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Clean Hospitals Day is October 20th
15th of September 2023This year's Clean Hospitals Day is approaching - on October 20th the objective is to raise awareness of hygiene and infection control, and foster engagement among healthcare facilities around the world.
This year's event coincides with the launch of the Healthcare Environmental Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework (HEHSAF), a new tool to help
Tightening the net on corruption
14th of September 2023Corruption ... how widespread is it across the European Union? Citizen surveys show it is perceived a serious threat and one the bloc is losing the fight to contain. Hartley Milner reports on the growing impacts of corruption and how EU legislators are responding.
'Corruption' and 'sleaze' are the two words that most readily trip from people's
ISS to divest French business
14th of September 2023International facilities services business ISS is to divest its business in France, except for global key account customers.
The company says financial results in the country have not been satisfactory historically, diluting group operating margins and growth. "Furthermore, the development in France has not generated the expected financial
Essity wins third platinum EcoVadis award
12th of September 2023Essity, which owns the Tork professional hygiene brand, has been awarded the platinum medal for the 3rd time by EcoVadis, the world leader in evaluating and improving companies' CSR performance.
This result places Essity in the top one per cent of companies assessed by EcoVadis for its sustainable development performance. The business reached 78
Glasgow cleaning workers launch 'Save our Streets' campaign
6th of September 2023Glasgow's street sweepers are pushing for more investment in the council's service in order to keep their city's streets and parks clean.
And the group of cleansing workers and GMB trade union members involved are calling for more support for their "Save our Streets" campaign.
GMB convenor for Glasgow's cleansing workers Chris Mitchell says the
3D-printed toilet said to dramatically reduce water use
5th of September 2023The amount of water required when flushing a public toilet could be massively reduced with the aid of a new 3D-printed model invented in China.
Devised by Yike Li at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, the toilet is made from a combination of plastic and hydrophobic sand grains which gives it a porous structure.
The lavatory