#SustyTalk: How can the built environment deliver a green recovery?

By Edie Newsroom

With edie readers working remotely or on furlough, this new series of video interviews keeps you connected to the inspirational business leaders who are continuing to drive sustainability and champion climate action from their own homes.

#SustyTalk is all about keeping edie’s loyal readers connected to sustainable business leaders across the world, whilst reminding us all that sustainability and climate action must go on through the current Covid-19 pandemic and beyond. 

The latest episode sees edie’s senior reporter Sarah George hosting a panel discussion with Bennetts Associates’ director Peter Fisher and FORE Partnership’s managing director Basil Demeroutis. 

 

As an architecture practice and a property fund respectively, the organisations represent different viewpoints from within the built environment – a sector responsible for more than one-third of the world’s energy demand and emissions. And both are classed as leaders in the sector’s transition to net-zero and drive to deliver positive social outcomes.
 
Peter and Basil discuss recent policy changes and short-term support mechanisms in the sector, and what is on their policy wishlist ahead of COP26. They also talk about how the sector has been impacted by Covid-19 and the key learnings from 2020.
 
The publication of this #SustyTalk episode comes shortly after edie published its ‘Mission Possible: Achieving a green recovery for the built environment’ report. Produced in association with E.ON, the report is free to download and analyses the results of edie’s green recovery survey of 243 sustainability and energy professionals. It also features takeaways from  in-depth discussions with a steering panel of sustainability experts from some of the world’s most respected construction and built environment firms in the vanguard of sustainability leadership. 
 
Download the report here. 
 
Click here to see our catalogue of #SustyTalk video interviews.  
 
edie Staff