ESG considerations for your property strategy
The cost of owning and/or occupying property is significant and a well-managed property strategy has long been an essential element in an organisation’s overall business plans.
As more businesses come to terms with the benefits of setting ESG focused objectives, whether that be to meet regulatory requirements, deliver cost savings or enhance brand value, there comes a wide range of additional considerations for organisations who want to ensure that their property strategy is aligned with their wider ESG aspirations.
The use and management of a building plays a large part in how sustainable the building can be. Therefore, wherever you are in your property lifecycle, we offer strategic advice to maximize current benefits and help you plan for the future.
Regulatory reporting requirements are increasing all the time. They can be either directly applicable to an organisation or indirectly through supply chain pressures, but both require organisations to embrace a lower carbon approach. The built environment is central to the reduction of carbon whether it is embodied or operational carbon and therefore an ESG focused property strategy is now more important than ever.
We’ve set out some key factors to bear in mind at each stage of the property life-cycle when considering how you can use your property to achieve your ESG objectives. Click on the orange links below to find out more.
Specific advice can be provided on each of these considerations and how you might seek to implement them either into a new lease or an existing one and to make sure your relevant policies all align so as to help further your objectives.

Will Scott
Partner - Real Estate Disputes
+44 (0)738 538 5919
will.scott@irwinmitchell.com

Claire Petricca-Riding
National Head of Planning & Environment
+44 (0)786 768 1990
claire.petricca-riding@irwinmitchell.com

Jo Preece
Partner – Construction & Engineering
+44 (0)755 455 2086
jo.preece@irwinmitchell.com

Guy Sackett
Partner - Real Estate Transactions (South)
+44 (0)779 548 2879
guy.sackett@irwinmitchell.com

James Knowles
Partner – Real Estate Transactions (North)
+44 (0)791 864 1789
james.knowles@irwinmitchell.com

Ayesha Hasan
Partner – Real Estate Transactions (London)
+44 (0)771 096 6691
ayesha.hasan@irwinmitchell.com