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Sustainable futures require collective power of unconventional partnerships
Early today I came across this excellent quote* from Hannah Jones, Nike’s global head of sustainability and innovation: “We believe that the innovations required to create the future won’t come from a...
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Construction CSR – A Clients View
At the launch of the British Land Corporate Responsibility Report 2013, Head of Planning and Corporate Responsibility, Adrian Penfold, gave people the chance to quiz him on our approach to corporate...
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Innovation and inspiration in sustainability
This free ebook from Guardian Sustainability Business contains excellent, innovative and inspiring case studies that should be read by directors, senior and sustainability managers across construction....
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Greening the construction site cabin environment for health and wellbeing
Cutting my teeth on construction sites as a green horn QS back in the 70’s was an introduction to the frozen feet, sweating head, un-insulated site cabins, with their austere, bleak and unwelcoming...
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Signage – Why I became dis-enchanted with facilities management
Why I became dis-enchanted with facilities management a decade ago was brought back to me this morning. On the doors to the public toilets at Kendal Hospital was a sign, in bold on a yellow background,...
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Wellness and Happiness: The Next Built Environment / CSR Frontier (Updated)
Update 27/10/14: The International WELL Building Institute launched the WELL Building Standard Version 1.0, as a publicly available standard which focuses on enhancing people’s health and well-being...
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30 CSR Pro’s to Follow in 2015 …
This is interesting. Triple Pundit have published their list of 30 CSR Pro’s to follow in 2015 authored by @Mary_Mazzoni. Whilst being honoured to be included within such a great community, I was...
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Modern Slavery Bill: transforming construction CSR and supply chain management.
No responsible organisation in construction would want any association with modern day construction slavery, forced employment, child or migrant exploitation as we read increasingly often in the...
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Quartz: healthy product datasets for BIM?
When we know what our buildings are made of, we can make informed choices by selecting materials that are healthier for occupants and have a lesser impact on our environment* This blog regularly covers...
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Patagonia Worn Wear – UK Tour
“Let’s all become radical environmentalists” commented Patagonia chief executive Rose Marcario “As individual consumers, the single best thing we can do for the planet is to keep our stuff in use...
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