What Next For London?

In the first episode of our new series, we speak with Peter Hogg, UK Cities Director, and Rebecca Harlow, Net Zero Carbon Proposition Lead from Arcadis, about sustainability in London. Our guests talk about the importance of sustainable travel in London, the challenges of retrofitting a city and reaching net zero and discussing London's global ranking in the Sustainable Cities Index and the lessons London can learn from higher-ranked capitals.

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In our latest episode, we spoke to James Manning, Senior Transformation Manager in Sustainability and Innovation and Nicola Rochfort, Senior Community Engagement Manager at Grosvenor, about the launch of People Positive, their new social impact strategy.

They shared insight into how they have developed an insight-led strategy to ensure they work closely with communities to maximise impact. They also shared how having social impact strategy-related personal goals across the organisation is vital to ensure the business moves forward as one.

In our latest What Next for London? episode, we're focusing on the next generation of leaders in a new mini-series, sponsored by Ashurst, that explores the challenges the capital faces and the opportunities on offer from a fresh perspective. In our studio today is Joanna Fox, Planning, Environment & Safety Associate at Ashurst and Andrew Fox, Institute of Classical Studies, School of Advanced Study. They spoke to us about the philosophy of placemaking, the importance of healthy living within a space and how we should consider green and energy-efficient spaces in the future.

Jan Walstrom, SVP, Office of Global Climate Response & ESG at Jacobs joins us the day after our celebratory Olympics event to discuss what working on the 2012 Olympic games meant for major projects of the future, for the development of ESG metrics and for her career.

This episode is our first Place Commission special, talking to John Mulryan, Group Managing Director of Ballymore and a Place Commissioner, about how he sees the future evolution of the capital's built environment as we look ahead to the future. Listen in for his take on what changing patterns of work, travel and social activity might mean for the city.

Virginia Blackman, national head of Avison Young's Site Assembly and Compulsory Purchase team, talks to us about Avison Young's Cities Recovery Index and what it is telling us just over two years on from the first lockdown. Taking a look at retail, leisure, footfall and office occupancy trends, Virginia shares what this emerging picture might mean for how we live and work in the city in the future.