news from BRE

published: 15/12/2005

Are you a responsible Facilities Manager?

An opportunity to take part in a major research project

Corporate Responsibility is becoming an increasingly important issue for Government, professional institutes and the business community in general - but it is the members of the Facilities Management profession who are at the forefront of the delivery of Corporate Responsibility in terms of its impact on the operation and management of properties.

BRE is carrying out a research study into the barriers that prevent the increased implementation of Corporate Responsibility by professional facilities managers in the UK and the support they require to bring about change. The work is being carried out on behalf of the Sustainability Forum and the BIFM Sustainability Special Interest Group. [The consultation stage of this study has now been completed.]

The results of the study will be reported at a workshop hosted by the DTI in London on 26 January 2006. This will be an opportunity to meet with senior policy makers and discuss the concerns of the Facilities Management community with them.

The Sustainability Forum provides advice to Government and the construction industry on sustainability issues. The research results will represent the views of the Facilities Management profession in the Forum's input to the Government's revised strategy for sustainable construction. They will also underpin a major BIFM project that will produce tools and guidance to help Facilities Managers to implement Corporate Responsibility in their work.