This document summarizes Land Securities' approach to environmental management and sustainability in the UK property sector. It outlines Land Securities' business activities in development and operation of commercial properties. It also describes the role of the environmental manager in implementing sustainability strategies. Key areas of environmental and business risk are identified. The document discusses Land Securities' sustainability targets for new developments and existing properties and challenges faced in tenant engagement. It provides examples of initiatives taken and looks ahead to upcoming legislation and regulations.
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2. Land Securities : What We Do
Development
Fund and develop new:
Shopping centres
Retail parks
London offices
Residential-led regeneration
Land Securities is the client: we appoint and manage a
design team and a main contractor to deliver the scheme
Operation
We manage multi occupancy buildings, leased to tenants
Maintenance
Cleaning
Heating & air-con
Security
Costs recovered through the service charge
3. Role of LS Environment Manager
Implementing Corporate Environmental Strategy
across the business units
Communicating to all stakeholders; media,
internal training
Maintaining ISO 14001 certification continuous
improvement
Driving new initiatives
Internal auditing
Internal & Corporate Public Reporting
Being the green face of the organisation
4. Areas of environmental risk
Legal compliance, prosecution
Land contamination
Pollution of controlled waters
Release of noxious fumes
Nuisance,noise,vibration
In our business anything with an immediate risk
of causing harm to humans is covered under our
Health & Safety procedures
5. Areas of business risk
Failure to gain planning consents
Potential tenants want greener buildings
Outperformed by our peers
Loss of reputation
6. LS & Sustainability
We set ambitious targets for new
developments
15% better than Part L in terms of CO2
Very Good BREEAM with aspiration for Excellent
20% recycled content
FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) Project
Certification
10% waste to landfill
Measure embodied carbon
7. And for the managed portfolio
30% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2020
10% reduction in water usage by 2016
Zero-waste to landfill
Active engagements with our tenants
win awards
8. Our Challenges
Landlord-tenant split incentives
Tenant engagement
Sustainability increased increased value
Sustainability increased increased rent
Legislation & lack of certainty
EPRA (European Public Real Estate
Association) reporting guidelines
9. Looking Ahead, legislation &
regulations
Carbon Reduction Commitment
Green Deal
Ban on leasing F&G rated premises
Mandatory reporting
Zero-carbon buildings
Citiworks ruling
EPBD (Energy Performance of Buildings Directive) 2
Building regulations 25%
Merton Rule
Planning consents
BREEAM, Code, Renewables, District Energy
10. What are we doing
Voluntary commitment to DECs (Display Energy
Certificates)
Ultra low Carbon buildings
Planet Positive
EPC (Energy Performance Certificates) -ratings
breakdown
Green-Deal working group
Carbon Management Association
Environment Conference
11. Shopping Centres sending less waste
to landfill
Exceeded 2009/10 target of 55% recovery-achieved 64%
2020/11 target was 70%
Currently 6 shopping centres sending zero waste to
landfill
12. One New Change
10% of energy comes from Renewables
Extensive Ground Source Energy Systems
-open/closed loop technology first hybrid system in the
UK and largest in the world
BREEAM Excellent for offices & Very Good for retail
EPC rating B & C
Green Roof & Rainwater Harvesting (WCs)
Tenants connected to centralised plant
Sub-metering for energy usage & control
20% recycled content for materials used