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New EU Act aims to keep AI safe
21st of November 2024
The world’s first major Act to regulate artificial intelligence passed into law across the European Union in August. It aims to ensure the technology is safe and respects the bloc’s “fundamental rights and values”. Hartley Milner explores how the legislation will impact businesses.
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Between viability and social acceptance: technologies in cleaning
18th of October 2024
Mark Bergfeld at UNI Europa, believes the viability of the widespread adoption of AI, robotics and other technologies in the cleaning sector depends on their ability to support the existing workforce in engaging in higher value-added tasks and addressing power imbalances equitably.
Back in 2019 I visited a cleaning company’s
Careers in cleaning - the sky's the limit
9th of October 2024
Cleaning affords fantastic career progression and broad opportunities for all genders. In this article, Claire Fields, strategic partnerships director at OCS, looks at the breadth and depth of opportunities that this career path provides and demonstrates why gender bias should be challenged across the board when it comes to cleaning.
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Winning the race to the future
27th of September 2024
How are we performing in the global race to a digital future? This question has engaged EU policymakers in much navel-gazing of late, leading to the conclusion that the bloc urgently needs to pick up the pace, reports Hartley Milner.
Not since the Industrial Revolution has the world experienced a period of such sweeping and sustained change as in
Smart buildings - lead the charge
25th of September 2024
Despite its growing prominence, the concept of a smart building is often met with confusion due to its broad and multi-faceted nature. So, what exactly is a smart building, and why is there such a growing interest in this concept? Campbell Murdoch, ABM business & industry managing director for the UK tells us more.
In today's fast-evolving
Sustainable cleaning - scope 3 is on its way
16th of August 2024
Working with scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions is not only about saving the planet. It also serves your company’s bottom line. In fact, it is a business opportunity the cleaning industry should seize. Malene Thiele, global VP, ESG & sustainability at Nilfisk tells us more.
HAVE YOU BEEN GETTING questions about your company’s scope
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