Women Are the Backbone of Facility Management: Italian Industry Bodies Act
Published: March 10, 2026
ANIP-Confindustria
ANIP-Confindustria
On International Women's Day, ANIP-Confindustria and FNIP-Confcommercio launched concrete actions against harassment, violence and inequality in the Italian FM sector. Women are not a marginal presence in facility management — they are the structural backbone of the industry.
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Applicable guidelines
ISO 41001 INT
FM management systems — requirements — Provides a certifiable management system — increasingly required in public procurement and large corporate FM contracts.
ISO 41011 INT
FM vocabulary — Use ISO 41011 definitions in contracts and SLAs to ensure all parties share the same understanding of FM terms.
NEN-EN 15221 (series) EU
European FM standard series — Parts 3-7 remain in use for space measurement (Part 6) and FM benchmarking (Part 7) across Europe.