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Mitie wins new contract with East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Mitie has won a seven and a half-year contract to deliver services for Lister Hospital and Hertford County Hospital, two of East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust’s hospitals. The contract is worth £4 million a year and will see over 200 Mitie employees delivering cleaning services for the two hospitals.
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Mitie wins Best Company for Carbon Transition at Corporate ESG Awards
Mitie has been named the ‘Best Company for Carbon Transition’ in the mid-capacity category at ESG Investing’s Corporate ESG Awards 2023 – the only awards evaluating the best companies in all areas of ESG investing globally. Mitie has been recognised for its commitment to reaching net zero by 2025, as part of its Plan Zero pledge. This follows the release of Mitie’s ESG Report 2023, showing significant positive progress in its ESG strategy.
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Mitie’s employee volunteering programme wins silver at UK Social Mobility Awards
Mitie took home the silver award in the ‘Community Programme of the Year’ category. The award recognises Mitie’s approach to volunteering in schools, which is part of its wider community support programme, Giving Back. By targeting young people, the initiative aims to create awareness of the various routes into employment, and empower young people from all backgrounds to make informed career choice.
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Meet our people: Maria’s a high-flyer below ground
A laboratory for cutting-edge experiments located 1.1kilometres below ground sounds like something out of a James Bond movie. In fact, the Boulby Underground Laboratory in Yorkshire is where Mitie colleague, Maria Wood, works as a soft services manager. It’s an important job – Maria makes sure the facility is well-managed and remains spotless for all users. This includes the many scientists who travel from around the world to work in its unique environment.
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Defence
Supporting the UK Armed Forces for more than 30 years With increasing uncertainty in global security, the defence teams serving our nation need more resilient and adaptable facilities management services than ever before. Our people, technology and tailored approach enhance the lived experience for serving personnel, support military family welfare, and drive efficiency, productivity and […]
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Mitie named three-time award winner for its diversity and inclusion
Mitie has been named the winner in two categories, ‘Best Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Initiative’ and ‘Best Learning Initiative for Business Culture’, at the Business Culture Awards 2021. Both awards recognise Mitie’s bespoke ‘Count Me In’ learning programme, focused on promoting diversity and inclusion. The Mitie Foundation has also won the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion ‘Driving Social Inclusion in the Workplace’ Award for its Ready2Work programme.
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Mitie awards an extra day of holiday to more than 25,000 frontline heroes
Mitie has awarded an extra day of holiday to over 25,000 Mitie colleagues as a thank you for their work during COVID-19. A number of new benefits have also been introduced to ensure Mitie employees have access to the health and well-being support they need to deal with the Coronavirus pandemic. The new benefits include access to free virtual GP consultations and flu vaccinations.
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Time and cost spent on carbon reporting leading to decarbonisation delays
Seven out of ten (70%) sustainability leaders believe that the time and cost spent on reporting admin has driven decarbonisation delay as resource constraints are hampering action on sustainability goals. Over half (55%) say that too much admin is involved in sustainability reporting with over a third (37%) looking to outsource it. Sustainability leaders also say the volume of reporting is increasing pressure with two thirds (66%) now publishing an external sustainability report that is separate to their annual report, as well as reporting to external regulatory frameworks.
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Why rethinking prisons can boost rehabilitation
Common misconceptions about prisons could be holding back rehabilitation efforts.
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Turning Blue Monday Green: Residents want more greenery in UK cities
This Blue Monday, two thirds (66%) of city dwellers have said they want to see more greenery where they live, work and socialise. More than half (57%) would welcome more vertical green living walls to make up for a lack of ground space. A similar number (51%) think there is currently not enough investment in urban greening.