The Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) has launched a revised version of its Green Lease Toolkit.
The online toolkit contains legal clauses in nearly 20 key areas, covering topics such as building management, circular economy, waste and renewable energy.
The Green Lease Toolkit caters to a diverse audience, including property owners, occupiers, letting agents, lawyers, managing agents, investors and analysts.
Sarah Ratcliffe, CEO of the Better Buildings Partnership, said: “Our Green Lease Toolkit has been one of the BBP’s most widely utilised tools, helping to inform leading thinking on how leases can support owners’ and occupiers’ sustainability ambitions. We hope that this significant review of the toolkit will enable the whole industry to realise the potential for positive and open dialogue, ultimately driving the delivery of better buildings.”
Siobhan Cross, partner, property group, at Pinsent Masons and main editor of the legal working group, added: “With tenants’ and landlords’ interests increasingly aligned when it comes to reducing carbon emissions and with this decade being critical for significant emissions reductions, this update is timely. It is balanced and will be an important tool as tenants and landlords work together to shift the dial on the environmental performance of leased buildings.”
Jane Wakiwaka, London and regional sustainability director at The Crown Estate and chair of the Green Lease Toolkit steering committee, said: “The launch of the updated BBP Green Lease Toolkit today demonstrates the importance and value of owners and occupiers working together to deliver sustainable outcomes for the real estate sector. This update has been a truly collaborative process, and it has been a real privilege to chair this working group, represented by a diverse group of stakeholders.”
Kirsty Draper, head of sustainability – UK agency at JLL, added: “We all know the industry needs radical collaboration to deliver on sustainability. The toolkit encourages and helps provide a framework for that owner occupier collaboration. On a personal level, it has been amazing being part of a team which has put that collaboration into practice to help develop and deliver such an exciting key industry tool.”
Ed Green, sustainability director at Grosvenor, said: “This toolkit is the perfect springboard for property owners and occupiers wanting to take the next step in their sustainability journey. In simple terms it explains how we can work together to transform the built environment, while recognising that different organisations are in different stages of their journey. With over 260 of our occupiers on a green lease, we know this is a highly effective mechanism to support collaboration and progress.”
