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Mark and Ana Kane enjoy the lifestyle benefits of a four-day week. Photo: Gerry Mooney

Mark and Ana Kane enjoy the lifestyle benefits of a four-day week. Photo: Gerry Mooney

On a windswept Friday morning, Mark Kane, CEO of sustainability consultancy Sustainabil-IT, is not at his laptop or in a boardroom.

Instead, he’s emerging from a sea swim at Sandycove’s Forty Foot in Dublin, warming up with coffee alongside friends.