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abrdn pioneers nature-based solutions in the UK

14 December 2022

The abrdn Property Income Trust (aPIT), one of abrdn’s real assets investment strategies, has launched one of the largest native woodland and peatland restoration projects in the UK, at Far Ralia Estate in Scotland’s Cairngorms National Park. This pioneering project will maximise environmental and social co-benefits, alongside climate impact. The land extends across more than 1,400 hectares – the size of nearly 2,000 football pitches. Works will include planting at least 1.5 million trees, focusing on native species such as Scots Pine, Oak and Birch.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Case Studies

Member: abrdn

Orchard Street Investment Management Transforms Energy Performance Across Industrial Portfolio

12 July 2022

Improving existing building stock is critical to delivering a net zero carbon future for the UK. To accelerate progress towards a net zero portfolio, Orchard Street Investment Management has successfully upgraded an additional 35 industrial units to Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings of B or above, largely through refurbishment, in just two and a half years. Nine units achieved the highest rating A+, predicted to be operationally carbon neutral for regulated building energy. Plans are in place for remaining assets lower than EPC D to be raised to B or above.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Case Studies

Member: Orchard Street Investment Management

GPE Accelerates Progress to Net Zero Through Industry-Leading Internal Carbon Price

12 January 2022

GPE’s internal carbon price of £95 per tonne, which originally launched in 2020, is transforming behaviour and driving innovation in the race to net zero. Covering both embodied carbon and operational emissions, this internal carbon price goes further than others in the UK real estate sector. All contributions feed into a Decarbonisation Fund, created to support the deep retrofitting of the existing portfolio, further accelerating the transition to net zero and building in climate resilience for the future of London.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Case Studies

Member: GPE

Consultation Response: Non-domestic Private Rented Sector minimum energy efficiency standards: EPC B implementation

09 June 2021

The Better Buildings Partnership has published its Consultation Response to the proposed Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards, which suggest that the non-domestic private rented centre be required to obtain an EPC rating of B or above by 2030.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Publications

NABERS UK Presentation Slides and Webinar Recording

27 November 2020

Access the slides and recording from the NABERS UK launch here.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Events

BBP Spearheads Launch of New Energy Rating Scheme for UK Offices

26 November 2020

A new scheme for rating the operational energy efficiency of UK offices, NABERS UK, has been launched today.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: News

The International Business of Federated Hermes Successfully Decouples Carbon Emissions and Portfolio Growth

15 October 2020

The international business of Federated Hermes has significantly exceeded its industry-leading 2020 target to reduce absolute landlord-controlled carbon emissions by 40% against its 2006 baseline. The team has achieved these results primarily through collaborating with property managers, occupiers and sustainability consultant Carbon Intelligence over several years, along with the rollout of smart optimisation. This success across a portfolio of 175 directly managed properties, up from 105 in 2006, demonstrates how carbon emissions can be decoupled from portfolio growth. Importantly, efficiency savings have gone hand-in-hand with wellbeing improvements.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Case Studies

Member: Federated Hermes

Achieving Net Zero: Turning Commitments into Action

28 July 2020

Olivia Allen, Sustainability Manager at Derwent London, shares how they've gone about setting up a net zero carbon pathway for their business.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Blogs

Member: Derwent London plc