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UK and other countries sign international pledge to cut carbon emissions from buildings

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Representatives from 70 countries adopted the Declaration de Chaillot , a foundational document for international cooperation. In 2022, it contributed to 37 percent of global operational energy and process-related CO2 emissions. The forum, held in the French capital, focused on the decarbonization and climate resilience of buildings.

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NeoCon 2022: Leveraging Design To Support ‘Untethered Working’ And A Hybrid Future

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Knoll’s Carolyn Cirillo attended NeoCon 2022 and shared her top trends and takeaways for Allwork.Space. . The future workplace provides plenty of opportunities to personalize the work setting, as evidenced at NeoCon 2022, the international trade show for the contract marketplace. . Hospitable. Humanistic. .

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Allstate is Opting for Flexible Work, Cuts Over Half of its Traditional Office Spaces

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Allstate’s strategy, which led to the sale of its Northbrook, Illinois headquarters in 2022, suggests a different trajectory. This makes Allstate’s approach somewhat divergent from the broader corporate expectations. It’s reported that the company now operates with 99% of its 54,000 employees working remotely or in a hybrid model.

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Unveiling the Hidden Potentials of Remote Work Productivity

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By spring 2022, this figure rose to 9%. Forward-thinking business leaders should seriously contemplate integrating remote work policies into their organizations. A new study from the University of Chicago’s Becker Friedman Institute disclosed that employees saved around two hours weekly in 2021 and 2022 through remote work.

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8 Tools To Help Build An Efficient Asynchronous Workflow

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The Microsoft Teams app gained major traction throughout the years of 2020 and 2022, rising from 75 million daily active users to 280 million in this two-year time span. Zoom Zoom helped herald in a new era for remote and hybrid work policies around the globe. billion in revenue last year — a 7.3% increase year-over-year.

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South Korea Introduces New Workcation Visa for Digital Nomads and Their Families

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Starting from January 1st, Korea will introduce a new visa policy called the workcation visa. This initiative allows international individuals to reside and work remotely from Korea for a period of one year, with the possibility of extending for an additional year, totaling a maximum stay of two years. million won.

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Is Japan’s Senior Workforce Surge A Glimpse Into The Future Of Global Employment?

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According to Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), the data was based on research from Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, which found that this trend is not isolated to this age bracket alone. In 2022, Japan recorded around 9.1