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Launching The Responsible Buildings Pact, an initiative of the Climate Smart Buildings Alliance! 🌎 💚 ✍️ As one of the first signatories, RJC is proud to lead shared efforts at carbon reduction for our industry. Principals Andrew Bayne & Kevin MacLean were in great company on the big launch day with this bright group of sustainability champions.   "Membership in The Pact will help break down barriers & move the market toward more impactful outcomes," says Kevin.    "A key requirement of The Pact is benchmarking & reporting, which will allow RJC to help clients make better decisions & better manage their constraints to optimize sustainability objectives."   We know the road to Net Zero will take joined action to lower the use of carbon materials across our industry. 🤝 Signing The Pact is a great way to collaborate & derisk important sustainability changes for the future of our shared home. The Pact creates a new platform for shared learning & accountability. Learn more & join us: https://bit.ly/3KDRRy4 🔗   📍 Building Lasting Change Conference, Toronto #sustainabledesign #sustainablebuildings #engineers #netzero #climatesmart #carbonreduction

Building certifications such as these can help us set internal sustainability targets, align with Green Bond Principles, support stakeholder goals, and benchmark progress on a project and firmwide basis. We're able to achieve this through partnerships with global organizations – like the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), ENERGY STAR, UK Green Building Council (UKGBC), Building Research Establishment (BRE), DGNB German Sustainable Building Council, BOMA International, and Green Building Council Brasil - GBC Brasil. For more on how we set and measure sustainability goals, read our firmwide ESG report: https://bit.ly/3Ydnx5c #ESGatHines #Sustainability #RealEstate

𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘆 🌎 LCA clients Quintain Limited, King's Cross N1C, WilkinsonEyre, The Crown Estate, and Stanhope PLC, are featured in Building Design today, sharing their perspectives on demystifying #ESG practices within the field.   The industry leaders provide insight into the evolving landscape of #sustainability within property development and underscore the critical role that all commercial organisations can play in shaping a more environmentally resilient future.   Read the full piece below ⬇️

I’m pleased to share the Construction and Developers reflections on ESG (environmental, social, and governance) - as presented by Building Design. Delighted to showcase the achievements and progress…. 🏗️ 🏡 🌍 🌳 ⚡️ 🚶 🚲 🌱 This serves as a poignant reminder of the global imperative to embrace sustainable practices across all sectors, including the built environment. With climate change increasingly impacting communities worldwide, the property development sector faces mounting pressure to adopt responsible and eco-conscious approaches to construction and urban planning. #sustainabilityleadership SDG 11, 12 & 13 Clare Masters, Quintain Limited, Jamie Quinn, Nuno Correia, WilkinsonEyre, Jane Wakiwaka, The Crown Estate, Nils Rage, Stanhope PLC + UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) BREEAM Official, Passivhaus Trust

Do you find it challenging to navigate the range of voluntary ESG schemes? Companies and financial institutions across the globe have used green building certification to verify the sustainability credentials of projects for decades. However, there are inconsistencies in the application of metrics and standards, and ESG schemes are being used differently by different groups of actors. In the latest factsheet in the World Green Building Council #SustainableFinance series, we explore entity and asset-level voluntary schemes for energy and emissions in the global real estate sector. Read the factsheet to: ✅ compare the difference between entity and asset-level schemes, and ✅ explore the key international voluntary ESG schemes in real estate. With increasing financial and non-financial disclosure regulations, as well as a host of climate commitments from corporate and financial actors, see our factsheet to understand how we can use ESG schemes to benchmark, report and verify our progress, and create a resilient and decarbonised future for the built environment. https://lnkd.in/exQPmykV While you’re there, also check out our factsheets on EU Taxonomy, including Nearly Zero Energy Buildings, Major renovations and Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs). #BuildingTheTransition #ClimateWeekNYC Sweden Green Building Council, SBC GREECE (Sustainable Building Council Greece) UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) U.S. Green Building Council Vietnam Green Building Council (VGBC)

Continuing on the theme of simplifying things. It's great to see our fact sheet finally published! The built environment has a mature Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ecosystem relative to other sectors. Its easy to get lost with a large number of voluntary programs, standards, and certification schemes. As such - if you want a very concise overview of entity (company/ portfolio) level (eg SBTi, GRESB, even ISSB amongst others) and asset level schemes (Green Building rating Tools) look no further! This factsheet is published by The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) Sustainable Finance Taskforce, through the dream team of the ESG working group, a global gang of like minded and well meaning trouble makers, including Jorge Chapa, Georgina Smit, Chris Pyke, Hanane El Hayek and myself, with Julie Emmrich (having the unenviable task of maintaining a semblance of order). Head over to the WorldGBC website and take a look. Link to the factsheet in the below post.

With the built environment accounting for almost 40% of all global carbon emissions, developers, investors and other real estate stakeholders are making sustainability a central force behind their business decisions. Baker McKenzie’s latest Global Sustainable Buildings Guide provides a comprehensive overview of the key topics to help you on your journey to net-zero. Read more: https://bmcknz.ie/3yopalV #TransactionalPowerhouse

Recently we hosted a roundtable lunch with industry experts in ESG, sustainability and investment management and one theme was clear – as Australia’s population continues to grow, there’s a need for sustainable residential buildings. The built environment is the world’s single largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions accounting for almost 40% of total global emissions (according to the IEA). Read our white paper to understand the key themes discussed, including the drivers of the sustainable building industry, the current challenges faced and what solutions Australia could adopt from other countries to reduce the long-term impacts of the residential real estate sector: https://lnkd.in/gSNneGPu

Algeco UK launches latest ESG & Sustainability report with 30.7% emissions reduction. Algeco UK, a subsidiary of Modulaire Group, Europe and Asia-Pacific’s leading business services company specialising in modular services and infrastructure, has today published its latest global sustainability report for 2023. It shows that the company is on track to achieve its 2025 goals, with a significant 30.7% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 market-based emissions since 2020. In the 2023 ESGS report, “Modular Solutions for a circular economy”, the Group outlines the ways in which it is taking action on climate change. The report shares... Check out the full story 👉 https://zurl.co/lWCg (Building Design & Construction - BDC) #sustainableconstruction #netzero #construction

Decarbonise Now for a Sustainable Future! We all know we're in a climate emergency, and the built environment plays a big part in it 🌍. As we push towards achieving net zero and making our cities more resilient, decarbonisation must be at the heart of our decision-making. At the recent RICS conference in Northern Ireland, the focus was on sustainability and how professionals in the built environment can work together to address the sector's challenges. We heard many success stories, but it's clear there's more we can do. Gathering for these discussions helps us tackle industry issues collectively, and build a sustainable future. According to the latest RICS Global Sustainability Report, around 60% of UK respondents saw a rise in investor demand for green buildings over the past year 📈. Despite this, 43% globally reported they don't measure embodied carbon on projects. We must make carbon measurement common practice. Tools like RICS' Whole Life Carbon Assessment (WLCA) guide the industry toward lower carbon designs and help quantify construction impacts. By understanding and managing our emissions better, we can build more sustainable communities. Let's drive change together! How do you think we can further integrate decarbonisation into our daily practices? Share your thoughts below or visit netzeroevolution.com to learn more. #Decarbonisation #Sustainability #NetZero