Category: ESG
Opening Doors to Inclusive Recruitment in Facilities Management
OCS is widening access to facilities management careers through inclusive, ring-fenced recruitment. By focusing on skills, potential and practical support, this approach removes barriers, strengthens teams and delivers real outcomes for people and places.
Elly Besley - Senior Resourcing Manager - Inclusion, OCS UK & Ireland
17 Feb, 2026
Creating Local Opportunities Through Facilities Management
How facilities management at Everton FC is creating local jobs, skills and lasting social value through partnership.
OCS Team
11 Feb, 2026
A Year in Focus: Reflecting on Big Carbon Kickout in 2025
See how Big Carbon Kickout reduced carbon through familiar dishes, practical design and everyday food choices across a full year.
Matthew Vernon - Executive Development Chef, OCS UK & Ireland
10 Feb, 2026
Building Opportunity and Impact, A Conversation With Nikki Brown
Nikki Brown, Head of the OCS Foundation, reflects on her journey into the charitable sector and her commitment to creating meaningful opportunities for young people and communities. She shares the experiences that have shaped her approach and outlines her priorities for growing the Foundation’s impact across the regions OCS serves.
OCS Team
29 Jan, 2026
People-Centred HR: A Conversation with Stephanie Turner
Stephanie Turner leads HR for OCS’s Private FM business, bringing frontline experience into a senior leadership role. In this conversation, she shares how operational insight shapes practical HR leadership, supports sustainable growth, and ensures people, technology and values work together to deliver consistent outcomes on the ground.
OCS Team
13 Jan, 2026
Unlocking Deeper Energy Insight Across The Scottish Courts Estate
OCS used advanced analytics across the Scottish Courts estate, identifying £200k in savings and 170 tonnes of CO₂e reduction.
OCS Team
16 Dec, 2025
Opening Doors, Building Futures: OCS Wins Top Award for Commitment to Inclusive Hiring
OCS received the ERSA Employer Partnership Award for its work with the Shaw Trust to support inclusive employment and social mobility.
OCS Team
02 Dec, 2025
Innovation on the Plate: A Conversation with Chris Ince, Chef Director
Chef Director Chris Ince shares how Angel Hill Food Co. approaches meaningful food innovation, from improving everyday favourites to advancing sustainable initiatives like the Big Carbon Kick Out. He explains how insight, collaboration and creativity shape dishes for 2026 and beyond.
OCS Team
27 Nov, 2025
Unlocking Net Zero: Why Estates and Infrastructure Need a Delivery-First Approach
How estates and infrastructure can move from plans to action through a delivery first approach to carbon reduction.
OCS Team
25 Nov, 2025
Facilities Management for a Connected and Resilient London
OCS delivers integrated facilities management across London’s transport, cultural, heritage and retail destinations, helping customers create safe, resilient and high-performing environments.
OCS Team
18 Nov, 2025
Published: OCS UK & Ireland ESG Impact Report 2024
OCS UK and Ireland has published its ESG Impact Report 2024, outlining this year’s progress and how colleagues are helping to make people and places the best they can be.
OCS Team
12 Nov, 2025
Rethinking Green Building Certifications in Facilities Management
Green building certifications like BREEAM, LEED and WELL have become industry benchmarks for sustainable design. But as the built environment faces mounting pressure to reduce carbon emissions and deliver long-term value, it’s time to ask: do these certifications go far enough?
Graeme Hamilton - Sector Energy Director - Energy, OCS UK & Ireland
05 Nov, 2025