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Sustainability Reporting for Small Companies is Good for Business, People & the Environment

In an increasingly interconnected world, governments, businesses and NGOs are concerned with sustainability. One of the ways that companies around the world are showing their commitment to creating more economic value while safeguarding resources and improving conditions is by publishing a sustainability report..

Nicola Trivett 9 min read

Employee Recognition Tips - Health & Wellbeing Program

Positive Feedback Saying ‘Thank You’ in person, via email, by a hand-written note or at a company meeting is simple, but often the most effective form of employee recognition. Be Specific & Timely Ensure you recognise the actions or achievement close to when it happened, & be specific about what the recognition relates to. […].

Nicola Trivett 1 min read

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Green Sustainable Fit Out Costs: Truths and Misconceptions

A ‘green’ building is a building that, in its design, construction or operation, reduces or eliminates negative impacts, and can create positive impacts, on our climate and natural environment. Green buildings preserve precious natural resources and improve our quality of life.” – World Green Building Council [1] Going Green: Can We Afford Not To? Global & […].

Nicola Trivett 12 min read

Top Tips for Workplace Safety on World Day for Safety and Health at Work

Every year on 28th April, the International Labour Organization (ILO), a United Nations agency commemorates World Day for Safety and Health at Work. .

Nicola Trivett 9 min read

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Workplace Happiness: Basic Design & Fit Out Solutions

What are the key features in workspace design and fit out that can help workers increase their focus and that can make them feel more valued? Read on for some of our insights..

Nicola Trivett 12 min read

Tips for Creating a Workplace that Enhances Employees' Wellness & Wellbeing

“Wellness is the complete integration of body, mind, and spirit – the realisation that everything we do, think, feel, and believe has an effect on our state of well-being.” – Greg Anderson (Author of “The 22 Non-Negotiable Laws of Wellness”) Why Businesses are Embracing Wellness and Wellbeing in the UAE & Globally Companies around the […].

Nicola Trivett 8 min read

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2019 Sustainable Office Fit Out & Design – Top 5 Trends

A Reflection on 2018 Trends In January 2018, we reviewed what we thought was going to be the most important sustainable office fit out trends of 2018. Our predictions turned out to be prescient and many of the projects we initiated or completed during 2018 incorporated the three main trends identified: The Smart (er) office […].

Nicola Trivett 8 min read

Workplace Productivity Puzzle

Workplace Productivity Puzzle: Can it be solved? Why are the advanced economies of the world not performing better in terms of workplace productivity than before the global financial meltdown in 2008? Are productivity levels the greatest economic question of the post-industrial world? Despite the economic rebound, employers feel that workers are not as productive as […].

Nicola Trivett 4 min read

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How the Co-working Revolution is Influencing UAE Office Fit Out

1. How We Work Now: The Co-working & Collaborative Space Trend Co-working is the new path of melding life and work in a sustainable fashion. It is the global linchpin at the intersection of real estate, technology and community, which will shape the way we work in the future. – The Coworker Lab [1] Co-working is more than a […].

Nicola Trivett 14 min read

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Top 7 Sustainable Workplace Practices

Sustainable Business will (probably) Save the Earth The international community, though they seek to demonstrate a consensus on climate change and global warming through various agreements, the real work of minimizing and reversing environmental damage will be in the hands of national governments and businesses. Governments, like the forward-thinking government of the UAE, will be […].

Nicola Trivett 13 min read

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Sustainability Reporting for Small Companies is Good for Business, People & the Environment

Employee Recognition Tips - Health & Wellbeing Program

Green Sustainable Fit Out Costs: Truths and Misconceptions

Top Tips for Workplace Safety on World Day for Safety and Health at Work

Workplace Happiness: Basic Design & Fit Out Solutions

Tips for Creating a Workplace that Enhances Employees' Wellness & Wellbeing

2019 Sustainable Office Fit Out & Design – Top 5 Trends

Workplace Productivity Puzzle

How the Co-working Revolution is Influencing UAE Office Fit Out

Top 7 Sustainable Workplace Practices