All Climate crisis articles – Page 23
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Atrato hires Scaife to drive sustainability strategy
Alternative investment specialist Atrato Group has appointed ESG specialist Christoph Scaife as its head of sustainability.
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The industry must lead on net zero
COP26 in Glasgow was an opportunity for the real estate industry to showcase its commitments, and to engage in dialogue with governments from around the world on the opportunities, as well as the challenges, that net zero brings.
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Step up and support the Climate Crisis Challenge
Editor: The climate crisis poses the single greatest threat and opportunity that has ever confronted our industry. Radical collaboration, as set out in the launch of this year’s Climate Crisis Challenge campaign, is welcome and necessary.
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Green-belt LAs record biggest slowdown in housing delivery
Local authorities (LAs) within the green belt recorded the biggest slowdown in new-build housing delivery in 2021 compared with 2020, reveals LandTech data shared exclusively with Property Week.
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BPF urges ‘radical’ business rates reforms to drive decarbonisation
The British Property Federation (BPF) has called on the government to explore much bolder reforms to business rates to accelerate investment into greener commercial buildings in the UK.
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Manchester City Council allocates £200m to fund green ambition
Manchester City Council has allocated almost £200m of funding to help it deliver on its ambition of becoming net zero carbon by 2038.
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Take the Property Week/UKGBC Climate Crisis Challenge Survey 2022
This week, Property Week and UKGBC kick off the third year of our Climate Crisis Challenge, supported by founding partners, Argent and Mishcon de Reya, leading partners Barclays and Deepki and supporting partners chapmanbdsp and Octopus Real Estate.
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Over a third of property industry believes their employer has ‘minimum focus on ESG’
Over a third of UK commercial real estate professionals believe that their employer has a “minimum focus on ESG”, a survey has revealed.
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Green from the get-go
At Magna Park MK, GLP has focused on sustainability since day one. Adam Branson finds out how and why it adopted this strategy.
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Time to move further and faster
Much has changed since we first joined forces with Property Week on the Climate Crisis Challenge. As we begin year three of our partnership, it’s important to reflect on progress made to date, and highlight where action is still urgently required.
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The year of radical collaboration
The time for climate action has come as Property Week and UKGBC kick off year three of the Climate Crisis Challenge campaign, focusing on performance, planning and proof.
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Now’s the time for radical climate action
People often say ‘the greater the challenge, the greater the opportunity’, particularly in this industry. Not when it comes to the climate emergency, though. ‘The greater the challenge, the greater the threat’ is the more likely refrain.
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Upgrading stock to MEES could reach £30.5bn
Avison Young says the cost of improving industrial assets could increase further if regulations change.
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Construction execs say ‘plan for net zero’
Majority believe regulations need to change to help the sector hit climate targets.
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Primary Health Properties outlines ‘net zero carbon framework’
Primary Health Properties (PHP) has outlined its “net zero carbon framework” as the UK and Ireland healthcare accommodation provider pledges to become a net zero carbon business.
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Property must take the lead on improving biodiversity
Later this year, COP15 – the equivalent to COP26 but with a focus on improving biodiversity – will take place in China. Last year, in the lead-up to COP26, it was encouraging to see real estate companies pledge to achieve net zero by 2050.
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Meeting carbon targets may cause property prices to rise, say experts
In a jam-packed episode of PropCast, Blackstock Consulting’s Andrew Teacher discussed turnover rent, location decision-making with AI, the office market, and the environment with two experts in property: Malcolm Frodsham and Andy Martin.
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RICS green standard aims to bring people back to the workplace
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published a framework of sustainability and wellness targets that it hopes will encourage people back to the office.
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Smart tech is key to a net zero future
Achieving net zero is everyone’s responsibility. For too long, the emphasis has been on individuals making small-scale lifestyle changes, or corporate responsibility placating consumers with sustainability soundbites.
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How to decarbonise efficiently
While the views concerning the success of COP26 in Glasgow were mixed, the conference certainly increased the visibility of the built environment as a major contributor to carbon emissions and consequently its role in decarbonising. And with visibility comes responsibility.