Sustainable real estate has moved from a niche preference to a core commercial consideration. Regulatory requirements across the UK and EU, evolving investor expectations, and the growing link between energy performance and asset value mean that sustainability is now fundamental to how real estate is valued, financed, and managed. This category covers ESG strategy, sustainability, net zero pathways, green finance, CSRD implications for real assets, and the practical translation of sustainability policy into business decisions.
I’m really pleased to be speaking alongside Hannah Durden from CNZW. We’ll be discussing moving from strategy to practice on the E of ESG in Build to Rent on 6 September 2023. This is a webinar and it is open to members and non-members of the UK Apartments Association. It is free to attend. You […]
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Today I had the opportunity to lead a discussion on Considering ESG in Construction alongside Hannah Durden. It was for the Cambridge Forum for the Construction Industry and open to all. I’ll update as soon as they post the recording on their website. The aim was to make sense of ESG in construction, outline new and emerging
Last week I had the opportunity to discuss how to avoid greenwashing in real estate. On the panel was: The event was moderated by Alex Dunn, Research Manager at the Cromwell Property Group. It was sponsored by RE: Women and The Society of Property Researchers, and hosted by Freeths. It was a really rich discussion. I raised
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Last week I had the opportunity to take part in a panel discussion at Connected Places Catapult. The topic of discussion was ‘Impact-led innovation: investor’s friend or foe?’ The discussion was facilitated by Yusuf Chadun, the Catapult’s SME Investor Relations Manager. The other panelists were Arnold du Toit, Co-Founder and CEO WeSprint, and Rajiv Tanna,
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Last week I was in Barcelona at the inaugural conference – The District. It brought together a range of specialists across real estate with a focus on investment. I had been invited for a panel discussion on how the real estate sector is contributing to delivery of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The
On 8 June, I had the opportunity to take part in a panel discussion at the FIABCI Congress, held in Paris. The topic for discussion was how do we add value in real estate while also improving the lives of end-users. Here I provide some of my thoughts on this topic. Context I view value
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I had the opportunity to speak to a session at Urban Design London on social value in real estate. It was part of a broader discussion on viability and social vale. The audience was made up of practitioners working in local councils across England. Here’s a copy of my presentation
Real estate has a very real role to play in contributing to social value in the UK. Whether it be public realm enhancements, supporting people into the industry, including social enterprises in supply chains, increasing local spend and so on, there’s an increasing need for developers and asset owners to demonstrate and capture social value.
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I had the opportunity to present on Housing and Health Inequalities to the Bureau Local UK Network of the Bureau of Investigate Journalism. My central argument was that health has to be put at the centre of our discussions about the built environment. We know that there are issues with housing in the UK. But
