We talk about sustainability strategies all day long... but why do so few of them actually work on the ground?

I sat down with Mark Hingston from Cushman & Wakefield to explore one of the industry's biggest challenges: the gap between what we say we'll do and what actually happens in asset management.

We dive into:

• ✓ Why corporate sustainability plans fail at the operational level 
• ✓ The criticality of data driving institutional investment decisions 
• ✓ How embodied carbon is reshaping property portfolios 
• ✓ Whether apprenticeships could solve our engineering skills crisis 
• ✓ The surprising lessons sustainability can learn from health & safety

If you've ever wondered why your organisation's net zero commitments aren't translating into real change, this conversation will resonate.

The Strategy-Reality Gap: Mark Hingston on What's Really Happening in Asset Management is out now.

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Things mentioned in the show:

GRESB - International framework used by investors to evaluate and benchmark real estate assets. Find out more here.

UKGBC Whole Life Net Zero Carbon Roadmap - valuable study looking at what needs to happen to meet our Net Zero goals. Find it here.

NABERS UK - Energy rating scheme that was hugely successful in Australia where it was developed, now being used in the UK. Administered by the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE). Here.

TCFDs - Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures. Now replaced by the ISSB's IFRS1 & 2, the TCFDs remain important for UK -based companies. Find out about future plans in the UK here and the replacement requirements, here.  

Website: https://www.hut22.co.uk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-couling/

Music credits:
March of the Bold by Balloon Planet (via Artlist.io)
Check out their stuff here: https://soundcloud.com/balloon-planet