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Decarbonisation, climate change, biodiversity, and the circular economy.
The built environment accounts for nearly a 40% of carbon emissions. Extreme weather events linked to climate change are occurring with ever greater frequency; often it is the poorest societies that pay the heaviest price. Meaningful, workable action on climate change risk, resilience, adaptation and biodiversity loss depends on our participation.
A more equitable future is within reach. First, we must harness the enormous potential of the 21st century’s people, places and spaces. #WBEF
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Indexing resilience can help protect buildings against climate disasters
12 Mar 2025
With the growing frequency and intensity of natural disasters, the need for building resilience is increasingly apparent. WBEF brought together experts at a recent webinar to offer insight on resilience and discuss a tool developed to increase the property market’s awareness of the concept.
RICS Sustainability Report 2024: a year of progress?
30 Jan 2025
Following the publication of the RICS Sustainability Report 2024, a recent webinar featured a panel of experts discussing how much progress is being made towards sustainability goals.
Environmental product declarations: why does the industry need more EPDs?
29 Nov 2024
Legislation around the world is increasingly mandating the reporting of embodied carbon and use of more sustainable products in buildings.
Attracting investment into net zero neighbourhoods: local approaches for global decarbonisation
01 Nov 2024
What specific investment challenges are neighbourhood decarbonisation initiatives in parts of Africa, India and Southeast Asia encountering, and how are these being overcome? A recent webinar welcomed experts to discuss these issues.
ESG risk, resilience, and adaptation in real estate: shaping future practices
14 Oct 2024
As the real estate industry grapples with advancing ESG priorities, experts in a recent webinar highlighted the importance of adapting business models and leveraging technology.
Whole life carbon assessment: Why the built environment industry needs a renewed standard to support
10 Jun 2024
With the new edition of RICS’ Whole life carbon assessment coming into force in July 2024, what are the standard’s major changes and what is its potential for international application?
Enabling a low carbon materials economy
28 Mar 2024
How can policy, industry and education foster a low carbon materials future? Professor Robert Hairstans, Founding Director of the Centre for Advanced Timber Technology, explores how construction materials, practices and design will have to change to realise a low carbon materials economy, while meet
From pledges to action: Activating your net zero roadmap
28 Feb 2024
Most global GDP is covered by some form of net zero pledge – so what practical measures can companies take to convert these pledges into action?
RICS Sustainability Report 2023: Global challenges and opportunities for real estate & construction
21 Feb 2024
Following the release of the RICS Sustainability Report 2023, a recent webinar saw a panel of experts discuss how well sustainability is being implemented. Here are some of their thoughts.
Why air quality is about more than just cutting carbon
07 Jun 2023
Cutting carbon will improve health, but when it comes to poor air quality, other pollutants are also responsible. How do they contribute to respiratory and heart conditions in towns & cities, how are they generated, and what action is being taken to cut them out? We share the findings from a webinar
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