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Sustainability and ESG

We are sustainability and ESG experts.

Our specialisms support delivery consent, advice on existing property assets and corporate strategies.

We apply our knowledge to deliver sustainable places and buildings that mitigate and adapt to a changing climate, enhance wellbeing and promote social connectivity.

We embed ESG (environmental, social, and governance) at a corporate, portfolio and asset scale to achieve regulatory compliance, demonstrate climate leadership and future proof investments.

We have contributed to the production of key national climate change and net zero carbon guidance from the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) and UK Green Building Council.

As a carbon neutral certified business, sustainable growth shapes all our consultancy advice, activity and ambition.

Development consent

• Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) / Sustainability Appraisal (SA) Critique
• Site promotion strategies to demonstrate compliance with national and local policy
• Energy strategies to achieve policy compliance or higher ambitions
• 360 energy models to evaluate the opportunities for smart energy management
• Applying BREEAM to new build developments
• BREEAM refurbishment to increase the sustainability performance of refurbishment activities
• Developing climate change chapters and EIA utilising our strong track record and knowledge of key IEMA guidance
• Waste strategies to introduce the principles of a circular economy 

Development consent and ESG

• Providing Greenhouse Gas Assessment and Verification services for buildings, products and companies 
• Developing strategies for Advancing Net Zero targets
• Developing social value strategies to demonstrate the benefits to society
• Delivering Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) services to calculate the embodied carbon of a building or product
• Energy modelling to understand the performance of a building

Corporate and portfolio ESG services

• Developing ESG / Net Zero strategies for companies and asset portfolios
• Carbon reduction target setting under the Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi)
• Reporting against the Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
• Understand Asset Performance using BREEAM In-Use 
• Embedding wellbeing through certification schemes like Fitwel 
• Gathering occupant feedback through Post Occupancy Evaluations (POEs)
• Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor (CRREM) alignment 
• Preparing Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR)
• Facilitating portfolio reporting and verification under the Global ESG Benchmark for Real Assets (GRESB)

For more information please contact James Blake or Snigdha Jain.