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Land Securities Cuts Down Number of Environmental Targets in Bid to Become Fully Sustainable Business

22 June 2015

Following an external review by JLL, Land Securities has decided to streamline its sustainability programme by cutting down its long term goals from 15 to 5. This simplification of targets is aimed at helping Land Securities become a truly sustainable business. In its 2015 Sustainability Report, Land Securities outlines the new streamlined 2020 targets. These include a zero waste sent to landfill and a 70% recycling rate, 15 % water and 15% energy consumption reduction in their buildings.

Topic: Measurement & Reporting

Type: News

Member: Landsec

Property Companies Highlight “Major Economic Opportunity” Offered by Reducing Carbon Emissions From Buildings

26 May 2015

Backed by their membership, including the BBP, UKGBC have written a public letter to Government to highlight the “major economic opportunity” offered by reducing carbon emissions from buildings. The letter was addressed to Chancellor George Osborne and was published in the Daily Telegraph.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: News

Bruntwood Invests in Pedal Power

27 May 2015

Bruntwood has unveiled new dedicated cyclist facilities at Cotton Exchange in Liverpool city centre. The newly developed area features secure bike storage areas and adjacent shower and changing rooms to accommodate customers in Cotton Exchange

Type: News

Member: Bruntwood

intu's Award-Winning Strategy for Reducing Carbon

11 May 2015

Alan Richardson, Group Energy Manager at Intu Group, recently discussed how the company has implemented an award-winning strategy for reducing carbon. In October 2014 Intu received the Best in Continuing Carbon Reduction 2013-14 Award from the Carbon Trust.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: News

Land Securities Wins Two Considerate Constructors Awards

29 April 2015

Land Securities has won two awards at the Considerate Constructors Scheme 2015 National Site Awards; one for its Nova and one for its One New Street Square development site. Mace and Skansa respectively were the principal construction partners involved in the projects and worked with the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) to ensure that the sites were top quality in terms of their environmental performance and engagement with the local community.

Type: News

Member: Landsec

Waste-to-Energy and Intelligent Energy Monitoring Technologies to Pilot Their Innovations at Canary Wharf

15 May 2015

Two smart cities innovators, Demand Logic and SEaB Energy, have been selected to pilot their technologies at Canary Wharf after winning the second phase of the Cognicity Challenge. Cognicity is a smart cities accelerator programme designed and delivered by ENTIQ for Canary Wharf Group (CWG). It was established to discover and support the development of future technologies with positive

Type: News

Member: Canary Wharf Group

BBP Sydney Members Reach Halfway Emissions Reduction Target Ahead of Schedule

17 March 2015

The Sydney-based Better Buildings Partnership 2013–2014 annual report’s figures show members have reduced their emissions by 35% since 2006, placing them halfway to their 70% emissions reduction target by 2030, ahead of schedule.

Topic: Measurement & Reporting

Type: News

Creating Positive Impacts: British Land's Sustainability Strategy for 2020

08 May 2015

British Land's new Sustainability Strategy is to focus on moving from minimising impacts and managing risks, to creating positive impacts. The four pillars of their strategy are wellbeing, community, future proofing and skills & opportunities.

Topic: Measurement & Reporting

Type: News

Member: British Land