Hitting the Green Wall - Taylor Wessing and Spada

INTRODUCTIONS
Gavin Ingham Brooke
Chi Chief f Executive, E i SSpada d
Helen Garthwaite
UK Head of Construction and Engineering Group, Taylor
Wessing LLP

Background

The Taylor Wessing Sustainability
Report Behind the Green Façade
(January 2009)

The British Property Federation, Spada and
Taylor Wessing Sustainability Report
Hitting Hitting the the Green Green Wall Wall – and and Beyond Beyond
(Release imminent)

METHODOLOGY
Over 7000 surveyed
Over 850 responses
Biggest ever industry survey of its kind

COMMUNICATIONS
Evidence
Strategy
Stakeholders/channels
Facts and statistics
Campaign

AN INVITATION TO JOIN THE DEBATE…
Apathy
Q: Beyond the current Government legislative programme what more can Government do to drive forward
th the ‘Sustainability ‘S t i bilit AAgenda’? d ’? Wh What t can th the UK ddevelopment l t iindustry d t d do? ?
Landlord and Tenant divide
Q: Traditionally Government has set the framework and left the UK development industry to fill in the
blanks in its commercial business dealings. With sustainability, should this laissez-faire approach continue?
Is there an argument for a more prescriptive approach in Landlord and Tenant negotiations?

AN INVITATION TO JOIN THE DEBATE…
Value
Q: How should sustainability be valued by the UK development industry? How should this be facilitated?
The Basics
Q H ddi h G t lti d li t l ifl th i l tti fth
Q: Hard drivers such as Government regulation and policy strongly influence the implementation of the
‘Sustainability Agenda’. How can lawyers, technical and other professional advisers work together with the
UK development industry to become an integral part of sustainability decision making (both within
organisations and in their business dealings with others)?

LOOKING FORWARD… FORWARD
Q. In the forthcoming UK election battles, where do you think
sustainability will sit on political manifestos and future agendas?