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The steel structure for Henry Ford Hospital’s new patient tower now soars 20 stories above West Grand Boulevard. Hundreds of Henry Ford Health team members, partners and supporters gathered for a topping-out celebration and watched as a 32-foot, 1,400-pound steel beam was placed at the top of the building where patients will one day receive…

GlobeScan’s 2026 corporate affairs survey reveals a notable reordering of perceived ESG risks. For the first time, governance-related issues have overtaken environmental concerns as the No. 1 reputational risk for global businesses, based on how corporate affairs leaders rank the three pillars of ESG (environment, social and governance). The data shows that in 2026, nearly…

For facilities managers, response time is no longer just a customer service metric – it has a direct impact on revenue, reputation and retention. Today, customers expect immediate engagement, whether that’s reporting a maintenance issue, requesting a quote or chasing support, they are far less willing to wait than businesses think. At Moneypenny, we surveyed…

The most consistent complaint levelled against existing frameworks for assessing corporate progress on climate? They’re too narrowly focused on emissions, say critics. Meanwhile, other important actions, such as scaling sales of low-carbon products, go unrecognized. These frustrations have prompted a flurry of alternative approaches. One of the most detailed and best developed is the Climate…

Resilience, not scale or speed, will define the next phase of corporate real estate strategy across EMEA, as occupiers face a convergence of pressures reshaping how and where they operate. A new report from Colliers, Building Resilience: 5 Megatrends Redefining Corporate Real Estate, identifies five long-term megatrends – AI-enabled workforces, demographic shifts, energy scarcity, climate risk…

Hurricanes, tornados, and severe thunderstorms are just a few examples of extreme weather events that can cause structural damage and significantly disrupt operational continuity. Downtime, lost production, critical infrastructure damage, and threats to human safety are all serious possible outcomes. Mitigating these risks can be done in several ways, but one of the most important…