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                                              for bulk waste/manufacturing
                                              waste producers, waste
                                              management will be subsumed
                                              into the larger FM picture.

                                              ESG consultancy

                                                From carbon and water
                                              neutrality to safety of people,
                                              products and assets, FM is
                                              capitalising on its decades
                                              of work in close proximity
                                              with clients’ core operations
                                              to suggest ways that
                                              organisations as a whole can
                                              do better in terms of ESG.
                                              Involvement in MEP design
                                              is just one of many ways in
             We are currently working         which FM is going beyond.
                                                These building blocks
             with a team of developers        reduce significant risks that
             to bring world-class             reside in facilities and protect
             technological solutions to       customers from penalties,
             cater to our clients’ rapidly    loss of reputation and brand
                                              damage. “We focus on issues
             changing demands such            such as electrical safety, fire

             as automated checklists          safety, workplace safety,
             and reports, real-time and       occupational health, ethics,
                                              transparency, governance,
             on-demand availability of        community development and
             daily, weekly and monthly        workforce re-imagination”,
                                              said Ramrakhiani. “These risks
             reports, preventive asset        can add to nearly 5-10% of the
             management, and next-            entire facility and real estate
             generation invoicing and         budgets of organisations.”
             HRMS solutions.                  Energy efficiency

                                  Ankit Jain    The onus of optimising
                                              energy consumption – for the
                                              entire facility, not just FM
                                              operations – is shifting from
                                              Engineering to FM. Service
                  such facilities – not just the   providers are now focussing
                  municipal solid waste, but   on mechanical systems
                  the industrial waste as well.   and equipment, including
                  Since the FM team is already   heating, ventilating, and air
                  involved in the collection of   conditioning, service hot water
                  waste, it is only logical for it to   heating, interior and exterior
                  oversee the waste management   lighting, electrical power
                  process to whatever end is   and motors, and renewable
                  mandated by law.            energy systems. Consulting

                   This is a sizable addition   services and implementation
                  to FM’s bouquet of offerings;   of the chosen model – both are
                  the day is not far when at least   available.


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