All Climate crisis articles – Page 2
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InsightESG values begin in the boardroom
Property Week editor Liz Hamson joins Mishcon de Reya’s Alexander Rhodes to discuss how companies are addressing ESG risks, the changing agenda in boardrooms, the importance of a granular approach and B Corps.
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Professional
Retrofits need skilled assessors
Government-approved technical standards provided the foundation for the Green Homes Grant. Now, similar energy-efficiency standards are being developed that should pave the way for the low-carbon retrofit of commercial buildings.
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FORE Partnership achieves B Corp certification
Real estate investment firm FORE Partnership has become a B Corporation – a certification for businesses which meet certain social and environmental standards – and the firm has legally committed to pursuing purpose beyond profit.
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Developers prepare for new targets in Environment Bill
Delays to the bill’s progress through parliament make it difficult for developers to plan future schemes
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Key takeaways from the l&L Conference & Showcase 2020
Brexit, climate change, automation and new subsectors are set to transform the industrial and logistics sector
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Consortium of investors creates first sustainability reporting standard
A consortium of investors and lenders have joined forces to create the first sustainability reporting standard designed to encourage investment into social housing in the UK.
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Tighter policies necessary if the UK is to achieve net-zero by 2050
In 2019, the UK became the first major economy to enshrine in law a commitment to being net-zero by 2050. But in order to achieve this target, current policy and targets will have to be tightened, Savills’ director of environmental economics tells Property Week on the latest RESIcast.
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Industry ‘must go net zero carbon’, says Lord Deben
Lord Deben, chair of the Committee on Climate Change, has warned that the property industry will struggle to let buildings unless they are net zero carbon.
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Insight
UKGBC drives the climate agenda
Property Week editor Liz Hamson and UKGBC chief executive Julie Hirigoyen discuss the drive to get real estate firms to commit to a net-zero-carbon target and why 2021 will be a crunch year for the climate agenda.
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World Green Building Council launches health and wellbeing framework
The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) has launched a health and wellbeing framework.
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Insight
Working towards net-zero-carbon
Property Week editor Liz Hamson joins Argent senior partner and Argent Related chairman David Partridge to discuss the company’s Brent Cross Town scheme and the impact of the pandemic on the climate agenda.
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Insight
Cities are key to a green recovery
Property Week editor Liz Hamson talks to Savills’ director of world research Sophie Chick about how cities can be more sustainable in a post-Covid-19 world.
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Over two thirds of pension funds plan to increase renewable investment
Some 68% of UK pension fund investors intend to ramp up investment in renewable energy infrastructure over the next five years, according to a survey from Alpha Real Capital.
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The quest for sustainable property income
The story is familiar. Coronavirus has caused turbulence in global financial markets. Patterns of human activity have radically changed – with profound economic implications. And governments are struggling to rebalance their books after repeated fiscal stimuluses.
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Insight
The time for the built environment sector to act on sustainability is now
Newly elected UKGBC chair Sunand Prasad says time is running out for the built environment sector to act on sustainability, but remains ‘obstinately optimistic’ about the future.
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Insight
Creating the offices of tomorrow
”As the office sector faces seas of change, we challenge you to imagine a better future. Entrants are encouraged to think outside the box to present innovative and thought-provoking solutions that bring to life how workspace may change over the next five years.”
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New UKGBC chair calls for climate action now
Sunand Prasad says the “time is now” to push for a green recovery from the recession.
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Just 35% of industry responding 'effectively' to climate crisis
Only 35% of the property industry has said that they are responding effectively to sustainability issues and priorities in light of Covid-19, according to a JLL survey.
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JLL launches service to help clients achieve net-zero ambitions
JLL has launched a net-zero carbon end-to-end service to help property investors and occupiers transition to become net-zero carbon organisations.
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Savills IM hires new head of ESG
Savills Investment Management has hired Emily Hamilton as its new head of environmental, social and governance (ESG).
