Earlier this month, my company GJK Facility Services invited sustainability experts from the building and property industry to provide guidance and insights on how we can reduce our carbon emissions in the built environment sector.
After all, the property industry is one of the planet’s worst climate offenders, being responsible for 39 percent of all global carbon emissions, and more than 50 percent of global material use.
As such, we believe it is up to us to lead the way in actioning climate change.
But to be honest, our ambitions are higher than simply “reducing” our carbon footprint: our goal is to achieve a Net Zero impact by 2050.
And as climate science continues to evolve rapidly, it is vital that we, too, evolve and pivot in order to achieve our goal of Net Zero by 2050. We asked our three panelists to provide practical guidance and insights aimed at helping us walk the right path to achieve this goal.
Jamie Wallis (Senior Manager – Market Engagement at Green Building Council of Australia) highlighted the recent drivers of NetZero change, and discussed the importance of building- owners understanding the expectations on them, and addressing their carbon footprint
Alexandra Lawlor (National Leader Urban Futures & Resilience at Architectus) discussed the critical role of design and the developer’s role concerning NetZero. She spoke about the importance of working with clients and stakeholders in the planning stage to create a design that would encourage sustainable behaviours
Rebecca Jinks (Head of Sustainability & ESG at Cushman & Wakefield, Asia Pacific) shared methods and ways to pursue decarbonization in real estate, and discussed how property was vulnerable to physical and transitional risks associated with climate change, and the actions we need to consider
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