ESG
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Water efficiency for today’s buildings
Building owners and managers are encouraged to reduce water consumption and improve water efficiency to reduce operating costs and use water more responsibly. However, many
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
The next generation of cleaners
Many industries, commercial cleaning and facility maintenance included, continue to face an on-going skills gap. This is especially concerning as many trades workers retired during
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
New enhanced battery recycling solutions for Canadian businesses
Call2Recycle, Canada’s leading battery collection and recycling organization has announced a new initiative with Staples Professional,™ the leading business supplier in Canada, to expand its “Recycle Your Batteries, Canada!” program
Canadian Property Management
CRE retains ESG adherents as U.S. politics turn
Resilience and energy/water efficiency are projected to remain highly relevant for commercial real estate in the United States, while some other concepts linked to ESG are tapped to lose momentum.
Canadian Property Management
RioCan’s Jennifer Suess joins Order of Ontario
Jennifer Suess, senior vice president and general counsel with RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust, has been named to the Order of Ontario.
Canadian Property Management
Canadian GRESB participation up again in 2024
Canadian participation in the GRESB global assessment and benchmark for the ESG performance of commercial real estate portfolios grew in step with worldwide trends in 2024.
CondoBusiness
Embracing Environmental Sustainability: Innovations in Condominium Servicing
Cleaning contracts in commercial and condominium settings are arguably one of the most difficult to satisfy. Where cost and visual impact are the proportionally dominant
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
ESG, green cleaning, and beyond
Sustainability reports are becoming an important part of facility management as companies strive to lower their carbon footprints and work towards their environmental, social and
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
EV chargers and your facility
As the demand for EV chargers continues to rise, maintenance and facility managers need to be proactive in meeting that demand. With increasing government initiatives
Canadian Property Management
A transparent need for data strategies
Based on self-reporting, many of the commercial real estate firms subject to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s pending climate-related disclosure rules are grappling with how they will comply.
REMI Network
Concert Properties appoints Ruth Legg VP of ESG
Ruth Legg has been named vice president of environment, social and governance at Concert Properties, effective March 26, 2024.
Canadian Property Management
Water next up for environmental data standards
Water is the next metric the Open Standards Consortium for Real Estate (OSCRE) is tackling in its ambitious project to forge consistency in the management and reporting of environmental data.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Using clean energy in your facility
As sustainability continues to be a growing priority for many business owners and facility managers, there are steps you can take to go with a
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
ESG and the commercial cleaning industry
More and more companies are looking for ways to increase their sustainability efforts, and commercial cleaners can help businesses reach their environmental, social, and governance
Canadian Property Management
Human capital elusive for real estate employers
Employers are pressed to fill new kinds of positions and to bolster tech savviness throughout their organizations, while facing labour shortages and a highly competitive market for certain skills.
Canadian Property Management
Range of CRE stakeholders demand ESG metrics
Canada’s leading commercial real estate players are increasingly turning to ESG metrics to track responsiveness to a range of emerging risks and business imperatives.
REMI Network
First skyscraper in Greece begins ascent
The residential tower will rise within one of the largest urban regeneration projects in the world.
