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Sustainability and Net Zero Leadership in FM

By
Peter Forshaw
Managing Director
Last reviewed
20 Oct 2026
Sustainability and Net Zero Leadership in FM
In brief

Net zero in FM is delivered by leaders who measure the baseline, prioritise by carbon and cost, build the business case in finance language, and bring occupants and suppliers with them. For professionals, credible sustainability experience means owned results, not just awareness of the vocabulary.

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Sustainability and Net Zero Leadership in FM is a practical guide for both employers and professionals. For FM, estates and workplace leaders, it explains how to set a baseline, prioritise projects, write finance-ready business cases and bring occupants and suppliers along.

For FM and estates professionals, it shows which sustainability skills employers value, how to evidence results on a CV and in interview, and how to build experience when a current role offers little. It also gives both readers a set of tests for spotting greenwash.

What the guide covers

  • Why the baseline comes before the target
  • Prioritising projects by carbon, cost and risk
  • Business cases in finance language
  • Operating buildings well before major retrofit
  • Evidencing sustainability impact on a CV and in interview
  • Questions to spot greenwash on both sides

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Who this resource is for

FM, estates and workplace leaders, HR and finance directors, and FM professionals building sustainability experience.

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