Julie Hirigoyen, chief executive of increasingly influential real estate support group, UK Green Building Council, will address delegates on how to embed ESG throughout the industry at the forthcoming property technology show, due to take place in April.

In a sign of growing demand for sustainable finance Australian developer Lendlease has raised £250m in its first UK green bond.

A climate tech company has raised $50m from global investors, including SoftBank, BlackRock and proptech VC firm Fifth Wall.

Exemplary sustainable projects will form the centrepiece of a built environment virtual reality exhibition at the United Nations climate conference next month.

Addressing environmental, governance and social issues is now a key part of doing business in the modern world. James Fry considers what this means for the life sciences sector.

Last year was monumental for sustainable finance with companies issuing $700bn of green, social and sustainable bonds. But will a surge in green lending really make property more sustainable?

One month after the startling IPCC report on climate change, the world’s largest carbon removal machine was launched last week in Iceland to suck up thousands of tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere.

Metaprop portfolio company Urbint has raised $60m in Series C funding as it develops tools to prevent and stop threats to infrastructure and workers.

The Royal Town Planning Institute has launched a research project into how design codes in England could help the country achieve its net zero targets.