Hillbreak is delighted to confirm that Sophie Carruth, formerly European Head of Sustainability at LaSalle, has joined its team to concentrate on the delivery of ESG training and education services to its clients globally.
Her arrival follows the recent appointments of veteran ESG data standards and reporting specialist, Matthew Tippett, and former Magic Circle lawyer, Jessica Moore as governance and regulatory specialist.
Carruth was responsible for driving ESG into the heart of LaSalle’s real estate investment activities in Europe. She developed and oversaw the delivery of LaSalle’s European Sustainability Strategy, focusing on the four pillars of climate change, responsible consumption, rewilding and social value. She was responsible for driving the creation of LaSalle’s first Net Zero Carbon Pathway, which embeds the management of ESG at each stage of the asset lifecycle.
Carruth was the longest-serving member of LaSalle’s Global Sustainability Committee and led the delivery of ESG education across the business, which included a collaboration with Hillbreak to provide ESG Training to its European leadership team in 2020.
Until leaving LaSalle, Carruth was a board director at the Better Buildings Partnership and chaired its ESG Training Steering Group, which oversaw the appointment and supervision of Hillbreak to deliver the ground-breaking BBP ESG Training for Real Estate Professionals. She was also a Steering group member for the IPF research project: ESG Benchmarking in Real Estate, and was a Member of INREV Sustainability Committee from 2014–2016. She continues as a Member of the Women in Sustainability Network.
Carruth comes from an asset management background at LaSalle and is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. She completed her Masters in Real Estate Management at London South Bank University and before that gained a BA (Hons) in French and Italian at Bristol University.
With demand for Hillbreak’s industry-leading ESG training and education growing in all of the major global markets, Carruth will focus exclusively on developing and delivering learning support to clients that are seeking to enhance both the knowledge and the practical skills needed to address investment and corporate imperatives in this rapidly developing area. She will play an instrumental role in further developing and delivering the hugely successful BBP ESG Training course, as well as bespoke learning programmes for individual client organisations.
Commenting on her arrival, Jon Lovell, Co-Founding Director of Hillbreak, said:
“We’re delighted to welcome Sophie to Hillbreak. She’s so well regarded amongst her peers for the impact she’s had over many years in the real estate industry and I know our clients will benefit greatly from her deep and extensive experience. She’s a natural leader and teacher; her instinct for mentoring others on their own ESG journeys is something that’s really stood out to me over the years that we’ve known each other. She’s a perfect fit for our expanding training business.”
Miles Keeping, also Co-Founding Director, added:
“As we head into 2022 – another pivotal year for our own business and the industry more widely – there’s no-one we’d rather be working with to further our ESG training and education services. We know from the feedback we’ve already had from clients with whom Sophie will be working that she’ll be an absolute hit with them and we feel really privileged to be working with her.”
Carruth said:
“I’m excited to join the Hillbreak team to deliver much needed ESG training to the real estate sector. There is a huge need to upskill property professionals so it’s great to be part of the solution and help as many people as possible from all aspects of the industry to integrate a better understanding of sustainability into their working practices.”
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Hillbreak has strengthened its team with the appointment of veteran ESG data standards and reporting specialist, Matthew Tippett, and former Magic Circle lawyer, Jessica Moore.
Tippett joins forces with the firm having spent twenty years at Upstream and JLL, where he latterly became National Director responsible for sustainability performance measurement, data management, benchmarking, quality assurance, corporate disclosure & reporting and net zero transition pathways.
During his career to date, he has been instrumental in defining several real estate industry standards for measurement and reporting of non-financial data, including the GRI Construction and Real Estate Sector Supplement, the EPRA Best Practice Recommendations for Sustainability Reporting (sBPR) and the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) assessment.
Moore spent seven years as a lawyer, mostly at Magic Circle firm Freshfields. She specialised in financial crime such as fraud, money laundering, corruption and regulatory disputes, advising governments, financial institutions and corporates, in the UK and abroad. She has since complemented her legal background with several years of applied conservation work at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, including developing in-depth knowledge of the complexities of carbon offsetting and nature-based solutions.
The arrival of Tippett and Moore adds further gravitas to Hillbreak’s role as a critical friend and training partner on ESG matters to many of the world’s preeminent asset managers and investors.
Tippett is expected to play a pivotal role in guiding clients as they plan and execute their transparency obligations, including navigating the complex landscape of reporting standards and the plethora of related ESG data management solutions.
Moore is advising global asset managers and premium listed entities on a range of strategic matters, whilst also supporting investors’ stewardship and engagement activities with third party asset managers.
Commenting on their appointments, Jon Lovell, Hillbreak co-founder, said:
“Miles and I are so pleased to welcome Matthew and Jess to the Hillbreak family. Matthew is someone we’ve known and admired for nearly two decades; clients and peers alike have the utmost respect for his integrity and the outstanding contribution he’s made to the advancement of ESG within the real estate industry. Jess brings exceptional rigour and thoughtfulness on matters of corporate governance, particularly in the context of the rapidly evolving global landscape of financial regulation affecting both public and private markets.”
Miles Keeping added:
“We’re delighted by the reaction we’ve already had from clients to the arrival of Matthew and Jess. Their immediately positive feedback has validated our view that they bring best-in-class capabilities to the firm which further enhances our distinctive offering as a completely independent, strategic advisor to the senior leadership teams of acclaimed clients.”
Tippett, who started working with Hillbreak this week, said:
“Joining Hillbreak is brilliant on many fronts: for me — I’m going to learn so much from the diverse and deep expertise of the team. For the team and its clients — I am extremely excited and enthused to contribute and combine my measurement and reporting knowledge with all of Hillbreak’s leading capabilities so as to help organisations accelerate their journeys to deeper and truer sustainability.”
Moore, a recent joiner, commented:
“I am hugely privileged to join the exceptional Hillbreak team at this critical and dynamic moment for ESG and climate finance. It’s exciting to be working with colleagues of such standout quality and depth of expertise. And I feel completely uplifted to be in harness alongside ambitious clients whose leadership is driving globally-significant change and shifting the entire market baseline in the process.”
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The Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) is today launching a major real estate industry training course focused on integrating Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) into the property investment management process. The launch of the much-anticipated course comes just months after Sarah Ratcliffe, CEO at BBP, declared a sustainability skills emergency within the sector and encouraged the use of appropriate leadership and infrastructure to bridge the knowledge gap.
The training course has been envisioned by BBP members and will be developed and delivered by Hillbreak, a market leading ESG training and advisory firm.
The ground-breaking new course has been developed especially for real estate professionals working for fund management and investment advisory institutions, Real Estate Investment Trusts and private property companies. The programme will bring together participants from varied roles, such as fund, asset and development management, deal teams, investor relations and product development, thereby maximising the level of insight that can be gained from interacting with peers working across the spectrum of the property lifecycle.
The course comes at a very significant time for the real estate sector with the climate crisis and ESG now firmly established as priorities for investors, owners, occupiers and other stakeholders. Participants will benefit from having a better command of how to respond to the ESG risks and opportunities that will increasingly impact upon their decision-making, and have a better understanding of the principles, disciplines and tools required to develop strategies and solutions for their portfolios and assets.
The training involves two half-days of interactive teaching supported by preparatory and post-course learning delivered via a dedicated online platform. Learning materials and formats will include classroom-style learning, interview-based video and podcast content, together with written resources and case studies. There will be bespoke materials specific to role types, ensuring maximum relevance to the individual and their organisations.
The first training course will take place in June and class sizes are limited to optimise peer-to-peer learning through real-world insights.
To find out more about the course, and to register for places, please visit the Hillbreak website here.
Louise Ellison, Chair of the BBP and Group Head of Sustainability at Hammerson said:
“Access to targeted, practical ESG training that focuses on equipping people with expertise they can deploy directly within their roles is essential for our sector to move forward quickly on climate change. This programme provides an excellent response so I am really delighted to have been part of its development and to see it launched.”
Sophie Carruth, Head of Sustainability at LaSalle Investment Management said:
“A key tool in the delivery of Net Zero Carbon is the upskilling of the people in each sector so I am excited to see the launch of this ESG training which we designed specifically for property professionals. I believe it will be hugely impactful and will drive progress across our sector”
Miles Keeping, co-Founder of Hillbreak and Chair of the Green Property Alliance said:
“It’s very exciting to be able to bring this much needed training initiative to the market. Hillbreak was formed to help meet the significant need for ESG training and we’re delighted to have the opportunity to partner with the BBP on this ground-breaking programme.”
Notes to Editors
About BBP
The Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) is a not-for-profit collaboration of the UK’s leading property owners who are working together to improve the sustainability of the UK’s existing commercial buildings. The organisation’s aim is to deliver market transformation through sustainability leadership and knowledge sharing across the UK property industry. The BBP currently has 40 members who represent in excess of £250bn Assets Under Management (AUM). More information about the BBP can be found here: www.betterbuildingspartnership.co.uk
About Hillbreak
Hillbreak delivers impactful training and advisory services for organisations seeking purpose and competitive advantage in a rapidly changing world. Its mission is to expedite the transition to a sustainable policy, business and investment environment by bringing intelligence, challenge and inspiration to its clients and stakeholders. Please see www.hillbreak.com for further information about Hillbreak.
For press enquiries please contact Sophia Tysoe, Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Executive, Better Buildings Partnership. s.tysoe@betterbuildingspartnership.co.uk
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Over recent weeks, Hillbreak has released a mini-series of podcasts focusing on the top ESG topics for the real estate sector in 2020.
The first episode talks about the key trends driving the ESG agenda and then introduces our picks for the three principal topics for real estate organisations to be prepared for this year, in both public and private markets. The following episodes dive into greater detail, discussing each of those themes in turn, invariably highlighting some of the key risks and opportunities to look out for.
You can jump straight to each episode from the list below:
We’ve really enjoyed recording this first Hillbreak Podcast series and we plan to do more soon. We’d love to hear what you think and would be delighted to hear any suggestions for topics you’d like to hear us tackle. And if you’ve got a burning opinion you’d like to air, then why not join us behind the mic on a future episode?
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The Property Industry Alliance (PIA), the collective group of sector bodies representing more than £1.6tn of commercial property, has published a universal set of responsible investment and ownership principles for the industry.
The best-practice framework, which was co-authored by Miles Keeping of Hillbreak and Peter Cosmetatos, CEO of Commercial Real Estate Finance Europe, sets out seven key principles to advance the social, environmental and economic benefits of responsible business practices across the real estate sector. It is the result of more than 18 months of consultation between the PIA members, which includes the Association of Real Estate Funds, British Council of Offices, British Property Federation, Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, Investment Property Forum, Revo, RICS and Urban Land Institute.
Bill Hughes, chair of the Property Industry Alliance and head of real assets at Legal & General Investment Management, said: “Now more than ever, any business that does not recognise the crucial importance of behaving in a socially and environmentally responsible manner will not be sustainable over the long term.
“Those involved with the built environment have a huge collective responsibility and opportunity to drive real change. While many in our sector are making significant strides forward and having a really positive impact with their ESG policies, there remains a lot of debate and a lack of clear direction as to what best practice looks like, particularly for those who are less well resourced, which leads to fragmented efforts.”
He added: “We have a duty to our communities, our people and our shareholders to self-reflect, to ask ourselves the tough questions and to behave in the right manner in recognition of the fundamental role that we play in society, as well as to ensure our future relevance.”
Miles Keeping, Director, Hillbreak.
Miles Keeping, who co-authored the Principles and who chairs the Green Property Alliance, commented: “These principles are the result of extensive dialogue and self-reflection amongst the PIA members, and mark an important step forward for the industry. Now, for the first time, organisations representing all principal interests in the commercial property sector have taken a unified and collective stance on the centrality of ESG to its activities, which I hope will serve as a galvanising vision for a better future.
“Whilst environmental, social and corporate governance factors have risen in prominence massively in recent years, we must recognise that our sector remains a long way off where it needs to be in delivering positive outcomes for society, alongside financial returns for investors.”
He added: “Hillbreak is proud to have played a central role in bringing forward these principles, and we look forward to advocating them to our clients and the sector more broadly. We encourage consultants and service providers operating across the whole of the real estate value chain to do the same, and we look forward to supporting the PIA to review the impact of the guidance later this year.”
The PIA best practice ESG principles
(1) Climate change and the environment
At every phase of a building’s lifecycle, market participants should minimise both the use of natural resources and their impact on the environment.
a. How have you sought to reduce natural resource use through appropriate specification, reuse of previously used resources, and/or reduced wastage of materials?
b. How does the relevant building make a net positive contribution to the local and global environments, particularly the climate, over its life?
c. To what extent have you driven positive environmental action throughout the supply chain at each relevant phase of the life of the relevant building?
(2) Environmental and social impacts
At every phase of a building’s lifecycle, market participants should understand and take account of the environmental, socioeconomic and community impacts – both positive and negative – of their activities and decisions.
a. How have the environmental effects been assessed so that global and local implications are appropriately accounted for?
b. How have the views of the local community and other external stakeholders been sought and taken into consideration?
c. What are the likely negative and positive impacts on:
• the climate and wider environment
• the local community, local amenity and infrastructure
• those working in or otherwise using the relevant building?
d. How are negative impacts proposed to be mitigated so that the net impact is positive?
e. If any affected constituency is still unhappy, what steps have been taken to understand its concerns and either address them or explain why they could not be addressed?
(3) Balancing profit and wider impacts
At every phase of a building’s lifecycle, market participants should strike a fair and reasonable balance between the profits they seek to take out, on the one hand, and the lasting value they leave behind for those working in, using or otherwise affected by the relevant building, on the other.
a. How and to what extent are financial returns reinvested for the benefit of the environment, local community and those working in or using the relevant building in the interests of its longer-term success?
b. How do you encourage your investors, customers and suppliers to operate in a way which attaches value to environmental, socioeconomic and community considerations?
(4) Health and wellbeing
At every phase of a building’s lifecycle, market participants should measure and improve health and wellbeing within their own organisation and for those working in or using relevant buildings.
a. What information and key performance indicators (KPIs) are collected and used to monitor health and wellbeing and assess the effectiveness of improvement measures?
b. How is consideration given to improving the internal environmental qualities of relevant buildings?
c. What further knowledge or actions could lead to health and wellbeing improvements for those working in or using relevant buildings, including those with visible and/or hidden disabilities?
d. What are the principal barriers and interventions to adopting improvements in health and wellbeing and what steps are you taking to tackle them?
(5) Diversity and inclusion
Market participants should encourage diversity and inclusion, using the influence they can exert through their own people and over their investors, customers and suppliers in a way that balances those different, and sometimes competing, interests.
a. How do you ensure that your people suitably reflect the diversity of the communities in which you operate?
b. How do you promote an inclusive culture that allows everyone to feel that their voices are heard and needs recognised?
c. What steps do you take to ensure that relevant buildings are accessible and user-friendly for people with visible and/or hidden disabilities?
d. How do you encourage your whole supply chain to operate in a way which fosters diversity and inclusion?
(6) Accountability and transparency
Market participants should uphold high standards of governance and always seek to be accountable and transparent to the extent compatible with data protection and privacy rules and the reasonable requirements of commercial confidentiality.
a. How does the organisation ensure and demonstrate accountability for its actions?
b. How transparent are the organisation’s activities and how does the business subject itself to external, independent scrutiny?
c. How does the organisation ensure that potential conflicts of interest are avoided or appropriately managed?
(7) Data
Market participants should take responsibility for the data they collect and use, collecting and storing it appropriately and securely.
a. Does each building have a general data policy covering what is collected and why?
b. Is data collection proportionate to the benefit and expectations of the data subjects and associated stakeholders?
c. Are data security provisions built in to all data collection and use activities, such that confidentiality and privacy expectations can be met?
d. How does the organisation protect itself against the threat of cybercrime and ensure the security of stakeholders’ information?
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Following the success of our sell-out Autumn 2019 course we are pleased to announce that booking for the Spring 2020 APC Success course is now open.
Our increasingly popular three-day intensive course is suitable for APC candidates working in real estate organisations and surveying firms on the Commercial, Residential, Property Finance & Investment and Planning & Development pathways who are looking to sit their APC in Spring 2020.
At this time, two groups are available to join; they will run on different dates, but will cover the same content over three full days of highly-interactive sessions taking place in Marylebone, London. The syllabus will be delivered in two stages: APC Preparation & Revision Planning in November 2019, followed by two further APC Revision days in February and March 2020.
Each group will consist of up to 15 delegates whom we encourage to work together to benefit from collaborative working and mutual support. Additional, ongoing, out-of-session support will also be provided via private social media groups and email. Places are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Our past courses have sold out, so candidates are urged to register sooner rather than later to avoid disappointment.
Training will be delivered by Miles Keeping MRICS, an APC Assessor as well as an experienced APC trainer, and new addition to the APC Success team Jon Wright MRICS. Jon joins us with over 25 years’ experience and has been involved with the RICS APC process since 1995. He has delivered APC training since 2007 and regularly fulfils the role of APC Chair, Auditor and Appeal Panel member.
To book your place on this course, please select your preferred group of training dates from the options below; it is important that you stay within the same Group throughout the course in order to benefit from cohort and ongoing social media support.
If you would like to register your interest for future courses (Autumn 2020 sittings and onwards), please email Timia@apcsuccess.co.uk including your name, contact details and when you’re hoping to sit your APC.
For more information, download our prospectus by clicking the image below, or email enquiries@apcsuccess.co.uk.
APC Success is delighted to announce the appointment of Jon Wright MRICS as a Trainer, Coach and Counsellor specialising in RICS APC training, coaching and mentoring candidates and stakeholders.
Jon has been involved with the RICS APC process since 1995 and has delivered APC training since 2007. He is an APC Chair, Auditor and Appeal Panel Member. His property specialisms are commercial/corporate real estate with a particular focus on landlord & tenant, property/strategic management and corporate occupier solutions
Jon is a practising Chartered Surveyor who specialises in advising tenants and occupiers of commercial real estate. Jon has been qualified for over 25 years during which he spent 14 years as a Partner at Strutt and Parker and a number of years as Head of Property at the Royal Mencap Society. Jon is an accredited RICS Mediator.
Jon has been an APC panel member since 1995 and now regularly fulfils the role of Chair, Auditor and Appeal Panel Member. He has actively been involved with training and coaching APC candidates for over ten years. He believes that it is essential that all APC candidates receive the best possible training to help them become Chartered Surveyors.
Commenting on Jon’s appointment, Miles Keeping, Director of APC Success said:
“I’m over the moon that Jon has decided to join APC Success, adding real depth to our team. Jon’s extensive hands-on experience as an APC trainer, combined with the insight he has gained as an APC Assessor and Chair will benefit our candidates hugely. His learner-centric approach chimes perfectly with everything we do at APC Success. He’s also an absolute pleasure to work with!”
Jon Wright said:
“I am delighted to be joining APC Success and having the opportunity to work with Miles. APC Success are highly respected within the property profession as being innovators in the way they deliver the content of their unique APC training courses and materials. I look forward to helping Miles and the team further develop new bespoke training opportunities for their unrivalled list of clients.”
Jon is keen to maintain and improve the quality and diversity of members joining the RICS and has recently embarked on developing an RICS accredited apprenticeship scheme.
Jon has a passion for ensuring that the tenants and occupiers of commercial real estate have the best possible advice available to them and his instructions in the charity and education sectors include the project management of the disposal of three rural further education colleges.
Two further “Real Estate Fundamentals” training dates for sustainability and responsible property investment professionals have been announced by Hillbreak.
The UK Green Building Council (UK-GBC) will host one session on 12 January and Tuffin Ferraby Taylor LLP (TFT) will host another on 27 February.
The course is designed to enhance the confidence and ability of delegates to engage with their colleagues and stakeholders in the furtherance of positive ESG outcomes, and to enhance their contribution to the strategic, operational and financial goals of their employer organisations and investor clients.
Topics covered include the current state of the UK property market and its challenges; the property investment and development process; and property value, valuations and appraisals, including the integration of sustainability factors.
The training, which has received excellent feedback from organisations including LandSec, Intu, The Crown Estate, Capital & Counties and Peel Land & Property, will be delivered by Hillbreak co-founders Miles Keeping MRICS and Jon Lovell.
The unique course, tailored specifically for real estate sustainability professionals, is run in a roundtable format with a combination of classroom-style teaching, Q&A, individual and group exercises and facilitated discussions. In this way, it is hoped that all participants will learn by having the opportunity to steer content whilst interacting with each other and the facilitators.
Places are limited to 12 delegates per session and are available on a first-come, first-served basis and a number of places have already been reserved. Registration and further details are available below:
Sustainable Building Design: Principles and Practice
Miles Keeping, co-founder of Hillbreak, has co-edited a unique new book which offers detailed, environmentally-sound design solutions to a wide range of building engineering challenges. Sustainable Building Design: Principles & Practice, published this month by Wiley-Blackwell and co-edited by Miles with David Shiers, uses case examples and project data provided by engineers and designers at Arup Associates. It covers a broad range of relevant issues, with focused commentaries and explanations presented in an accessible format for use by students, busy practitioners and informed clients.
Whilst this book stresses the importance of a unified approach to design, the text is divided into six principal chapters, each addressing an important aspect of sustainable architecture and engineering. These chapters (Master Planning, Transport, Energy, The Building Envelope, Environmental Services, and Materials) may be read on their own or in sequence as part of a narrative. Throughout the book, photographs, architectural and engineering drawings and diagrams, examples, and other data illustrate the case studies. Numerous web links are provided to additional information. This inspirational book:
Focuses on the work of Arup Associates, the award winning architectural and engineering practice
Uses real-life examples of functioning buildings and structures to provide information and guidance on the development of sustainable solutions
Miles Keeping is a Chartered Surveyor and Chartered Environmentalist working in professional practice. He co-founded the Hillbreak consultancy with Jon Lovell in 2015 and is Visiting Professor in Sustainable Real Estate at Oxford Brookes University.
David Shiers trained as an Architect and is currently Reader in Sustainable Architecture in the School of the Built Environment at Oxford Brookes University.
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Hillbreak Director and Co-Founder, Miles Keeping, will be speaking at the renowned Hermes’ RPI Awards on Monday 13th of November, alongside Hermes’ Andrew Parry (Head of Equities & Impact investment) and Ben Sanderson (Director of Fund Management.)
In addition to the annual tradition of recognising outstanding performance on environmental and social matters amongst Hermes’ external property managers, the event this year will focus on the role of real estate in helping to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, particularly through the promotion and deployment of “Positive Impact Finance”. Real estate can play an important role on many of these global priorities, including by helping transition to a low-carbon economy by scaling-up finance for energy efficiency, as well through sustainable place making and urban regeneration and the provision of social housing to support sustainable, resilient cities.
Miles will focus on the role and benefits of Strategic Foresight in the context of impact investing, contributing to the delivery of UN SDG outcomes, and advancing the climate agenda.
Following presentations, the speakers will be bringing their various expertise to a round table discussion, and exploring what Positive Impact Finance means for investors and real estate professionals in an active debate.
The Hermes’ Presentation of Responsible Property Investment Awards will be chaired by Hermes Real Estate CEO Chris Taylor.
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