A CREW UK In-Person Event
Green Lease Panel Discussion: A key tool in sustainable real estate
25 April 2024
8:30 - 10:00 a.m. (BST)
This discussion will cover a wide range of topics including an introduction to green leasing and its benefits, discussion of successful case studies and solutions, best practice in lease negotiations as well as understanding and effectively fostering engagement between landlords and tenants.
Featuring
Sheryl Owen
Sheryl Owen has been in the building industry for 10 years helping clients with their sustainability and ESG goals for their real estate portfolio. She started her career in CDP reporting for construction sites and has worked on several notable projects throughout her career including Smithsonian buildings, Laguardia and Seattle Airport. Now she focuses on helping clients throughout the UK and Ireland align their assets with their ESG commitments, including developing decarbonization plans that align with CRREM (Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor), educating board members about changes in EU regulations that will impact their real estate portfolio, reviewing green leases and providing technical support that should be implemented during design, construction and operations.
Kirsty Draper
Kirsty Draper has 20 years of experience in the real estate sector, originally joining JLL in 2004 and has worked across Leasing, Lease Advisory, Capital Markets and Corporate Solutions in both London and Hong Kong. Kirsty is now Head of Sustainability for UK Agency where she helps embed sustainability knowledge, advice and best practice across Office, Industrial and Retail Agency service lines. Kirsty is also Vice-Chair of the WPA Planning and Sustainability Group as well as sitting on various industry bodies and steering groups providing ESG insight, through a commercial lens, the most recent of which has been her role in the BBP Green Lease Toolkit Steerco where she has been an integral part of the delivery of the new toolkit.
Sophie West
Sophie West is a senior sustainability consultant at Savills plc and was part of the Better Building Partnership working group for the revised Green Leases Toolkit. Sophie supports clients to develop and deliver sustainability and ESG strategies, concentrating on operations at the asset level, with a focus on setting and meeting key performance indicators helping to ensure business profitability and longevity. Previously Sophie has held positions at Manchester Climate Change Agency and the Greater Manchester Natural Capital Group.
Terence Ritchie
Terence Ritchie is the Head of Real Estate at EMW. Having initially qualified in the City, he has spent the majority of his career working in and around London and the northern home counties. With a focus in property finance matters, he advises a wide range of clients in the finance, banking, investment and occupier led sectors with particular interest and experience being in industrial, office, retail and leisure. As well as the aforementioned areas, his wider Real Estate team advise on matters nationally relating to development, planning, construction, social housing, telecoms and residential conveyancing.
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Event Venue
JLL
30 Warwick Street
London W1B 5SE
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