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Generative AI will lead to a threefold increase in greenhouse gases from data centres

Workplace Insight

Scope 1 refers to direct emissions, Scope 2 to indirect emissions from energy consumption, and Scope 3 to other indirect emissions, such as those from supply chains. Given the limited supply of CDRs, the report suggests that reforestation projects will be key to achieving the net-zero targets these tech giants have committed to.

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Workplace and property firms must wake up to the new era of networked businesses

Workplace Insight

In terms of the office workplace, banks were permitted to become JSCs in the 1830s; the first being the London and Westminster Bank, in 1834. JSCs came into fashion in the 1600s as the costs and risks associated with overseas trading voyages grew. It evolved from a “society of island communities into a homogenous national community”.

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5 Myths About Visitor Management Systems

The Receptionist

Download our Security Overview ) Now, that being said, we always advise our customers to not collect any overly sensitive or confidential information at check-in from their visitors, like social security or bank account numbers. Instead, most of the data our customers collect are harmless, like name, the reason for visit, and perhaps a photo.

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Is College Still Worth It?

Success

CareerWise, a modern youth apprenticeship company that connects students and employers, draws inspiration from Switzerland’s model of placing 70% of high school students in one of 230 vocational fields, from catering and agriculture to banking and insurance. As owner of the manufacturing firm InterTech Plastics, he knew about it all too well.

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Bisley launches new showroom in Dubai

Workplace Insight

Bisley, the south Wales based office furniture designer and manufacturer, is consolidating its success in the Middle East region with the launch of a new Dubai showroom, the largest showroom in its global portfolio. Recent office projects undertaken by Bisley in Dubai include the Bank of America and PwC.

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Landlords and occupiers don’t see eye to eye on the decarbonisation of European real estate

Workplace Insight

With many occupiers often more focused on emissions from other aspects of their businesses, such as manufacturing or supply chains, the contribution that buildings make to the aggregate 37 percent global emissions from real estate can be underestimated.

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Lab rats – how the UK life sciences sector is struggling to find space to work

Workplace Insight

This lack of supply is acting as a brake on the UK Government’s dream of making the country a “science superpower”. To illustrate the pull of Ireland for these sectors, AstraZeneca announced in 2021 it had chosen the Republic of Ireland for a $360 million manufacturing facility rather than Britain because of a “discouraging” tax system. “We