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Canary Wharf Group – Lighting Upgrade to Retail Areas

17 November 2015

Canary Wharf Group has carried out a major lighting upgrade in retail areas at Cabot Place, Canada Place, Churchill Place and Jubilee Place, installing an energy efficient LED lighting system in the shopping malls and car parks. This upgrade follows a pilot project in 2014, which saw 1.4 km of LED strip lighting installed at Canada Place and monitored for a full year. Informed by the results of this pilot,

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Case Studies

Member: Canary Wharf Group

Can your Business Identify the Risks?

12 November 2015

“Sustainability is about the future” proclaimed one speaker at yesterday’s Corporate Reporting and Communications conference.

Topic: Measurement & Reporting

Type: Blogs

Big Welcome to Our New Member Low Carbon Workplace!

12 November 2015

The BBP is very proud to announce that on 12 November Low Carbon Workplace officially became the BBP’s 27th member! The Low Carbon Workplace is a property development partnership between sustainability experts the Carbon Trust, fund manager Columbia Threadneedle Investments and property developer Stanhope.

Type: News

Aberdeen Asset Management Completes Large Solar PV Installation for Biffa Waste Services

12 November 2015

The installation, comprising c.1,000 Solar Panels will provide c. 225,000 killowat hours (kWh) to Biffa Waste Services saving c.120 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: News

Member: abrdn

BBP, CREFC and GRESB Event - Real Estate Lending and Sustainability: The Case for Better Risk Management

05 November 2015

On 5 November the BBP jointly held the industry-first event on Real Estate Lending and Sustainability: The Case for Better Risk Management, with CREFC Europe and GRESB. The successful event was held at RBS’s office at Bishopsgate from 8.30 to 10 am and was well attended by circa 90 attendees, mostly from the real estate lending community. Aviva Investors, ABN AMRO, AXA Investment Managers, Barclays, BlackRock, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Lloyds Banking, Moody’s, RBS and UBS were all among the participants.

Topic: Investment

Type: Events

Real Estate Lending and Sustainability: The Case for Better Risk Management

05 November 2015

On 5 November 2015 the BBP jointly held the event Real Estate Lending and Sustainability: The Case for Better Risk Management, with CREFC Europe and GRESB. Hereunder are the slides presented at the event.

Topic: Investment

Type: Events

Shaftesbury’s Sustainable Retrofit at 22 Ganton Street

11 November 2015

The project exemplifies the company’s proactive approach to asset management and commitment to the long-term sustainability of its buildings. By retaining 99% of the building’s structure and 80% of its façade, Shaftesbury significantly reduced the amount of new materials required and cut construction waste, minimising environmental impacts and generating cost savings.

Topic: Retrofit & Refurbishment

Type: Case Studies

Member: Shaftesbury Capital

Sustainability Bites? The Impact of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for Commercial Real Estate Lending

05 November 2015

The paper sets out the current thinking from the Better Buildings Partnership regarding the risks associated with Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for commercial real estate lenders and the practical steps lenders can take to mitigate such risks. We also touch on some of the wider sustainability considerations lenders may wish to take into account and the value creation opportunities they offer.

Topic: Investment

Type: Publications