Facility Managers Key to ESG Efforts But Tools Are Lacking

This IDC Market Perspective discusses ESG and sustainability as relevant to facilities management. Facility management applications are vital to the success of greater enterprise ESG and sustainability efforts. HVAC, lighting, and building operations consume a vast amount of power and facility managers can help minimize its impact. However, those managers see current sustainability management applications as inadequate. "Enterprises would greatly benefit from ensuring that their sustainability management applications adequately address their ESG needs, or those sustainability efforts may fail," said Brian O'Rourke, research manager, Enterprise Asset Management and Smart Facilities, at IDC.