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How to Make Sustainable Practices Make Sense for Your Business

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in environmental sustainability, says businesses have impacted society and the surrounding environment in positive and negative ways for hundreds of years. However, in the past couple of decades, changes in the environment are now having a serious impact on how businesses operate,” Finnegan says.

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2023 Future Of Work Forecast: Office Design Is Ever-Evolving; Here Are 5 Trends For 2023

Allwork

Design of these buildings/offices in future will play a big part in reducing carbon emissions; organizations will be using sustainable materials as well as suppliers to achieve net zero. . Over 450 firms around the world have already pledged to finance the transition to net-zero emissions by 2050. .

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Businesses need to take real action to create a more sustainable workplace

Workplace Insight

For example, in 2022 a high street bank had its advertising campaign pulled for promoting its tree-planting scheme and net-zero plan without acknowledging that it is financing fossil fuel projects. Or, if they are changing their equipment, they could look at purchasing refurbished items themselves.

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The circular economy is a great opportunity, but it doesn’t add up yet

Workplace Insight

Manufacturers and suppliers are arguably challenged by lack of clarity, requirements for significant investment, combined with cost pressures in a heavily subscribed market. The key benefit is that the occupier’s risk of redundant products is retained by the supplier. But what are the priorities?

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All we are saying is give lease a chance

Workplace Insight

We started by sitting and chatting with Nicki Matthews, Director at Plus Finance , who is not new to the concept of furniture leasing. People know from the very start that they will have the furniture for five years and then it will be returned – but the manufacturer or supplier has to get involved in that process.

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What does it take to be a successful office manager?

Page Personnel

They coordinate schedules, handle employee issues, negotiate with suppliers and work hard to ensure everyone gets along within the company culture. Office managers may also draft documents, help with payroll, keep an organised office environment and communicate via phone, email and fax (yes, some companies are still using fax machines).

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To boost productivity in the UK, we need to think big and different

Workplace Insight

All suppliers have best practices which can be distributed by role to enable active reminders, ongoing support, plus tracking of use and improvement of content daily. Importantly, this technology once applied enables organisations to see the active deployment of best practices which improves productivity.