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

Workplace Insight

Progress on the decarbonisation of real estate portfolios is being held back by a lack of understanding and collaboration between property owners and occupiers, according to a new report from the Urban Land Institute C Change programme.

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Researchers submitted 83,000 fake job apps to see if the biggest U.S. companies discriminate. Here’s what they found

Work Life

Much of the discrimination was, however, concentrated in certain industries—namely auto and retail—and among a select group of companies. But there were a handful of exceptions: JPMorgan Chase and Honeywell were among the employers that favored male applicants the most, along with manufacturer Builders FirstSource and auto company LKQ. (On

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Commercial property market should be more optimistic, but it still needs to change

Workplace Insight

Despite challenges in the commercial real estate sector and bumpy economic conditions, global business leaders are optimistic about the future, with two-thirds (65 percent) expecting their CRE budgets to increase by 2030, according to the poll.

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Manchester Airport City plan reinvented as £ 1 billion science and tech hub

Workplace Insight

The project, now known as MIX Manchester, aims to create one of the largest science and innovation campuses in the UK, spanning an impressive 2 million square feet of advanced manufacturing and science space. Instead of focusing on out-of-town offices, the rebranded MIX Manchester will specialise in science, innovation, and manufacturing.

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Cities worldwide are grappling with the delicate balance between nighttime charm and sustainability

Workplace Insight

Working for a global commercial design consultancy such as Zebra, I’m also acutely aware of light’s role in branding not just the retail and hospitality spaces from the inside but also shaping the external streetscape too. He says, “It’s a balancing act between safety and security and environmental needs.”

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Meet the 2022 Women of Influence

Success

Her experience in almost every niche of the fashion industry—shop girl, editorial stylist, fit model, retail buyer and jewelry designer—provided a unique perspective in crafting the proprietary tools that would fuel LTK’s global success. Kendra Scott : She is the designer and founder of her own line of jewelry and retail spaces. “We

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Want a Better Workplace Experience? Switch Companies, Not Industries

Great Place to Work

Take retail, an industry that’s struggled more than others to fill vacancies since the pandemic. Not only did the Best Workplaces in Retail ™ report a dramatically better workplace experience than their industry peers (52% better), but they easily outperformed a typical U.S. Retail is not unusual. Its study of more than 1.3

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