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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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The Rise and Rise of Socially Responsible Investment

06 April 2016

Louise Ellison, Head of Sustainability at Hammerson and Chairman of the BBP, shares her thoughts following an conference on Socially Responsible Investment held by JP Morgan.

Topic: Investment

Type: Blogs

Institutional Investors Tick Green for Building Selection

30 March 2016

Rebecca Pearce shares the findings from CBRE's EMEA latest Investor Intentions Survey. The report shows that investors are increasingly tuning into the benefits of investing in sustainable real estate.

Topic: Investment

Type: Blogs

What's in Store for 2016?

19 February 2016

Rebecca Pearce from CBRE talks about her company's predictions for sustainability in 2016. Follow-up to COP 21, green bonds and the rise of ESG are all on the agenda.

Topic: Market Transformation

Type: Blogs

Healthy Retail

17 February 2016

Sarah Beattie, Senior Environment & Energy Manager at Land Securities discusses why the retail sector must be more ‘healthy’ and how her organisation is putting into practice the findings of the World GBC report; Health, Wellbeing and Productivity in Retail: The Impact of Green Buildings on People and Profit.

Topic: Occupier Engagement

Type: Blogs

Member: Landsec

20 Fenchurch Street: Sustainability in an Urban Context

16 February 2016

Neil Pennell from Land Securities discusses how his company has installed a fuel cell at 20 Fenchurch St, embracing the City’s need for eco-friendly power generation.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Blogs

Member: Landsec

Why Targets Matter, and Why Sticking to Them is Even More Important

15 January 2016

Helen Drury from Intu shares her thoughts on the importance of doing what you committed to in order to maintain trust with customers and wider stakeholders.

Topic: Measurement & Reporting

Type: Blogs

The Pursuit of Happiness

12 January 2016

Matthew Webster of British Land talks about how his company is using placemaking to enhance the wellbeing of the many thousands of people who work, shop and live in British Land's properties each week.

Topic: Occupier Engagement

Type: Blogs

Member: British Land

Leadership on Carbon

15 December 2015

Sarah Cary, Head of Sustainable Places at British Land outlines her company's position on climate change following COP21.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Blogs

Member: British Land