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Seven industry associations join forces to develop real estate carbon pricing strategy

Workplace Insight

While an important tool to help build the business case for low carbon solutions, a recent ULI C Change survey demonstrated that internal carbon pricing is still a ‘minority activity’ in the built environment. This initiative aims to ensure that carbon pricing is firmly placed as an actionable item on our industry’s collective agenda.”

Agenda 98
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For all its flaws, COP28 still gives us a route to a greener future

Workplace Insight

While a complete ‘phase-out’ was not explicitly called for, the commitment from over 60 countries to reduce cooling-related emissions and the UAE Banks Federation’s pledge of $270 billion in sustainable finance demonstrated tangible commitment. This is by a coalition of leading public, private and public-private global initiatives.

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Human resources professionals should focus on boardroom partnerships

Workplace Insight

In many organisations, people costs will reach over 50 percent of the overall cost base so it is clear there is an importance for HR leaders to be working in tandem with other departments such as Finance so they can better understand how employees are impacting the bottom line.

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The Future Of Our Offices — And Our Planet — Hinges On The Real Estate Industry’s Priorities

Allwork

With the consequences of climate change becoming increasingly apparent, decarbonization is rising to the top of the real estate industry’s agenda. Environmentally damaging properties pose a risk to borrowers and lenders, as well as the environment. s 2021 Global Status Report For Buildings and Construction. . CBRE Group Inc.

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Investment in real estate upgrades stalls in face of economic and business challenges

Workplace Insight

Most of the 900 or so industry leaders that participated are making long-term resources available to address the fit-for-purpose agenda. Industry leaders identified the ESG agenda (54 percent) and climate change (42 percent) as the two top factors driving change in real estate over the next 20 years.

Agenda 52
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Q&A: What are some social and economic issues small business face.

The Small Business Blog

The fact that our society is wholly unprepared for this revolution in the work place and small business environment, has to do with the fact, that governments often receive no advice from actual participants in this new home based micro business economy. This brings us to the political issues these micro and small businesses face.

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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Below are a few tips so the task is not as daunting: Filling in the blanks I take minutes on a laptop so it is easy to make a template ahead of time which is based on the agenda. I put the items from the agenda on the template in the same order and with a space to put the discussion and decisions/actions from the meeting.