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With all due respect to Samuel Langhorne Clemens, the death of corporate sustainability has been wildly exaggerated. In recent months, a steady stream of essays and hot takes have trumpeted a downward spiral of the sustainability era in business. Bloomberg declared, “Big Business Is Abandoning Its Climate Goals” while the Harvard Business Review offered that…

Many facilities management (FM) teams are aging, creating an urgent need to attract and retain Gen Z talent to sustain operations and drive future innovation. This generation brings fresh perspectives on digital tools and flexible workflows. Companies must adopt practical strategies beyond traditional hiring and retention methods to stay competitive. Bridging generational skill gaps and…

  Editor’s note: This is the second article in a two-part HR Dive series about the effects of climate change on worker health. Part one covered analysts’ attempts to determine the cost of extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change on employer-sponsored health plans. Extreme heat is just one of a few climate extremes that…

While the global material supply crisis has eased somewhat, a more pressing challenge for facility administrators is the shortage of engineers and those trained to perform various skilled trades. According to Pew Research Center, “blue-collar” workers have become less satisfied with their jobs compared to other professionals, especially among younger and female populations. Several reasons…

Back to Basics is an article series that highlights important but possibly overlooked information facilities management professionals should know. Landscaping plays a major role in ensuring facilities look inviting and well maintained from the outside. However, landscapers are exposed to all kinds of different hazards on a daily basis, ranging from heat and weather hazards, chemical…

Building owners and executives who focus on critical issues can ensure reused facilities match organization’s goals. Turmoil is the watchword for the present era in institutional and commercial facilities. Public facilities that rely on taxpayers to support their operations and maintenance are struggling. Many commercial office buildings continue to reel from the effects of the…