Updates and announcements from Keyah Consulting. This includes new client engagements, speaking appearances, media coverage, published articles, and commentary on developments in sustainable real estate, climate risk and link to this, asset valuations and insurance, and ESG regulation. Follow this section to stay up to date with Dr Sophie Taysom’s work across the UK and European markets.
Insurability is becoming a leading indicator of property value. In England, 1 in 9 new homes built in 2022 to 2024 sit in medium or high flood risk areas, and homes built since 2009 are excluded from Flood Re. This article sets out why insurers see the risk first, why adaptation and resilience need a
Insurers see climate risk first. The housing market should be listening. Read More »
On 7 October, I’ll be speaking at the ABI’s General Insurance Conference in London, in the morning session on property risk and resilience. The framing for the day is “risk to resilience.” I want to use my session to push that framing further, because most of the industry conversation still treats resilience as a cost
Dr Sophie Taysom, Founder of Keyah Consulting, has been accepted onto the EU Mission on Adaptation Community Roster of Experts. The Roster is a pool of technical and thematic experts who support the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change. It connects experts with regional and local authorities, Mission projects and the wider Mission community.
Dr Sophie Taysom joins the EU Mission on Adaptation Roster of Experts Read More »
The construction industry has a proof problem. Not a performance problem. The capacity to build regeneratively, to design for ecological and social return alongside financial return, exists. The problem is that the evidence, the metrics, and the narratives needed to move capital toward it are still catching up with the ambition. That gap is where
From Sustainable to Regenerative: UK Construction Week, May 2026 Read More »
New research, published today in PERE. Bank card transaction data from Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide has something to say about retail valuation models. On days above 35°C, consumer spending falls 6.8% overall. In the peak trading window, the drop hits 13%. Spending partially rebounds the following days, by about 5%. But, and this is important
Most conversations about climate resilience in cities start in the wrong place. They begin with planning — land use, zoning, infrastructure design, flood modelling. These things matter. But treating resilience as primarily a planning problem misses where the real pressure is building. The pressure is financial. When insurers reprice flood risk in a postcode, that’s
Urban climate resilience has a framing problem — and it’s costing cities Read More »
Key points I had the opportunity to present at a Parliamentary roundtable chaired by George Freeman MP at Portcullis House in Westminster. The roundtable is being used to inform Freeman’s Inland Flooding Bill, a piece of proposed legislation designed to improve accountability for flood risk, help residents better prepare, and tighten planning rules. Alongside me
Uninsurable Britain? What Australia, New Zealand, and California can teach us Read More »
“Simplification” sounds promising—until you’re the one trying to implement it. Last week at EPRA’s annual Sustainability Summit, Dr Taysom moderated a panel that cut through the noise around the European Union’s Omnibus Simplification Package (CSRD) and changes to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulations (SFDR). The timing couldn’t have been more relevant, landing the same day
On 14th July, Dr Sophie Taysom of Keyah Consulting, was a panellist at the Edge Debate on connecting land value and built form to create livable cities. The Panel was Chaired by Lisa Fairmaner MRTPI, Head of London Plan and Strategic Planning, Greater London Authority, and Moderated by Marialena Nikolopoulou, Kent School of Architecture. Other
Edge Debate 185: How do we connect land value and built form to create liveable cities? Read More »
Really pleased to see my editorial in today’s Financial Times Sustainable Views. This piece was written in collaboration with Dee Korab, expert in sustainable finance. The full article can be found via this link -> Putting banks and insurers on notice to better manage climate risks In the piece, we pick up on the UK’s
I’m excited to introduce The Pool – a collective of experts supporting clients across the real estate sector and its entire value chain with strategic, impactful sustainability and ESG advisory. What sets The Pool apart? We speak your language – in business and in English, French, Arabic, Italian, German, and Dutch. We ensure communication is
Introducing The Pool – Sustainability and ESG expertise when you need it Read More »
I’m delighted to announce my appointment as a Faculty Member for the Business & Human Rights Certificate Program at the European Institute of Innovation for Sustainability (EIIS). With a deep expertise in sustainability, ESG, and human rights, I will focus on:✔ Human rights in real assets – Ensuring responsible and ethical practices across the real
Dr. Sophie Taysom Joins EIIS as Faculty Member for Business & Human Rights Program Read More »
