ESG

One of the biggest investment trends impacting property markets globally, our research teams provide their insight and analysis on how the Environmental, Social and Governance agenda is shaping up.

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Does hybrid work lower carbon emissions?
With the world of work having been upended and hybrid working approaches increasingly becoming the norm, we consider what this means for emissions, more importantly, does hybrid work really lower…
22 days ago
Heating, cooling and running homes? English Housing Survey results
We digest the key energy takeaways from the recent English Housing Survey.
One month ago
What does 'good' ESG in UK real estate look like?
If we aren't focusing on improvement at the macro level and fast, then there is little chance of reaching net zero targets or not breaching planetary boundaries.
One month ago
Demand grows for sustainable London offices
Net zero commitments, and the need to attract and retain talent, are driving occupiers to more sustainable buildings.
One month ago
1.4 million homes need upgrading yearly to reach EPC C target
UK domestic target required for 2033 will need to grow 20 times the current rate in order to be successful.
3 months ago
Obsolescence or Opportunity?
The combination of changing work patterns, tightening regulation, and a greater corporate focus on ESG creates risk and opportunity for office assets. These pressures add conflict and complexity to…
3 months ago
Powering ahead or down? UK's grid lock constraining the renewable transition & property development
The UK saw the second-highest proportion of renewable generation in 2022, with wind power as the dominant source. Despite offshore wind generation reaching a record high and domestic solar…
3 months ago

Latest News

With the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards set to tighten by 2030, we estimate that as much as 70% of commercial property space could be at risk of non-compliance.
3 months ago
With this increasingly coalescing around environmental sustainability, we ask whether a stripped-down investment framework might make for more successful outcomes.
4 months ago
Proposed minimum energy efficiency standards regulation in England could leave residential landlords facing a £17.9 billion bill.
4 months ago
Whilst there wasn’t a huge amount targeting the built environment, many of the measures will have effects across the sector. We take stock below.
4 months ago
With the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards now in effect, we estimate that as much as 5% of commercial property space could be at-risk of non-compliance.
4 months ago
Chancellor Hunt’s “growth budget” had very little in it to drive competitiveness in the future or green economy. We examine the key sustainability policies and those that were missing.
5 months ago
What are the economic and green challenges and opportunities from refurbishing office buildings?
6 months ago
The legal requirement to improve the EPC ratings of buildings raises the obsolescence risk for c.7m sq ft of institutional grade leases with a rating below C due to expire by 2027.
6 months ago
Defra has announced more clarity and a rapid expansion of the English environmental schemes.
7 months ago
Demand for electric vehicle charging points continues
7 months ago