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ESG & Sustainability: Our Approach

ESG and sustainability are crucial in all aspects of the property lifecycle and the built environment.

Our ESG & Sustainability team at BNP Paribas Real Estate and Strutt & Parker can help you to put sustainability at the heart of your property strategy.

Donna Rourke
Head of ESG and Sustainability
Etienne Prongué
Chief Executive Officer
Lida Sargologou
Associate Director
Rhodri Thomas
Head of Rural - Strutt & Parker
Richard Kaye
Director – Building Consultancy
Jonty Rawcliffe
ESG & Sustainability Lead

Navigate the Future with Sustainable Expertise

From early buying, selling and leasing advice bringing you up to speed on what's current and new in sustainability legislation, right through to carbon reduction and offsetting residual carbon, we are uniquely placed to help you deliver sustainable real estate and land solutions. 

 

Environmental responsibility

We work to continually reduce the direct and indirect impact of our external activities and our own operations, and use environmental quality as a lever of tangible and intangible performance improvement. We aim to use our real estate expertise to support climate change mitigation and help develop smart and sustainable real estate solutions for our clients. Explore our specific commitments and goals for environmental sustainability by reading our Environmental Policy.

Social responsibility 

We are committed to enriching the knowledge and skills of our employees and building a healthy, flexible and innovative work environment that supports mental and physical wellbeing. We have a proactive approach to diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities, enhanced by six employee networks.

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Governance

We look to increase the economic performance of our Real Estate Advisory with integrity, transparent ethics and governance. We can guarantee that professional ethics and governance are fully transparent throughout our entire value chain.

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Our ESG & Sustainability Insights

Maximising social value requires a tailored approach

2023-08-08

Environmental Performance: How to Optimize Buildings Sustainably

2024-01-19

Investors planning for uncertain emissions targets should focus on the end game: Q&A

2023-06-29

As sustainable building targets multiply, can real estate meet them all at once?

2023-05-31

What’s changing in MEES regulations in 2023?

2023-05-11

Hit the Target, But Don't Miss the Point

2023-04-17

MEES 2023 – Potentially 8% of Buildings are Non-Compliant

2023-04-03

The Forest Market Review 2022

2023-03-31

Impactful decisions: 10 environmental principles for rural stakeholders to live by

2023-02-14

Definite Changes to MEES Regulations for Domestic and Non-Domestic Property

2023-02-09

The Real Catch Up | Podcast Series

2022-11-09

Reconversion, Reversibility, Circular Economy: How to Build a More Sustainable City

2022-10-26

Building Owners to Face Shock with New EPC Guidelines in 2023

2022-10-19

Life Moves: Reimagining our Homes

2022-10-18

MEES 2023 – Potentially 10% of Buildings are Non-Compliant

2022-06-17

ESG in the Hotel Sector: Throwing Starfish into the Ocean

2022-03-08

The Carbon Conundrum: Looking Ahead and Acting Today

2022-02-15

UK Real Estate: Resilience, Inflation & Carbon Strategy

2022-02-15

Are you Ready for Biodiversity Net Gain?

2021-12-15

Environmental Deadline Set to Highlight Obsolescence Risk in Industrial Real Estate

2021-12-02

Integrating ESG into Real Estate Funds

2021-11-16

Cities of Tomorrow: Resilient and Inclusive

2021-11-30

Climate Change: The Power of Thinking Local

2021-11-05

Natural Capital, Natural Value for Real Estate

2021-11-09

ESG - It’s no Longer up for Discussion

2021-07-19

Next X: The Most Highly Desirable Green Boroughs to Live and Work in London – Our Thoughts

2021-07-07

Future of the Office - Where to Next?

2021-06-30

Next X: The Most Highly Desirable Green Boroughs to Live and Work in London

2021-06-28

Fundamentals of the Future: Why the Route to Net Zero is not a Straight Line

2021-06-24

What Does a Sustainable Workplace Look Like?

2021-06-23

Next X’s Top 10 Green Towns and Cities outside of London - Our Thoughts

2021-05-12

Next X: The Most Highly Desirable Green Places to Live and Work in the UK

BNP Paribas Real Estate has identified a UK wide ‘top 10 list’ of highly desirable green places to live and work outside of the capital.

2021-05-06

Unmasking the True Impacts of COVID-19 on UK Real Estate

2021-03-23

The Shift to Net Zero Set to Impact all Areas of the Economy

2021-03-19

UK: A Long Term Vision of ESG Shaped by a Booming Green Economy

2021-05-14

Experts are Optimistic about the Long-term Outlook for Real Estate

2021-02-18

2021 is Set to be the Year of Opportunity for Real Estate

2021-01-27
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Leveraging the power of a global leader in green financing and sustainability

Leveraging the power of a global leader in green financing and sustainability

Being part of the BNP Paribas group, we are leaders in green financing and sustainability and offer unparalleled access to a wealth of ESG and data insights. We can help unlock green financing opportunities to support your ESG goals and partner with you to develop sustainable and forward-thinking property strategies.  

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"When it comes to sustainability, we believe actions speak louder than words"

Etienne Prongue, CEO, BNP Paribas Real Estate UK

Sustainability framework offering launched to help clients’ reach ESG goals

We have launched our sustainability framework offering, an integrated and holistic service which supports our clients in achieving and monitoring its multiple ESG targets.

The framework is an organisational solution for achieving multiple sustainability goals at once and can be applied at asset or portfolio level. It considers sustainability targets, fund strategies, and the buildings themselves to create an optimised set of upgrades over the span of an assets lifecycle.

This includes support with project managing the implementation of the upgrades, as well as collaboration and engagement with occupiers to meet several sustainability targets such as MEES, net zero or other initiatives including NABERS at once, as well as continual governance monitoring.

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Our Client stories

Tomorrow’s World - Raising the Bar on Property Management

In 2021 we partnered with one of the largest real estate managers globally, Nuveen Real Estate, to develop an exciting, innovative approach to property management.

Delivering a holistic sustainability strategy across a central London portfolio

BNP Paribas Real Estate’s dedicated Sustainability team delivered a coordinated programme of environmental improvements across a high-profile portfolio of properties across central London.

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

After over 25 years in their large City HQ, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) had to decide whether to stay in their existing building, or to relocate their business.

Opening Up Sustainable Renewable Opportunities

By identifying the opportunity to create a 120 acre solar scheme in this Buckinghamshire estate and providing the advice and expertise to realise the opportunity, our team secured the future of this estate for the next generation.

UK forestry and woodland specialists

For over 50 years, John Clegg & Co has been the leading UK forestry and woodland specialists.

Strutt & Parker Rural Hub

As you consider your future strategy, having access to the right expertise and information is crucial. Our teams offer a unique mix of financial and property expertise, together with an extensive knowledge of farming, land management, forestry, viticulture, renewable energy, and environmental services; helping you to fully maximise the value of your land.

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We provide creative and sustainable solutions for the built environment to help you adapt to change and get the most from your property portfolio.

Property Management

As Europe's leading property manager, with over 45 million sq m under management, we are setting new standards for Property Management in the UK through our focus on customer experience, ESG integration and technical excellence. Our delivery is underpinned through global banking controls, systems integration, data quality and financial excellence.  

Development & Planning

Our Development & Planning teams work together to help you create, enhance and protect your land and property assets for the future.

Valuation

In a fast-changing world we offer independent, accurate commercial property valuation advice that your business can depend on, across all asset classes.

Occupier Solutions

We help occupiers to deliver real estate solutions that best support their business needs in a rapidly changing world across EMEA.

Buying and Selling

However, fast things change we help our investor and occupier clients seek out the best real estate opportunities and think ahead to plan their next moves successfully and sustainably.