Session overview

This engaging panel discussion takes a 360-degree view of sustainability in government property. Chaired by Jackie Sadek, Director of Urban Strategy and Independent Chair of the UK Innovation Corridor, experts from across the industry will share their expertise on the   opportunities and challenges for sustainability in government property. This will be a wide-ranging discussion covering topics including:

• Current and emerging government sustainability policies
• The valuation conundrum
• Technical barriers and innovations
• Financing challenges and opportunities
• Legal frameworks for delivery

What you will learn

Audience members will hear candid insights from expert panellists on a broad range of sustainability-related issues across government property. The discussion will focus on practical ideas with real-life examples so that audience members feel empowered to accelerate delivery of sustainability projects, understanding some of the key challenges and ways in which they can be resolved.

Speakers

• Jackie Sadek (Chair) – Director at Urban Strategy
• Jenny Curtis – Managing Director at Vattenfall Heat UK
• Christian Bull – Partner at Mills & Reeve LLP
• Zoe Dolan – Associate, Sustainability at Cushman & Wakefield
• Pete Gladwell – Group MD – Public Investment at Legal & General
• Ross Ferguson – Programme Director – Sustainability & Asset Performance at Office of Government Property

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Further reading

• Financing Decarbonisation of Schools REPORT
• National Wealth Fund Taskforce 20240709_1400_NWF-Taskforce-Report-v.FINAL_.pdf
• The Beauty in Boring Buildings: The Business Case for Retrofit Beyond Flagship Assets The+Beauty+in+“Boring”+Buildings-Building+Atlas_2025.pdf