BPF, UK-GBC and Hermes Event

Monday 21 June 2010 - 10am for 10.20am start to 2pm

Jones Lang LaSalle, 22 Hanover Square, London, W1S 1JA

Speakers:

Liz Peace, Chief Executive, British Property Federation
Matthew Tippett, Upstream Sustainability Services, Jones Lang LaSalle
John Fyfield, Senior Development Manager, Hermes Fund Managers

This event is completely free to attend - to reserve your place, please send an email to Charlotte Towerton (ctowerton@bpf.org.uk)

Programme:

10:00am Registration
10:20am Welcome and introduction
10:30am Introduction to GRI and the sector supplement process
10:50am The importance of sustainability reporting
11:00am Table discussion: why should a company report?
11:25am Table discussion: what are the key things a company should report?
11:50am Feedback from table discussions
12:00pm Coffee break
12:10pm Table discussion: who is responsible (issues relating to boundaries and supply chain)?
12:35pm Table discussion: how should external factors be reported and accommodated?
1:00pm Consultation process and next steps
1:15pm Networking lunch
2.00pm Close

Introduction
Historically, companies have been required to report upon their financial performance, but with the Climate Change Act requiring the Government to report to Parliament in 2012 on whether or not it intends to mandate corporate carbon reporting, increasing numbers of organisations are producing sustainability reports.

But what are the key barriers to meaningful reporting for property developers, investors and owners and significant occupiers and how can these be overcome and are there benefits to sustainability reporting outside of regulatory compliance? And are the challenges the same for everyone in the supply chain?

The BPF, UK Green Building Council and Hermes Real Estate have partnered with the Global Reporting Initiative to determine corporate sustainability reporting guidelines for construction and real estate companies, in the form of a GRI Construction and Real Estate Sector Supplement – ‘CRESS’.
As part of a consultation process on the guidelines before further consideration, we would like to invite you to participate in a workshop seeking your views on the draft guidelines and broader views on sustainability reporting for now and in the future.

To Reserve your place:

This event is completely free to attend - to reserve your place, please send an email to Charlotte Towerton (ctowerton@bpf.org.uk)