »

Aramark Celebrates Supplier Diversity During Hispanic Heritage Month

A robust supply chain that includes products and services offered by small and diverse suppliers helps Aramark create value forRead More »

Compass Generates £2bn of Social Value in Three Years

According to figures validated by Social Value Portal, Compass Group UK & Ireland generated £2.148 billion of ‘Social and LocalRead More »

Championing Safety and Sustainability at Serco Middle East

Serco Middle East ESG Coordinator Abdullahi Suleiman is helping to embed sustainability and ethical practices into the company’s operations inRead More »

Empowering Families to Break the Cycle of Poverty

Aberdeen-based children’s charity AberNecessities has received a £10,000 grant from the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation to support the charity’s BrightRead More »

The Sandwich That’s Nurturing Inclusion

Autogrill has partnered with PizzAut, a social enterprise and the operator of Italy’s first ever pizzeria run by young autisticRead More »

Sodexo Delivering on Social Impact

Sodexo’s 2024 Social Impact Report describes progress made towards implementing a group-wide social value strategy introduced three years ago. TheRead More »

Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management

Veolia has taken home two awards and a highly commended at the 2024 Awards for Excellence in Recycling and WasteRead More »

World Water Day: Elior UK Supports Water Unite

Elior UK has worked with global non-profit Water Unite for the past five years donating more than £100,000 towards initiativesRead More »

Black History Month: In Pursuit of Happiness

As the United States marks Black History Month, Delaware North is highlighting its partnerships with Black-owned businesses including Buffalo, NewRead More »

A Rising Star

Churchill Group has received a ‘Rising Star’ award from UK sustainability benchmarking initiative the Sustainable Facilities Management Index (SFMI). TheRead More »

Veolia Environmental Trust Supports Peat Bog Project

Lancashire Wildlife Trust has received funding from The Veolia Environmental Trust to restore a peat bog near the village ofRead More »

The Mindful Kitchen

Elior Group business Lexington has launched a social value led initiative bringing together health, nutrition and wellbeing. The Mindful Kitchen willRead More »

EMCOR UK Whitepaper on Social Value

A new whitepaper from EMCOR UK argues the FM sector can deliver £26 billion of social value by implementing programmesRead More »

HM Land Registry Awards TFM Contract

HM Land Registry (HMLR) has awarded a five-year contract to OCS to deliver total facilities management across its UK office estate. Under the term of the agreementRead More »

ISS Strengthens Social Value Strategy

ISS UK and Ireland has partnered with Social Value Portal. The portal, which describes itself as a social impact companyRead More »

Unlocking Private Capital for Social Good in Central and Eastern Europe

The citizens of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) know how to mobilize in the face of crises. The COVID-19 pandemicRead More »

Helping People and Planet

Aramark provides an update on ESG progress and shares recent accomplishments, including the validation of new global near- and long-termRead More »

Acquisition of Spanish Supermarkets for European Food Retail Strategy Fund

Savills Investment Management has acquired two new Aldi supermarkets in Spain for its European Food Retail Strategy fund. The fundRead More »

G4S Joins Social Recruitment Advocacy Group

G4S Secure Solutions (UK) has become a founder member of The Social Recruitment Advocacy Group which champions greater participation byRead More »

Retirement Village Operator Reduces Residents’ Biological Age by 8.8 Years

An annual review from UK later living operator Inspired Villages lifts the lid on the relationship between social value andRead More »

Renowned Economist Joins Social Value Portal

Economist Daniel Fujiwara is serving as a consultant to Social Value Portal, a UK-based provider of social value measurement andRead More »

New Social Impact Fund to Champion D&I in UK’s Real Estate Sector

Landsec has launched £20 million social impact fund, Landsec Futures, which aims to catalyse the adoption of more equitable recruitmentRead More »

Women in Serco: Leading with Purpose

Serco Middle East CEO Phil Malem has led a lively discussion of the company’s empowerment of female employees at theRead More »

Compass Recruits Leading NHS Campaigner to Social Value Team

Compass Group has strengthened its social value expertise with the appointment of Neely Mozawala, the founder of the successful NHSRead More »

A Lifetime of Enrichment

Elior UK has launched a company-wide campaign to deliver 28,835 days of ‘social value’ by 2025. The caterer’s Lifetime ofRead More »

Acquisition Strengthens Infogrid ESG Commercial Real Estate Reporting Capabilities

SaaS building intelligence provider Infogrid has acquired Aquicore, a leading ESG data and analytics company that empowers real estate institutionsRead More »

Supporting Care Leavers

As the United Kingdom marks National Care Leavers’ Week, EMCOR UK has become a signatory to the Care Leaver CovenantRead More »

European Partnership to Support Surplus Food Donations

Sodexo and Stop Hunger have launched a region-wide partnership with the European Food Banks Federation (FEBA) to prevent food wasteRead More »

Celebrating Hispanic Culture

Aramark’s entire U.S. workforce joined Hispanic colleagues in celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) in the United States from 15thRead More »

Compass Scotland Announces Food Charity Partnership

Compass Scotland has launched a new surplus food partnership with food charity, FareShare. This partnership will encourage Compass Scotland sitesRead More »

Success for Pareto at IWFM Awards

Pareto FM are celebrating wins in three categories of the 2022 Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) Impact Awards.Read More »

Johnson Controls Named to Fortune’s 2022 Change the World List

Johnson Controls has been named to the 2022 Fortune Change the World list for its OpenBlue solutions and OpenBlue NetRead More »

PPDS & TPV Launch Global Charity and Community Support Foundation

‘TPV Cares’, a collective new initiative between TPV business divisions TP Vision, MMD Monitors and Displays, AOC and PPDS, isRead More »

Peel Issues ESG Update

Peel L&P has released its annual ESG report on the progress the British regeneration business is making in implementing aRead More »

Mitie on Target for 2025 ESG Goals

Mitie’s most recent annual ESG report highlights the progress the facilities management outsourcer has made in incorporating 13 ambitious targetsRead More »

Cloudfm Makes Senior ESG Appointment

Cloudfm has appointed Katrina Christopoulos as head of ESG.Christopoulos will drive environmental and social policies within the company, working withRead More »

Aramark Employees Volunteer for Annual Day of Service

Thousands of Aramark team members around the world have participated in Aramark Building Community (ABC) Day, the hospitality, facilities, andRead More »

EMCOR Progresses to Level 2 of UK Government Disability Scheme

EMCOR UK’s disability inclusion policies now satisfy requirements stipulated for ‘Disability Confident’ employers, the second level of the UK government’sRead More »

Wealthcap Tackles Energy Crisis with New MeteoViva Building Sustainability as a Service Model

Leading German real asset and investment manager Wealthcap is using MeteoViva’s predictive building control system to reduce energy use andRead More »

Social Partnership to Ease Cost of Living Crisis

UK supplier of lone worker safeguarding solutions Reliance Protect has teamed up with two longstanding customers to create social valueRead More »

Mitie Supports Ukrainian Humanitarian Relief Effort with Hygiene Equipment

Mitie has shipped vital PPE and other hygiene supplies to the GE Operator Humanitarian Centre in Warsaw, which will beRead More »

Real Assets Publication of the Year: Aviva Investors Sustainability Media Awards

Aviva Investors is extending the deadline to enter the Aviva Investors Sustainability Media Awards 2022. The new deadline will beRead More »

SELECT Nominated for UK Trade Association Awards

SELECT, Scotland’s largest construction trade body has been shortlisted as a finalist in three categories of the Association Excellence AwardsRead More »

Living Wage Champion Award for EMCOR UK

EMCOR UK has been announced as the winner of the Recognised Service Provider Champion award at the 2022 Living Wage ChampionRead More »

New Verification Service for FM Materials Suppliers

CHAS has launched ‘Verified Supplier’, a compliance verification service which will allow materials suppliers to the UK’s facilities management sectorRead More »

RABI Launches ‘Return to School’ Grant to Support Farming Families

UK charity The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) has launched a ‘return to school’ grant to help cover the costRead More »

Elior UK Launches Social Value Charter

Contract caterer Elior UK is embracing a new Social Value Charter which builds on activities already embedded in its businessRead More »

Preparing a Chapel for the 40th Anniversary of The Falklands War

A collaboration between Mitie and several partner organisations has transformed the Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel ahead of the 40th anniversaryRead More »

Crown Commercial Service awards major new ‘social value enabled’ FM framework

UK government executive procurement agency Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has awarded 44 supplier places on its  new Facilities Management andRead More »

Football Legends Join Tournament Fundraiser

A 7-a-side football tournament, organised by LMAC Group and DNA Insurance was held at Billericay Town F.C., which welcomed 19Read More »

Supporting the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation

Contract caterer Elior UK has joined other leading brands in supporting a clinical trial of a new food allergy protocolRead More »

How Security is Changing in the Real Estate Sector

Noah Price, head of the G4S Academy, provides an overview of the changing security landscape in commercial property and advancesRead More »

Arena Savoy Lecture 2022

Rhian Thomas, Head of Insight – Shopper and Eating Out at advocacy organisation for Commercial Insight and Social Impact, IGD,Read More »

EML, CORE and Mastercard Partnership to Assist Ukrainian Refugees

Global crisis response non-profit launches prepaid cards program in collaboration with EML, the Stichting Giustra International Foundation, Tommy Humphreys andRead More »

The Business of Health Equity

A major new report from the UCL Institute of Health Equity (UCL-IHE) and Legal & General lays a roadmap forRead More »

City of London Corporation Announces ‘Clean City Awards’ Winners

A City of London firm which prevented food waste by delivering 80,000 meals to families in need during the Covid-19Read More »

Leveraging Technology to Support Hungry Communities

ISS Guckenheimer has teamed with certified woman and minority-owned food recovery and distribution business Goodr to reroute surplus food fromRead More »

Supporting the Salvation Army in the Netherlands

A donation of five Philips Professional displays is helping international charitable organisation, the Salvation Army, deliver advanced educational resources andRead More »

A Helping Hand for the Homeless

Calderwood House in Cumbria offers a safe place to live and helps homeless individuals build a better future through aRead More »

Monitoring ESG and Wellness in Buildings with AI

A new all-in-one solution from Johnson Controls allows building operators to track key metrics relating to sustainability, occupier health andRead More »

UniFirst 2021 CSR Report

UniFirst has announced the release of its 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report. Available in print and online, the comprehensiveRead More »

Three UK Awards Relocation Contract

09.02.2021, 12:29 Three UK Awards Relocation Contract Commercial relocation and change management company Business Moves Group (BMG) has won aRead More »

#GMIS2020 Digital Series (June 30)

11.06.2020, 12:11 #GMIS2020 Digital Series (June 30) A programme of online events will precede the virtual Global Manufacturing and IndustrialisationRead More »

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