Mitie Hits All Annual ESG Targets, Putting It On Track To Meet Net Zero Carbon By 2025
● 2022 ESG report released, detailing how Mitie hit all 13 ESG targets for the year, putting Mitie on track to meet its overall 2025 ESG goals
● Environmental highlights include cutting 11,000 tonnes of CO2 by expanding EVs to more than a third of the Mitie fleet
● Procurement team ensures 50% more diverse suppliers, with VCSE spend doubled to reduce inequality in the supply chain
● 1,000 apprentices now employed across 60 programmes to drive social mobility
Mitie has released its annual ESG report which highlights the progress made against 13 ambitious targets, which form part of its social value framework. All 13 of the targets set in last year’s ESG report have been achieved or exceeded, spanning Mitie’s People, Environment, Supply Chain and Community pillars. Primary focuses outlined in the report include renewable energy sourcing and decarbonisation, fostering a responsible supply chain, investing in skills, supporting colleague wellbeing and creating employment opportunities through The Mitie Foundation.
UK BIM Alliance Rebrands As ‘nima’
Identity change reflects shift in focus of UK government and industry discussion about digital transformation in the built environment since 2016.
The UK BIM Alliance, the independent, not-for-profit organisation established in 2016 to champion implementation of building information modelling (BIM) in the UK, is rebranding as ‘nima’.
Members To Go Free To BESA National Conference
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has made tickets for its National Conference on October 20th at Novotel London West free to members across all its group companies.
IOSH Reopens Research Fund
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has reopened its research fund as it seeks to better understand the scope, reach and effectiveness of health and safety provision around the world.
FIS Guidance Brings Clarity To Suspended Ceiling Requirements
The Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS) has launched guidance that is designed to support and enable better understanding and engagement with BS EN 13964 – Suspended Ceilings, Requirements and Test Methods.
The standards guidance note aims to break down the standard into bite-sized sections. This will make it easier to understand to those who aren’t already familiar, allowing anyone to isolate only the sections that are relevant or of interest and gain either a passing understanding or to establish the necessity of purchasing the full standard. Where appropriate, each section covered will also give relevant commentary on reasonable expectations of products in today’s marketplace.
Broadcaster Extends Facilities Management Contract With Mitie
● The BBC has extended its facilities management contract with Mitie for a further two years
● 780 colleagues work on the contract, delivering a range of integrated FM services for the broadcaster’s sites including its flagship sites in London, Cardiff, Glasgow, and MediaCityUK in Salford
The BBC has extended its facilities management contract with Mitie for an additional two years. Under the extension Mitie will continue to deliver an extensive range of facilities management services including engineering, logistics, maintenance, cleaning, and landscaping across the organisations’ nationwide property portfolio, such as its iconic sites in London, Cardiff, Glasgow, and Salford.
New Dates Announced For Postponed APPG Inquiry
Remaining sessions to be held on 11th October and 18th October
The remaining two sessions of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Cleaning and Hygiene Industry inquiry into the role of cleaning and hygiene during the Covid-19 pandemic will take place on 11th October and 18th October (both Tuesdays), it has been announced.
Schneider Electric And AVEVA Partner With Shell To Accelerate Net-Zero Transition In Hard-To-Abate Sectors
● Global agreement to start with supporting energy transition and decarbonisation of cement industry
● Industrial sectors will benefit from complementary digital services, technology, and expertise
Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, and Shell, the global energy and petrochemicals company, have formed a global strategic alliance to support their respective and wider sectors’ transition to net-zero agendas. The organisations will explore opportunities to co-develop integrated end-to-end energy solutions designed to power the decarbonisation of their customers in hard-to-abate industries, such as cement.
