The Better Buildings Partnership is aimed at commercial property owner organisations that own large property portfolios in London and who are committed to take on a leadership role in the sustainable retrofit of buildings.

Current Members:

    “British Land already has in place a number of important initiatives to improve the environmental performance of its London estates and therefore welcomes the Mayor's initiatives to reduce carbon emissions from London's buildings. We look forward to working in partnership with the Mayor, other landowners and occupiers to ensure the success of the BBP.”  - Peter Clarke, Executive Officer

 

 "As one of the world's largest real estate companies, GE Real Estate recognises that while the built environment is one of the principal contributors to global carbon emissions, there is also significant potential for reductions. In London we are very pleased to have the opportunity to work on this issue with the Better Building Partnership and the Green 500. By bringing together forward thinking real estate companies and occupiers, the BBP provides a forum for addressing obstacles and finding solutions in a more efficient and open-book manner. In addition, we will share our experience and learning from our participation in this exciting collaboration with other parts of our property business, in the EU and abroad, in an effort to accelerate global carbon emissions reductions." - Ilaria del Beato - UK Managing Director

 

 "As one of the leading property companies in the UK, Grosvenor is commited to promoting sustainable forms of development and tackling the causes of climate change. Reducing carbon emissions from existing buildings has an important part to play in this challenge and we are therefore delighted to be a founding member of the Better Buildings Partnership. This very important and exciting initiative enables the public and private sectors, as both owners and occupiers, to pool their sustainability expertise and help develop innovative environmental solutions to make London a World Sustainable Low Carbon City. We very much look forward to working with the Mayor to make the Better Buildings Partnership a success."- Nigel Hughes - Grosvenor Estates Planning & Environment Director

 "For carbon emissions to be reduced in a meaningful way, property owners and occupiers will increasingly need to work together and share new ideas. Hammerson is proud to support the BBP in this important initiative and to promote a collaborative approach to reducing our collective carbon footprint." - Peter Cole - Hammerson Managing Director Group Investment and Development
 

  “We are delighted to be involved with the Better Building Partnership and look forward to working with other leading commercial property owners on a number of important initiatives which will ultimately lead to a reduction in London’s carbon footprint. Hermes Real Estate has a long established market leading Responsible Property Investment programme and we hope to be able to contribute the knowledge we have in this area to improve the sustainability profile of London’s building stock.” - Keith Bugden, Development Director

  “The commercial property industry has to develop sector wide solutions on climate change. Collaboration across the industry is vital and the BBP enables us to do just that. An integrated approach with the Green500 offers a real chance of tackling these issues in a practical way bringing tenants and landlords together with the common goals of improving sustainability and reducing the carbon footprint of London’s existing building stock.”  - Mike Hussey, Managing Director, Land Securities – London Portfolio  

  “As one of the largest property fund management businesses in the UK, we understand the importance of continually improving the sustainable performance of our industry and have made this one of our key targets going forward.  The BBP provides a platform from which we, as an industry, can work together to drive our performance in sustainability, thereby instilling a mindset that places it at the top of the agenda. L&G believes strongly that through collaborative working, we can help to foster a greater understanding of the underlying principles and driving forces behind sustainable development and more rapidly increase standards through the continuous improvement of new and existing buildings’ sustainable credentials.” - Bill Hughes, Managing Director of Legal & General Property

                       "London's existing commercial and public sector buildings are responsible for 40% of London's CO2 emissions so this is a very important sector to reduce emissions in. The BBP developed by the LCCA brings together major private and public sector property owners in London, which together with major occupiers and other property organisations will significantly contribute towards London's target of a reduction from 1990 levels of CO2 emissions by 60% by 2025." - Allan Jones MBE - Chief Executive Officer

  "Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is one of the most important challenges we face today and reducing emissions from our existing buildings is paramount. Our involvement with the BBP is driven by a desire to work with other landlords and tenants to find new and innovative ways of meeting climate change issues in the built environment." - Hilary Reid Evans - Head of Sustainability Initiatives

 

 "We remain firmly committed to driving forward sustainability solutions as a core part of the Workspace business model and are continually promoting awareness and initiatives to our occupier base of over 4000 customers to support us in reducing carbon emissions. Workspace is delighted to be amongst the group of leading property owners actively involved in the BBP, pooling knowledge to improve environmental performance and assist in achieving a tangible reduction in the carbon footprint of London’s property base." - David Whiter - Divisional Director – Building & Development

 

Other supporting organisations:
 
British Council of Offices

"The BCO is delighted to endorse this initiative from the London Climate Change Agency as its goals are closely aligned with the BCO’s own sustainability ethos.  The BCO’s key objective is to research, develop and communicate best practice in all aspects of the office sector to our members, however, we have a particular focus on environmental issues with the recent publication of our Guide to Environmental Management.  A number of our members have already signed up to the Better Buildings Partnership." 

British Property Federation

“The British Property Federation is delighted to support the Better Buildings Partnership with its emphasis on improving the energy efficiency of London’s existing building stock and we look forward also to working with participants in the Green 500 programme to ensure that tenants – as well as landlords and investors – are included within this vitally important environmental initiative.”

British Council of Shopping Centres

Camden Borough Council

IPD

“IPD is pleased to support the Better Buildings Partnership and its members who are committed to leading the way in creating sustainable property portfolios.  We are delighted to help BBP in their aim of achieving a carbon emissions benchmark for the commercial property sector – a great sustainability initiative!”

Office for Government Commerce

UK Green Building Council

Upstream

Westminster Borough Council

Westminster Property Owners Association

"WPOA looks forward to contributing to the development of best practice in the reduction of carbon emissions.  In particular, as a large percentage of commercial property within the City of Westminster is located in conservation areas, issues such as retro fit of existing building stock, will be critical to the goal”

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