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One of the biggest investment trends impacting property markets globally, our research teams provide their insight and analysis on how the Environmental, Social and Governance agenda is shaping up.

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ESG
Retail and ESG in 2025: bigger fish to fry?
Are ESG themes set to take a backseat in 2025, or will they become more crucial than ever?
6 days ago
ESG
Sustainability Series: EVs: The Everywhere Vehicle?
Identifying opportunities and nuances within the electric vehicle changing market for real estate owners
6 days ago
ESG
Meeting the Commercial Property Retrofit Challenge - Part 2: The Business Case for Action
Quantifying the costs and benefits associated with improving ESG credentials of commercial properties in the UK
2 months ago
ESG
Meeting the Commercial Property Retrofit Challenge - Part 1: Defining a Strategy
The potential obsolescence of buildings is accelerating, driven by evolving regulatory, physical, financial, and functional risks, relating to sustainability. This report, the first in a three-part…
3 months ago
ESG
Preserving the past: Future-proofing UK's historic buildings
The UK's path to net zero hinges on making buildings energy efficient. While many landlords are already improving their properties' energy performance, historic buildings pose unique challenges. Here…
3 months ago
ESG
REframing ESG
A new framework to refocus and simplify the approach to ESG in property to achieve outcomes and what wealthy individual are doing in this space
9 months ago
ESG
A new SPV - Solar power value
The potential solar photovoltaics (PV) energy generation opportunities for the UK from car parks and rooftops.
One year ago

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ESG
Key findings from ESG Property Investor Survey
Investors are increasingly looking to improve quality of their existing portfolio as ESG regulations continue to influence real estate decisions.
One year ago
Agriculture
Is the biodiversity market a silver bullet for landowners?
Five months of data reveal that off-site biodiversity credit requirements average just over one unit per Local Planning Authority (LPA) annually. Is this a timing issue, a policy design flaw, or an…
2 months ago
ESG
Planning for a renewable future
The Labour Party’s manifesto set out a clear desire to decarbonise the UK’s energy infrastructure with a rapid roll-out of renewable projects; the key to this is in planning reform.
5 months ago
ESG
What does the Labour Party mean for ESG and property?
On July 4th, the UK voted the Labour Party into power with a landslide, below we look at what this shift means for the sustainability agenda and for property.
5 months ago
ESG
Circularity in retail and real estate implications
What could a more circular retail economy mean for retail property?
8 months ago
Research
Untangling the knots in ESG
Making sense of the latest trends in property and economics from around the globe
9 months ago
ESG
ESG: What is in store for 2024?
With the help of my research colleagues, I explore the overarching trends set to continue or expand, uncover emerging themes, and offer up an ESG wishlist.
11 months ago
ESG
Let’s COP to it: What happened at COP28 for the built environment?
COP28 was held against a backdrop of what will almost certainly be the hottest year on record. While there has been a lot of chatter surrounding the hosting location and intent, COP remains a key…
One year ago
ESG
ESG in the City: Demand-led drive for sustainability in the London office market
What is the demand for green-rated buildings in central London? We explore leasing and investment activity of BREEAM-rated versus non-BREEAM rated in the capital over the past three years.
One year ago
Podcast
How are pollution rules impacting housing delivery in England?
Anna speaks to Knight Frank rural surveyor Steph Small and Irwin Mitchell partner Sam Knight to find out more about the nutrient mitigation market.
One year ago
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