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FACILITY MANAGEMENT

Focussed Agenda of

Reducing

Carbon

Footprint

Keeping in mind the increasing requirement
of incorporating sustainability goals, reducing
carbon footprint and providing cost-effective
maintenance & space management, facility heads and
service providers have set out with a focussed agenda.
Three forward-looking FM professionals, Prasad P Sakharkar,
Manager-Marketing, Forbes Facility Services, Jai Ganesh Nanjan, Facility Management
Professional and Immanuel Mohan, Founder, Ark of Sustainability Pvt. Ltd, share their
vision for reducing carbon footprint in their respective areas of work with Clean India
Journal.

limate change is a pressing recycling programs to minimize waste organic material is recycled, and using
issue that requires urgent sent to landfills, including promoting bio-pellets for fuel, have all contributed
action from all sectors recycling initiatives. Composting to reducing carbon footprint in addition
of society. Says Prasad organic waste generated from food to the soft and hard FM services.
CSakharkar from Forbes service sites, reusing waste and excess FM professional Jai Ganesh
Facility Services, “While much water at horticulture sites, and reducing Nanjan lists energy efficiency, water
attention is given to industries and single-use plastics within facilities are conservation and waste reduction
governments in this fight against also in place. as the top three initiatives to reduce
environmental crisis, one group of Eco-friendly cleaning materials and an organisation’s carbon footprint.
professionals often goes unnoticed energy-efficient appliances are procured This can be done through a variety
– facility managers or the Facility and used and a culture of sustainability of measures, “such as upgrading to
Management service providers.” with employees and stakeholders at the energy-efficient lighting, appliances,
His team has been working closely facilities has been cultivated. His team and equipment; installing insulation
with clients to achieve the sustainability monitors and tracks data to assess the and weatherstripping to reduce heat
& ESG goals of reducing emissions by effectiveness of sustainability initiatives loss; using renewable energy sources,
45% by 2030. Some of their initiatives and identify areas for improvement. such as solar panels and wind turbines
include using battery-operated cleaning As part of hard services, the FFS and implementing energy management
machines and foam jet machines for team has increased awareness of systems to track and control energy
washrooms, steam cleaners for hard temperature control with new-era use”.
surfaces, optimizing HVAC systems, devices that improve efficiency by Water consumption is closely tied
digital compliance, installing LED the reduced use of compressors. They to energy use, as it takes a significant
lighting and sensors to improve energy ensure the use of solar to assist power amount of energy to pump, treat,
efficiency; facilitating the adaptation back-up instead of grid power, monitor and distribute water. He suggests
of renewable energy sources such as and maintain DG efficiency to save conservation methods such as installing
solar and wind power within facilities fuel and reduce emissions, help clients low-flow faucets and showerheads,
thereby reducing dependency on shift from engine to electric power and water-efficient landscaping practices,
fossil fuels. save water by employing sprinklers reusing water for irrigation and other
Other initiatives include and timers. Sakharkar added that purposes and capturing rainwater for
implementing waste reduction and developing kitchen gardens ensured use in non-potable applications.

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