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Solutions to combat poverty risk
15th of April 2024
Low-skilled workers in the Dutch cleaning sector are at a higher risk of poverty, explains VSR’s John Griep.
A 2021 report by the Social Economic Council (SER) shows low-skilled workers in the Dutch cleaning sector are at greater risk of poverty. The issue occurs in all sectors with relatively more minimum wages, temporary workers and short
Sustainability - opportunity to transform
12th of April 2024
The impact you have on the world is changing. Are you taking advantage of it? As an industry, we need to change how we think and talk about cleaning, says Malene Thiele, global director, ESG & sustainability at Nilfisk.
Global warming and the extreme weather events often linked to it are key reasons why. Because no matter where we live,
High-fives, hearts and cake
11th of April 2024
The first Cleaners’ Day in Denmark went well with the sector, says Lotte Printz. Media still reluctant.
Imagine entering an empty office every night when everyone else has gone home, working on your own without the support of colleagues and without any recognition for your job whatsoever…
That’s what everyday life for many
Sustainable cleaning - waste not, want not
9th of April 2024
ECJ asks manufacturers how they limit the amount of waste they produce - and finds out about the schemes they have in place to reuse or recycle any surplus.
WASTE IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST issues facing industry today. And in a world where we are all striving to re-use and recycle it can be hard to accept that some industry by-products simply need to
How to make sense of ESG goals?
8th of April 2024
How can the cleaning sector unravel the ESG goals set by the UN? Lynn Webster takes a closer look.
The New Year started with impacts from COP26 for many organisations. Topics covering youth and public empowerment; nature and land use; transport the built environment; energy, science and innovation.
Unravelling of ESG goals for any cleaning
Sodexo UK & Ireland joins Tent UK to connect refugees to jobs
5th of April 2024
Sodexo UK & Ireland is one of 70 major businesses to join Tent UK, a new coalition of companies connecting refugees to jobs.
Through its Social Impact Pledge Sodexo has committed to do all it can to actively promote social mobility across its business and support disadvantaged groups in finding employment opportunities.
In recent years the
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