Innovation in sustainable facilities management practice: Implementing a sustainability policy

Pressure from stakeholders and society as larger is increasingly demanding organisations to take action on sustainability including a wide range of social and environmental issues, in addition to their economic objectives. Innovation in sustainable FM practice is vital in order for organisations to respond to these demands as well as stringent legislations. However, perceived barriers such as financial and time constraints, as well as lack of knowledge and awareness, are critically hindering the efforts of organisations to incorporate sustainable activities in their business operations. In response to the aforementioned barriers, a good practice document aimed at helping organisations to develop and implement a sustainability policy was produced which, whilst in support of their core strategic objectives, effectively satisfies their stakeholders’ needs. The upmost value of the present guide lies within its undeniable contribution to reducing the impact of the main barriers in Sustainable FM. The document effectively accomplishes its objective through the dissemination of practical knowledge of the key elements that support a successful sustainability framework; therefore, it boosts the ability of organisations from across all sectors, types and sizes, to respond in time to the increasing and rapidly changing demands from its wide range of stakeholders for innovation in sustainability practices, whilst maximizing their financial performance.

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