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FM SPECIAL

Sustainable FM:

Charting the Future of Industrial Cleaning

The future of Facility Management (FM) came into sharp focus at the Sustainable Industrial Cleaning
Conference organised recently by Clean India Journal. The panel discussion — moderated by Ralph Sunil,
Senior Vice President-Administration, JSW Steel along with Amber Chandratre, Director-Global Integrated
Services-Facilities, Cummins India Region; Nilesh Gokhale, Regional FM-Lead-Central AEMA, Mondelez
India Foods Pvt. Ltd and Vishal Mhatre, Head-Admin and Facilities, Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd, as
panel members.

hat changes do you wish • Deeper understanding of FM experiences, one of the delegates
to see in the FM industry roles on the ground level pointed out that unless this change
five years from now? The • Shift in view of FM from in mindset occurs, hesitation around
answers echoed by the an operational expense to a FM investments will persist.
Wdelegates included strategic investment
• Developing a growth mindset Perception, Upskilling
From the manufacturer’s
within FM perspective, there is need to reframe & Business Acumen
• Eliminating manual work the FM-client dynamic. FM must Amber Chandratre, Director-
through automation evolve from being a transactional Global Integrated Services-
• Empowering the workforce with service to a strategic partnership. Facilities, Cummins India Region,
advanced skills Citing both Indian and Sri Lankan supported the call for change.

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