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Are your investments climate change proof?

January 21, 2020/in Insights /by Amie Shuttleworth

We are currently in the midst of a climate emergency. The latest intergovernmental report released by the IPCC (SR15) states that the world is on course for a disastrous 3 degrees temperature rise, based on the current level of government commitments. On the 15th of January, The World Economic Forum released their Global Risks report […]

Because nature is so good for us

July 24, 2019/in Insights /by Jon Lovell

There aren’t many things that I don’t enjoy about running our businesses, but I do admit to finding the financial routines a little tedious. Thankfully, our super brilliant Business Manager, Timia, took the initiative to add a dose of enjoyment to the process by accompanying each of her monthly financial reports with a fun, nature-based […]

Implications of the UK Green Finance Strategy for real estate

July 4, 2019/in Insights /by Jon Lovell

The UK Government has published its Green Finance Strategy, which seeks to tune capital markets to the ambitions of its Industrial and Green Growth Strategies and its commitment to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Significantly, the new Strategy looks beyond aligning and unblocking capital flows to green assets and solutions (“Financing Green”) by placing […]

Dialling up ESG Integration with Aberdeen Standard Investments

June 2, 2019/in Insights /by Jon Lovell

Hillbreak has advised Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) on the development of an enhanced global Real Estate ESG Strategy. This builds on the respective strengths of the approaches to responsible property investment of the ASI heritage organisations, Aberdeen Asset Management and Standard Life Investments, and addresses evolving client expectations and long-term trends that are likely to […]

Streamlined Energy & Carbon Reporting (SECR) – a Hillbreak perspective

May 15, 2019/in Insights /by Lucy Matchett

The UK Climate Change Act 2008 was one of the earliest comprehensive framework laws on climate change globally, setting a goal of an 80% reduction in carbon emissions (from 1990 levels) by 2050. On the advice of the Committee of Climate Change (CCC), the UK government responded by putting in place successive, five-year carbon budgets […]

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

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 […]

Are your investments climate change proof?

Because nature is so good for us

Implications of the UK Green Finance Strategy for real estate

Dialling up ESG Integration with Aberdeen Standard Investments

Streamlined Energy & Carbon Reporting (SECR) – a Hillbreak perspective

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

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