Who We Are

The Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) is a not-for-profit collaboration of leading property owners committed to improving the sustainability of commercial buildings across the UK.

Our Executive Team leads BBP’s day-to-day operations, supporting members, managing our work programme and facilitating collaboration across the industry. They work closely with members, partners and stakeholders to turn ambition into practical action and deliver lasting impact.

BBP is governed by a Board drawn from our member organisations, whose leadership and insight guide the strategic direction of our work. The Board ensures that BBP continues to respond to the sector’s most pressing sustainability challenges and opportunities.

We also work with a broad network of partners, advisors and collaborators who help inform, support and amplify BBP’s initiatives through our active stakeholder engagement programme.
 

  • Sarah Ratcliffe

    CEO

    Sarah is CEO of the BBP. Sarah has over 15 years experience advising many of the UK’s leading property investors and developers on sustainability issues. As a founding Director of Upstream (acquired by JLL in 2007), she was instrumental in establishing some of the earliest sector sustainability benchmarks including the Property Environment Group, NextGeneration and The Third Dimension. As a European Director at JLL Sarah was responsible for leading the firm’s sustainability consultancy in UK and Europe and sat on the Global Sustainability Board. In addition to various independent consultancy projects, Sarah is now a Board Director of the Sustainable Development Foundation.  

  • Jonathan Hulbert MRICS

    Head of Programme Managment

    Jonathan is Head of Programme Management at the BBP. He is responsible for overseeing the BBP’s extensive programme of work. Jonathan has a wealth of experience in sustainability and real estate, spanning over a decade with Npower where he was responsible for their energy and sustainability programme across Npower’s real estate portfolio. Jonathan holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Business from the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership and is a Chartered Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS).

  • Laura Noctor-King

    Head of Sustainability - Engagement

    Laura has almost two decades of experience working in senior global roles in sustainability and corporate social responsibility across the private, public and not for profit sectors, including at InterContinental Hotels Group where she worked across the responsible business agenda for a decade.  Laura holds a BA (hons) in Politics from the University of Exeter and in 2025, was awarded an MSc in Global Challenges (Distinction) from the University of Edinburgh covering critical environmental, health and development issues.

  • Adam Baranowski

    Head of Climate Action & Investment

    Adam is Head of Climate Action & Investment. Adam has worked in corporate sustainability for 10 years with a focus on net zero carbon, climate resilience and ESG regulation in commercial real estate. He previously led the real estate strategy team at UK sustainability advisory firm Verco, following roles at development charity The Converging World and wind power consultancy DNV-GL. Adam oversees the BBP’s workstreams exploring net zero carbon, climate resilience, sustainable lending and investment, and ESG skill development. He oversees the BBP's market leading net zero carbon pledge for real estate companies - the Climate Commitment - and the BBP’s ESG Training Course for Real Estate Professionals. Adam also represents the BBP on the Technical Steering Group for the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard.

  • Rob MacWhannell

    Head of Sustainability - Benchmarking & Measurement

    Rob leads the Benchmarking & Measurement workstream at the BBP, and oversees the working groups associated with the Real Estate Environmental Benchmark (REEB) and NABERS UK.  Rob has 15 years of experience working in-house on sustainability for Value Retail, BAE Systems, and Landsec.  Rob has a PhD in carbon accounting & sustainability reporting, and a research masters focused on energy benchmarking for large commercial estates.

  • Sophia Tysoe

    Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Manager

    Sophia is the BBP’s Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Manager. Her role is to support the development and delivery of the BBP’s work programme through knowledge sharing across a range of the BBP’s activities, both internally and externally. Before joining the BBP Sophia worked for a fit out firm in London, delivering their Marketing and Communications outputs. Within this role she also sat on the Responsible Business Committee, where she worked to actively make the organisation a force for good through Environmental, Community and Wellbeing Initiatives. Sophia holds a BA major in Media and Communications, and a minor in Political Science from Regents University London.

  • Nicky Curtis

    Executive Assistant to Sarah Ratcliffe, CEO

    Nicky is the Executive Assistant to Sarah Ratcliffe CEO, and helps to support the business management of the Better Buildings Partnership.  Nicky has worked in both Private and Public sectors, with her last role as a Trust Secretariat Assistant at Kent and Medway NHS Mental Health Trust, to the Trust Secretary, she predominantly looked after Executives and Non-Executive directors and the Trust Board

  • Louise Kihlberg

    Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Coordinator

    As the Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Coordinator at BBP, Louise plays a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of communication and engagement initiatives within the BBP Work Programme. Collaborating closely with the Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Manager, Louise is responsible for crafting compelling social media content, composing updates and reviewing content for our websites, engaging with stakeholders and coordinating BBP events. Louise has previously worked in communications-related roles in the non-profit sector and holds a BA in International Development and Economics from the University of East Anglia, and a MSc in Labour, Social Movements and Development from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).

  • Victoria Willmott

    Sustainability Researcher

    Victoria is the Sustainability Researcher at the BBP. Her role is to provide research support for BBP's workstreams including net zero carbon, climate resilience and investor engagement. Victoria has previously worked as a project manager for events organisations, responsible for researching and creating events on topics such as net zero carbon strategies and offshore wind. Victoria has a Master's degree in Policy Research from the University of Bristol.