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The masterplan – a national exemplar of a sustainable healthcare strategy

April 1, 2019/in Insights /by Jon Lovell

Hillbreak recently teamed up with our long-standing friends and collaborators, Creative Concern, to support and advise the University of Manchester NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) on the development of its new sustainability strategy, known as ‘The Masterplan’. The strategy follows sector guidance developed by the Sustainable Development Unit (SDU) and NHS Improvement, and incorporates the following four […]

GRESB: Responsibility Reboot

January 25, 2019/in Insights /by Jon Lovell

Like it or not, GRESB is the defacto index of choice for the majority of real estate investors looking for a convenient proxy measure for ESG across the funds and companies in which they invest. When Hillbreak engages with institutional investors around the world on behalf of its manager clients, it is the consistent point […]

The Diversity & Inclusion Experience: Equity > Equality

January 14, 2019/in Insights /by Helen Fisher

Another article about diversity? Hasn’t it all been said already?! We’ve shared our views on diversity in the real estate sector before, not so long ago. We highlighted the continued lack of diversity and some of the excellent initiatives that are catalysing progress – including Real Estate Balance, Freehold, and WomenTalkRE. And we committed to being more proactive in […]

Towards the Circular Economy through Urban Innovation

November 16, 2018/in Insights /by Lucy Matchett

In an article featured by PLACETECH, Lucy Matchett, Senior Consultant at Hillbreak, shares lessons from Amsterdam on ways in which innovative design and technology are being deployed to advance the circular economy. The Netherlands is renowned for innovation and creative responses to global megatrends. For example, and despite geographic constraints, The Netherlands has recently become […]

Perfect Storm for Managing Agents

November 2, 2018/in Insights /by Timia Berthomé

Consultants Howard Morgan & Jon Lovell offer a six-point solution to the problems of the property industry’s managing agents. Managing agents caught in the ever-increasing whirlwind of client demands and occupier expectations must embrace risk and innovation if they are to survive. This is the view of two independent experts, operating in complementary spheres of […]

The trouble with Science Based Targets

May 9, 2018/in Insights /by Jon Lovell

Background Formally-approved Science Based Targets (SBTs) are a scheme of the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), a venture of the UN Global Compact, CDP, World Resources Institute and WWF. They have been gaining much attention and some traction amongst corporates and institutional investors; at the time of writing, 105 companies have in place targets formally […]

Responsible Property Investing with M&G Real Estate

March 16, 2018/in Insights /by Jon Lovell

M&G Real Estate is the property investment unit of M&G Investments and has £29.5 billion of assets under management globally (as at 30th of September 2017). It has had an active Responsible Property Investment (RPI) programme for over a decade and is widely regarded by industry stakeholders, with whom it engages regularly on a range […]

Hillbreak comments on Building Regulations & Fire Safety review

December 19, 2017/in Insights /by Miles Keeping

Following the tragedy at Grenfell Tower on 14 June 2017, a review of Building Regulations & Fire Safety (separate from The Grenfell Tower Inquiry) is underway and led by Dame Judith Hackitt. Her interim report stresses the need for “a new intelligent system of regulation and enforcement for high-rise and complex buildings which will encourage […]

Strategic Foresight: Stage 6 – Acting on an Agreed Agenda

July 20, 2017/in Insights /by John Ratcliffe

Acting on an Agreed Agenda Given that strategic foresight inherently has a long and broad horizon, the challenge to those concerned with taking action today to secure a better future tomorrow lies largely in forging the link between the vision ahead and the bottom-line now. This final phase of “Acting” is primarily about communication – […]

The masterplan – a national exemplar of a sustainable healthcare strategy

GRESB: Responsibility Reboot

The Diversity & Inclusion Experience: Equity > Equality

Towards the Circular Economy through Urban Innovation

Perfect Storm for Managing Agents

The trouble with Science Based Targets

Responsible Property Investing with M&G Real Estate

Hillbreak comments on Building Regulations & Fire Safety review

Strategic Foresight: Stage 6 – Acting on an Agreed Agenda

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