All Climate crisis articles – Page 24
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NewsEx-Clinton adviser calls for action on climate
US expert Steve Crolius says UK is taking a lead but property industry must ‘step up’.
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NewsUKGBC publishes guidance on managing climate risks
The UKGBC has published guidance on how landlords can measure and plan for the physical risks to their assets of the climate crisis.
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ProfessionalIs the property industry ESG-ready?
Investment in the office sector is on the rise, but is the property industry ready to meet the ESG compliance and investment models of real estate investment companies? Are funds ready to invest and looking to attract tenants who need to prove their occupational interests meet the ESG standards they ...
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OnlineWhy smart building tech is key to ESG
Editor: Deepki’s recent report on poor ESG performance devaluing UK commercial real estate reflects the industry mood of transitioning from just communicating an aspirational ESG vision to actually delivering measurable, asset-level ESG action (‘Poor ESG performance devaluing UK commercial real estate values, research shows’,)
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OnlineNew technology makes net zero concrete viable, says head of CEMEX Ventures
On the popular BossCast series, Gonzalo Galindo, Head of the Corporate Venture Capital arm of CEMEX, argued that investing in green technology is key to reducing the environmental impact of one of the world’s most polluting industries: cement manufacturing.
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NewsM&G buys Greencore stake and pledges £500m for sustainable housing
M&G has acquired a majority stake in sustainability housebuilder Greencore Construction on behalf of policyholders in its £143bn Prudential With Profits fund.
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OnlineHomes need to be built for consumers, not EPC ratings, says Etopia Group
In the latest episode of PropCast, Samsung Electronics’ Murtaza Bukhari and Etopia Group’s Joseph Daniels sat down with Blackstock Consulting’s Andrew Teacher to discuss what net zero really means for consumers and how the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) will revolutionise our homes.
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InsightNet zero: we must walk the walk
In his address to the Global Investment Summit at COP26 last year, prime minister Boris Johnson announced nearly £10bn of private investment in green projects. “The market is going green,” he said, predicting that one day we will be able to bring down the prices of green tech such as ...
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InsightGPA heads on plans for estate overhaul
GPA chief executive Steven Boyd and chair Pat Ritchie outline their plans for the government’s vast property estate to Anviksha Patel and reveal how they have changed as a result of Covid and sustainability concerns.
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MarketsManchester leads the race to quality
City is well placed to meet demand for sustainable offices but Liverpool lags.
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NewsFirst look at Manchester net zero office
Property Week can reveal the first image of a “net zero carbon office building” set to be developed in Manchester.
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ProfessionalHow can developers make money while helping to save the planet?
By now, developers will be used to designers promoting opportunities to improve sustainability performance, and equally familiar with these proposals being rejected due to risk and cost concerns.
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ProfessionalCommercial valuations must reflect sustainability and ESG
RICS guidance note requires valuers to take sustainability into account when valuing commercial property.
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InsightThe green office bottleneck
If asked in a job interview where you thought you’d be in five years’ time and you replied holed up in my flat on Zoom calls, living on takeouts and waiting for a global pandemic to pass, you probably wouldn’t have got the job.
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InsightWhat can we expect from Scotland’s commercial real estate market in 2022?
Looking at the year to come, Covid will remain the biggest driver of change in Scottish real estate. Climate change is having an influence as is ESG, but the pandemic’s impact on daily life is inevitably having an effect on property.
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InsightHow can we most effectively heat our buildings?
With energy costs likely to be a running issue throughout 2022, the question of how we can most effectively heat our buildings is entering mainstream public debate. To meet our national legal commitments on net zero carbon emissions, we must stop using gas to provide space and water heating in ...
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NewsBritish Land invests in Fifth Wall’s Climate Technology Fund
British Land has made a strategic investment into Fifth Wall’s Climate Technology Fund, which looks to invest in climate-focused technologies.
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NewsNew investment vehicle acquires 6,300ha for peatland restoration scheme
Aviva Investors and Scottish-based forestry investment fund manager Par Equity have established an investment vehicle to deliver a woodland creation and peatland restoration scheme in the north-east of Scotland that aims to capture more than 1.4m tonnes of carbon.
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InsightWhat is the future of green finance?
Property Week speaks to Barclays head of real estate, London, Jessica Tomlinson about green finance, the availability of products, ‘green premiums’ and where the lending market is headed in the next few years.
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InsightHow property can make an ESG impact
At a Social Impact event hosted by Dentons, Property Week and Newcore Capital assembled a panel of speakers and industry experts to discuss ‘How to do the S in ESG’, shining a light on how companies can look past the bottom line to make a real social contribution to the ...
