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How to Green the Brown

Offering insights and steps to support investors and landlords seeking to transform brownfield buildings into greener assets.

SUSTAINABILITY HOW TO GUIDES We believe that living the change we want and need to see in the world, is imperative. That’s why are taking action to positively impact the planet, by taking practical steps to implement these changes today. This is why we’ve created the How to Guides Series – a set of clear, actionable items you, the owner or occupier, can do right now to make your asset or even organization more sustainable and better optimised to handle what tomorrow brings.

HOW TO GREEN THE BROWN In our first guide, How to Green the Brown, we offer insights and steps to support investors and landlords seeking to transform brownfield buildings into greener assets.

Most buildings around the world were not designed and constructed with sustainability in mind. The vast majority of commercial properties are ageing, brownfield structures needing an urgent uplift in green credentials.

Find out how you can embark on the journey from brown to green.

AUTHORS

  • Matt Clifford, Head of Sustainability & ESG, Asia Pacific, Australia
  • James Young, Head of Investor Services, EMEA & APAC, United Kingdom

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