Our Resources

Webinar on Green Leases

16 September 2015

Understand the challenges and benefits of implementing a green lease or MOU and how they can be used as a tool to facilitate collaboration between owners and occupiers on sustainability. Learners will hear about the BBP Green Lease Toolkit and how this can guide owners and occupiers through the process of collaboration and how they can follow up with action.

Topic: Green Lease

Type: Events

Hermes Wins 5 GRESB Green Stars and Grows its Leadership in Sustainable Investment

16 September 2015

At Hermes Real Estate we are pleased to have grown on our recognised position as a leader in sustainable investment gaining five GRESB Green Stars awards in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) 2015. GRESB is a leading source of portfolio-level sustainability data for the real estate industry that covers around $5.5 trillion in assets under management.

Topic: Measurement & Reporting

Type: News

Member: Federated Hermes

Hammerson and Costa Invest Collaboratively to Achieve Zero Carbon

16 September 2015

At Wrekin Retail Park in Telford, developer Hammerson and occupier Costa invested collaboratively to create a zero carbon Eco Pod, which opened in April 2015. The Eco Pod includes passive ventilation and high performance building materials that naturally manage temperatures, as well as photovoltaic panels that produce clean power for the building, offsetting a proportion of the energy used by the coffee making equipment.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Case Studies

Canary Wharf Group Announces Major Lighting Upgrade to Retail Areas

08 September 2015

Canary Wharf Group has carried out a major lighting upgrade across a number of its malls saving more than £400,000 and over 1,951 tons of carbon annually.

Topic: Retrofit & Refurbishment

Type: News

Member: Canary Wharf Group

Hammerson Retains GRESB Green Star

06 September 2015

Hammerson has retained Green Star status in the 2015 Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) and continues to show improved performance. Improved scores under Performance Indicators, Risk and Opportunities and Stakeholder Engagement categories contributed to continued improvement in Hammerson's scores within this global benchmark.

Topic: Measurement & Reporting

Type: News

Sustainability: An Opportunity for Innovation

24 August 2015

Colette O'Shea, Managing Director at Land Securities, London, discusses how successful sustainability initiatives start with the welcoming of uncertainty

Type: Blogs

Member: Landsec

Hammerson’s Sustainability Strategy Described in 120 Seconds

18 August 2015

Both David Atkins, Chief Executive and Louise Ellison, Head of Sustainability describe the challenges and achievements the company has accomplished over the last years. The BBP benchmark has been instrumental in helping Hammerson evaluate their performance. In 2013 WestQuay shopping centre in Southampton achieved best in class for their environmental performance in the Real Estate Environmental Benchmark which helped them lead the way for their other centres. Looking across their portfolio, their worst performing centre, still performs well according to the BBP benchmark for the sector.

Topic: Market Transformation

Type: News

Ecological Master Plan in London

07 September 2015

As part of The Crown Estate’s ecological master plan for its holdings in Regent Street and St James’s, the organisation is creating a green corridor linking Regent's Park and St James's Park. Plans include green roofs, brown roofs, green walls, pocket habitats, community gardens, street trees, window boxes and planters, as well as bird boxes, bat boxes and bee hives. Through its estate-wide approach, The Crown Estate will create valuable habitats for wildlife and improve the experience for people living, working and visiting the area.

Topic: Biodiversity

Type: Case Studies

Member: The Crown Estate