All Climate crisis articles – Page 3
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NewsFrasers Property unveils three-step net zero roadmap
Business park owner Frasers Property has launched its net zero carbon roadmap comprising three sustainability commitments, Property Week can reveal.
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Do not ignore ESG when recruiting
Editor: As the property industry embraces ever more ambitious sustainability targets, we are right to be cautious about the rising threat of ‘greenwashing’ (‘ Greenwashing is a threat we should all seek to challenge ’). One area where that threat is most acute for the real estate industry is talent ...
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Research shows supply chains often overlooked in ESG strategies
The real estate sector must get to grips with its supply chain to act truly sustainably, according to research showing supply chains are often overlooked in ESG strategies.
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Buzzwords hamper net zero goals, panel warns
The proliferation of buzzwords surrounding net zero carbon goals is hindering progress on sustainability, a panel debating ESG at last week’s Property Week Finance Investment Forum warned.
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Property Week in conversation with Argent : How should real estate define net zero
Liz Hamson, Editor of Property Week and Claudine Blamey, Head of Sustainability and Digital Startegy at Argent discuss how real estate should define net zero.
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Start at the beginning: Setting a net zero brief - does the developer hold all the power?
Let’s tax carbon properly and create a single fund to find tech solutions.
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BossCast: Modern developments cause “mass misery” says Eden Project’s Sir Tim Smit
Best known for creating the Eden Project and for his social activism, Sir Tim Smit, keynote speaker at ULI’s annual conference on 10 June, doesn’t pull any punches discussing property and sustainability in our latest BossCast.
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UKGBC membership up 15% since January
UKGBC membership has jumped 15% since the organisation passed its 500-member milestone in January.
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What cities must change in order to emerge stronger from the pandemic
While the pandemic has massively disrupted city life and vibrancy, Europe’s civic leaders and urbanists remain optimistic about the future of cities. However, what is needed for cities to emerge stronger from the crisis?
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Greenwashing is a threat we should all seek to challenge
The world has been thinking and talking about net zero for a long time. The claims have been bold and the pledges plentiful, but it’s hard to tell how much progress has been made, not least because the pledges are working to such long-term horizons.
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Real estate must prove its worth
As we emerge from the latest lockdown, the extent to which real estate as an investment asset class will be permanently changed is unclear.
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FORE and Amicala net zero in on extra care with £300m JV
FORE’s Basil Demeroutis says company wants to improve environmental performance in residential sector
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Technology provides the key to realising real estate’s ESG goals
While terms like ‘innovation’ and ‘technology’ have risen to near-mythical status across much of the business landscape, the property world has been historically slower and more reticent to worship at the silicon altar.
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Osprey appoints Knight Frank on electric charging sites search
Knight Frank has been appointed by Osprey Charging to acquire sites across the UK for rapid electric vehicle charging hubs.
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Landsec brings in Capita director as head of sustainability
Landsec has appointed Capita’s responsible business director as its head of ESG and sustainability.
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How do we define the term ‘net zero’?
Liz Hamson speaks to Claudine Blamey, head of sustainability and digital strategy at lead Climate Crisis Challenge partner Argent, about the changing definitions of net zero and the need for standardisation.
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Another step towards a new normal
There may have been plenty of clouds in the sky this week, but the outlook is brighter than it has been for some time.
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Housebuilders under pressure to operate more sustainably
Savills report highlights growing investor interest in green portfolios and tightening government regulations
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Qatari Diar lands £450m green loan
Qatari Diar has secured a £450m green loan – one of the largest single property asset green loans ever in the UK – to finance the construction of The Chancery Rosewood, its luxury retail and hotel scheme in London’s Grosvenor Square, Property Week can reveal.
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Lending has a role to play in sustainability
The UK’s sixth Carbon Budget has enshrined a new target in law to slash emissions by 78% by 2035. This is the world’s most ambitious climate change target and will see emissions return to their 1990s levels.
