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Notting Hill Carnival clean-up completed
19th of September 2023
Clean-up crews were obliged to work through the night to remove the huge volume of debris left behind after this year's Notting Hill Carnival.
A total of 30 refuse trucks were deployed to take away 300 tonnes of rubbish from the streets - which is roughly the weight of 25 London buses.
A skip full of empty laughing gas canisters was among the
Churchill becomes Employee Ownership Trust
18th of September 2023
UK-based facilities services business Churchill Group has become an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). This enables a company to become owned by its employees and can be set up by a company's existing owners.
EOTs do not involve direct share ownership by employees, rather a controlling interest in the company is transferred to an all-employee trust
Clean Hospitals Day is October 20th
15th of September 2023
This 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 2023
Corruption ... 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 2023
International 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 2023
Essity, 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
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