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The Better Buildings Partnership regularly publishes blog pieces, news articles, toolkits and case studies that highlight the latest sustainability developments in the UK commercial real estate industry. The resources can be filtered hereunder by topic, type and member.

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British Land’s 1 Triton Square Shows the Commercial Value of Circular Economy Leadership

10 February 2020

By challenging standard approaches to refurbishment and reusing as many existing materials and components as possible, the team has minimised embodied and operational carbon, as well as reduced construction costs.

Topic: Retrofit & Refurbishment

Type: Case Studies

Member: British Land

Shaftesbury Partners with Project Zero to Make Carnaby the Most Ocean-Friendly Destination in London

06 February 2020

Shaftesbury, owner of Carnaby in London, has partnered with ocean conservation charity Project Zero to inspire the business community of Carnaby to take action to protect our oceans.

Topic: Occupier Engagement

Type: Case Studies

Member: Shaftesbury Capital

Schroder Real Estate Collaborates to Exceed Energy Reduction Target

29 November 2019

Schroder Real Estate Investment Management (SREIM) has exceeded its 6% energy reduction target, delivering an 8.1% reduction in two years. This has been achieved by working collaboratively with property teams across its UK portfolio, supported by sustainability consultants EVORA.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Case Studies

Member: Schroder Real Estate

LaSalle’s Bourne Business Park Boosts Biodiversity and Wellbeing

18 October 2019

For the final phase of Bourne Business Park, LaSalle has created two highly sustainable, energy efficient and flexible office buildings, along with a new café and extensive landscaping enhancements that are boosting biodiversity and contributing to occupier wellbeing.

Topic: Biodiversity

Type: Case Studies

Member: LaSalle Investment Management

CBRE Global Investors Launches Exemplar UK ESG Programme

10 October 2019

CBRE Global Investors has rolled out a new modular framework for managing environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues across its investment portfolio in the UK.

Topic: Investment

Type: Case Studies

Member: CBRE Investment Management

Grosvenor Britain & Ireland Takes a Lead on Sustainability

09 September 2019

To accelerate positive change and achieve Grosvenor Britain & Ireland’s challenging new sustainability goals by 2030, the company’s senior leaders have completed sustainability leadership training and taken on personal responsibility for sustainability.

Topic: Market Transformation

Type: Case Studies

Member: Grosvenor

Canary Wharf Becomes the World’s First Commercial Centre Awarded Plastic Free Communities Status

02 August 2019

On World Environment Day 2019, Canary Wharf celebrated becoming the world’s first commercial centre to be awarded Plastic Free Communities status by marine conservation charity Surfers Against Sewage. This recognises the success of Canary Wharf Group’s collaborative ‘Breaking The Plastic Habit’ behavioural change campaign. Working together, occupiers, individuals and partners have helped eliminate avoidable single-use plastic through education, awareness raising and innovative solutions, including deposit return vending, reuse reward apps, coffee cup recycling and water bottle refill stations.

Topic: Waste

Type: Case Studies

Member: Canary Wharf Group

Voltage Power Optimisation – A Simple Way to Cut Energy Costs

28 June 2019

Schroder Real Estate and Knight Frank have used voltage power optimisation to reduce energy consumption of all electrical equipment and appliances in three multi-let office buildings reducing CO2 emission sand improving power quality for occupiers.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Case Studies

Member: Schroder Real Estate