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The Better Buildings Partnership regularly publishes blog pieces, news articles, toolkits and case studies that highlight the latest sustainability developments in the UK commercial real estate industry. The resources can be filtered hereunder by topic, type and member.

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EPC Procurement Principles

10 December 2025

Through its seven EPC procurement principles, this document aims to provide property owners and managers with a clear and practical framework for navigating the EPC process. By improving the quality of EPCs, unlocking access to critical underlying data, and aligning assessments with broader asset management and decarbonisation strategies, these principles support more informed and impactful decision-making.

Type: Toolkits

Carbon Credit Procurement Guide

10 November 2025

As real estate organisations progress towards net zero, carbon credits are becoming an essential tool for addressing residual emissions. The BBP’s Carbon Credit Procurement Guide aims to assist organisations in navigating the procurement of high-integrity carbon credits to offset any residual emissions and support net zero strategies.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Toolkits

Climate Adaptation: Insights from BBP Members

15 October 2025

The Better Buildings Partnership has published another one-pager outlining the importance of climate adaptation for commercial real estate, highlighting how resilience measures can protect asset value, safeguard occupiers, and ensure business continuity against risks such as flooding, heat, and storms.

Type: Toolkits

Driving Circularity in the Built Environment

12 May 2025

The Better Buildings Partnership has published a new one-pager highlighting how circular economy principles are being embedded in real estate strategies, operations, and developments by leading BBP members.

Type: Toolkits

TNFD for UK Commercial Real Estate: Supporting UK commercial real estate companies to understand and apply the LEAP process and disclose against the TNFD framework

28 November 2024

This Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) publication, sponsored by Brookfield Properties, developed by Greengage Environmental and supported by a working group of BBP members, provides practical tools for UK real estate investors to integrate nature-related considerations into their decision-making. The document outlines a clear methodology for applying the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework within investment and operational strategies.

Topic: Biodiversity

Type: Toolkits

Managing for Performance Framework

28 November 2023

The Managing Agents Partnership (MAP) has published a transformative Managing for Performance Framework to drive optimal in-use energy performance of commercial buildings

Topic: Property Management

Type: Toolkits

Owner-Occupier Engagement on Sustainability: Unlocking potential for collaboration

30 October 2023

This research involved 8 property owners representing £34.42bn AUM and 9 property occupiers, representing organisations from the FTSE 250-100 across a range of sectors. It was based on independently conducted in-depth interviews, designed to better understand the challenges and opportunities that exist between property owners and occupiers.

Topic: Occupier Engagement

Type: Toolkits

GREEN LEASE TOOLKIT

29 January 2024

Whilst a green lease in simple terms is the legal agreement in a transactional relationship, when seen as part of a wider owner-occupier engagement strategy it can be a powerful tool, unlocking the potential for positive and open dialogue and helping to transform the environmental and social impact of a building.

Topic: Occupier Engagement

Type: Toolkits