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Zeroing in on Sustainability

11 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -

At Grosvenor Property UK, one of the UK's leading privately-owned property companies, we are striving to achieve ambitious green goals to protect the environment and build a more sustainable future. These goals include zero carbon, zero waste and enhancing biodiversity while bringing all our partners along on the journey with us. Join us for our new sustainability podcast Zeroing in on Sustainability as we interview experts and business leaders to help tackle the key sustainability issues within the built environment sector and beyond. From achieving net zero to supporting biodiversity, we will be zeroing in on the role our people, partners and communities play in making our places greener, healthier and more sustainable.

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Episodes

Zeroing in on COP26

November 02, 2021 16:42 - 19 minutes - 18.4 MB

This year, the UK is hosting the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, bringing together world leaders to discuss climate ambitions and agree to nationally determined contributions to limit greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change. During these discussions, events will be held across the world for businesses and communities to get involved and inspire progress. Tor Burrows, Executive Director of Sustainability & Innovation here at Grosvenor Property UK who is a Built E...

Bringing Our Partners With Us - Multiplex (Part 2)

October 11, 2021 14:15 - 15 minutes - 14 MB

Here at Grosvenor Britain & Ireland, we are celebrating the launch of our Net Zero Carbon Update report for 2020. One of our key pillars to achieving our sustainability goals is bringing our partners with us as we simply can’t do it without them. In this two-part special, we will be speaking with two of our partners about sustainability and collaboration. Part 2 sees us speak to one of our suppliers, international construction contractors Multiplex, about their approach to sustainability ...

Transformative Partnerships - Multiplex (Part 2)

October 11, 2021 14:15 - 15 minutes - 14 MB

Here at Grosvenor Property UK, we are celebrating the launch of our Net Zero Carbon Update report for 2020. One of our key pillars to achieving our sustainability goals is bringing our partners with us as we simply can’t do it without them. In this two-part special, we will be speaking with two of our partners about sustainability and collaboration. Part 2 sees us speak to one of our suppliers, international construction contractors Multiplex, about their approach to sustainability and ho...

Bringing Our Partners With Us - Daylesford Organic (Part 1)

October 11, 2021 14:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MB

Here at Grosvenor Britain & Ireland, we are celebrating the launch of our Net Zero Carbon Update report for 2020. One of our key pillars to achieving our sustainability goals is bringing our partners with us as we simply can’t do it without them. In this two-part special, we will be speaking with two of our partners about sustainability and collaboration. We will be exploring how learning from and working with other businesses is fundamental to our progress, and how Grosvenor can help acce...

Transformative Partnerships - Daylesford Organic (Part 1)

October 11, 2021 14:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MB

Here at Grosvenor Property UK, we are celebrating the launch of our Net Zero Carbon Update report for 2020. One of our key pillars to achieving our sustainability goals is bringing our partners with us as we simply can’t do it without them. In this two-part special, we will be speaking with two of our partners about sustainability and collaboration. We will be exploring how learning from and working with other businesses is fundamental to our progress, and how Grosvenor can help accelerate...

Zeroing in on Biodiversity

September 16, 2021 14:48 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MB

In this episode, we are joined by Ed Ikin who is the Head of Landscape, Horticulture and research, part of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, who will be helping us explore biodiversity and its importance in all environments, both rural and urban. From chairing London Parks & Gardens Trust, being Head Gardener at Nymans National Trust and advising us on Landscaping here at Grosvenor Property UK, Ed adopts an ecological approach to understand landscapes and increase the sustainability of hortic...

Zeroing in on the Circular Economy

September 03, 2021 08:00 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MB

Zeroing in on Sustainability Episode 3. Continuing with our discussion around Grosvenor Property UK's goal of zero waste, we will be delving into the idea of the circular economy and how this can lead to better use of resources and less waste. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is leading the movement for building a more circular economy so we are delighted to be speaking to Olivia Finch, a Portfolio Manager at the Foundation. We will attempt to define circularity and how it can be used to re-...

Zeroing in...waste less, recycle more

August 20, 2021 08:38 - 19 minutes - 51.1 MB

Episode 2 of Zeroing in on Sustainability sees us take on the often messy, dirty and smelly business of waste. With Zero Waste making up one of our key goals here at Grosvenor Britain & Ireland, we’re joined by Bruce Bratley, CEO and Founder of First Mile to get stuck into how we can waste less and recycle more. First Mile currently support over 25,000 businesses to dispose of waste responsibly and with Bruce’s input, we will discuss how to make waste more sustainable and kinder to the pla...

Zeroing in...Waste Less, Recycle More

August 20, 2021 08:38 - 19 minutes - 51.1 MB

Episode 2 of Zeroing in on Sustainability sees us take on the often messy, dirty and smelly business of waste. With Zero Waste making up one of our key goals here at Grosvenor Property UK, we’re joined by Bruce Bratley, CEO and Founder of First Mile to get stuck into how we can waste less and recycle more. First Mile currently support over 25,000 businesses to dispose of waste responsibly and with Bruce’s input, we will discuss how to make waste more sustainable and kinder to the planet. 

Zeroing in on Net Zero Carbon

August 20, 2021 08:38 - 19 minutes - 18 MB

The first episode in our new sustainability podcast series, Zeroing in on Sustainability. In this episode we are talking with Andy Haigh, Grosvenor Property UK's Director of Climate Positive Solutions who explains what ‘net zero’ means and what it takes to achieve effective results. Having released our Net Zero Carbon Pathway report in 2020 'Think Zero', we will be reflecting on what this means for Grosvenor, our occupiers, and the wider community and crucially, why successful completion o...

Introducing Zeroing in on Sustainability

August 20, 2021 08:30 - 2 minutes - 2.24 MB

Introducing Grosvenor Property UK's podcast Zeroing in on Sustainability. Subscribe to hear from a brilliant line-up of guests who discuss sustainability topics with Sustainability & Innovation team members James Manning and Eve Bellers and Alex Clarke from the Belgravia Asset Management Team. From Net Zero carbon to the circular economy, waste to biodiversity, the podcast aims to understand the current state of our cities and the role that our people, partners and communities play in maki...