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ESG & Sustainability: Our Approach

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

Donna Rourke
Head of ESG and Sustainability
Richard Kaye
Director – Building Consultancy
Jonty Rawcliffe
ESG & Sustainability Lead
Caroline McDade
Senior Director - National Head of Planning
Gina Anderson
ESG Manager, Investment Management
Jason Beedell
Senior Director - Rural Research
Liam Ridley
Associate Director
Anna Law
Associate Director, Valuations
Tim Edmunds
Director – Project Management Lead

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.

Navigate the Future with Sustainable Expertise

Alongside targeting energy efficiency and carbon emission reduction targets in our own operations, we help clients improve their sustainability across the five pillars of carbon, energy, nature, social value and risk and resilience.

Environmental responsibility

The real estate and land sector is energy and carbon intensive and is interlinked with nature, so we put our responsibility to help our clients have a positive impact at the heart of everything we do.

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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ESG in Perspective | A Guide to ESG and Sustainable Development in Real Estate

ESG in Perspective | A Guide to ESG and Sustainable Development in Real Estate

Creating Resilient Real Estate

In this new magazine discover our ESG & Sustainability team's perspectives on the five key pillars that define ESG, and how they can offer you 360-degree expertise.

ESG in Perspective available here

 

 

 

Our ESG & Sustainability Insights

ESG in Perspective: Beyond the Headlines - Five Perspectives on Decarbonisation

2024-06-04

ESG in Perspective: Tower 42 - A Story of Continuous Improvement

2024-06-04

ESG in Perspective: Decarbonisation and its Impact on Asset Value

2024-06-04

ESG in Perspective: As Sustainable Building Targets Multiply, Can Real Estate Meet Them All At Once?

2024-05-30

ESG in Perspective: Maximising Social Value Requires a Tailored Approach

2024-06-11

Environmental Performance: How to Optimise Buildings Sustainably

2024-01-19

Investors Planning for Uncertain Emissions Targets Should Focus on the End Game: Q&A

2023-06-29

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
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UKGBC | Net Zero Carbon Buildings: A Framework Definition Update 2024

UKGBC | Net Zero Carbon Buildings: A Framework Definition Update 2024

In order to meet NetZero goals, low carbon buildings must become the norm. That’s why we are supporting UKGBC’s new project, ‘Net Zero Carbon Buildings: A Framework Definition Update 2024’ as project partner. The report will seek to create a high level, stepwise process for embedding low carbon, energy efficient principles into a project’s lifecycle, from design, through construction, into operation.

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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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The BNP Paribas Group

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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Development & Planning

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Valuation

For over 150 years we have delivered independent, accurate and transparent valuation advice to help our clients plan ahead.

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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.