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The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) is the UK Government’s response to implementing Article 8 of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive, which mandates energy assessments for large organisations. ESOS will affect thousands of organisations and the Energy Institute (EI) has published a free guide to understanding and complying with this new regulation. Implementing energy efficiency is a win-win combination for organisations – saving them both energy and money, while contributing to lowering carbon emissions. It…

One in five organizations lacks an emergency preparedness/business continuity plan The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) and RLE Technologies this week released a report on facility management perspectives on emergency preparedness and business continuity in North America. The report, “High Stakes Business: People, Property and Services,” which draws on data gathered at multiple IFMA Emergency Planning and Business Continuity research forums and the IFMA 2014 Business Continuity Survey, makes a strong business case for the…

Prosperity and carbon reduction can go hand in hand to grow the world economy, the UK Government’s new vision for a global climate deal published today sets out. Paris 2015: Securing Our Prosperity Through a Global Climate Change Agreement explains why we need a global climate deal, why one is good for the UK and what it needs to look like when it is finalised in Paris next year. The document says acting now to…