“The Time is Now to create climate change resilient spaces. With Greengage’s support we have been able to create firm baselines for our embodied carbon and biodiversity net gain KPIs, against which we can measure our performance as we look to decarbonise our business and create climate change resilient spaces. These KPIs will not only support our improved performance, but will drive change in our supply chain and help improve health and wellbeing for our local communities.”
Janine Cole | Sustainability and Social Impact Director
Great Portland Estates
Climate change
We can help you measure the climate risk exposure of your portfolio and projects and provide guidance on how to address it.
- Climate change risk assessment (physical, transitional and social)
- Climate resilience – risk mitigation and adaptation (new and existing buildings)
Energy and carbon
We can help you optimise the energy performance of your development.
- Energy strategies
- Energy compliance calculations (domestic and non-domestic)
- Operational energy assessments
- Overheating assessments
- Passivhaus
- NABERS Design for Performance
- Renewable energy analysis
Net zero
We can help you transition to net zero.
- Greenhouse gas (GHG) assessment and disclosure
- Target setting
- Net zero carbon strategy
- Net zero carbon audits (asset level)
- Net zero strategy implementation and delivery
- Deep retrofits (strategy and implementation plan)
- Embedding net zero into corporate decision-making
Natural capital
Our natural capital and strategic biodiversity specialists can address your corporate biodiversity reporting needs, meeting the requirements of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and enabling biodiversity to be captured through ESG reporting.
- TNFD advisory
- Biodiversity and natural capital baselining
- Nature and biodiversity action plans
- Nature-based solutions and green infrastructure
- Green infrastructure design guides
- Natural capital and ecosystem service optioneering and valuation
- Rewilding and habitat bank strategy
- Integrated carbon, ESG and nature strategy
- Bespoke advisory support and studies
Environmental impact
We can assess and help to improve the environmental impact of your development, to ensure compliance, secure planning consent and foster support.
- Environmental Impact Assessments (including screening, scoping and coordination)
- Ecological Impact Assessments
- Habitat Regulation Assessments
- Strategic environmental assessments
- Bespoke site assessments
Sustainability
We can help you maximise sustainability at all stages of a development project, throughout design, planning approval and construction.
- Sustainability strategy and coordination
- Compliance – building regulations and planning
- Whole life carbon and embodied carbon analysis
- Certifications – BREEAM, HQM, WELL and Fitwel
- Circular economy strategies
- Carbon literacy programme for teams
ESG
We can help you develop and deliver your environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy.
- ESG strategy
- ESG policy development
- UNSDG alignment
- Offsetting strategy
- Technical due diligence at acquisition
- ESG reporting – GRESB, CDP, TCFD and REEB
- ESG research
Social sustainability
Greengage can help you embed and measure social sustainability in your project and demonstrate the positive impact it will have on the community, and beyond.
- Social value strategies and frameworks
- Socio-economic impact assessments
- Equalities Impact Assessments (EqIAs)
- Health Impact Assessments (HIAs)
- Additionality assessments
- Local economic spend analysis
- Regeneration and community benefits statements
Ecology
Our ecology experts understand how to protect the natural environment and will work with you to explore ecological constraints and opportunities.
- Ecological constraints and opportunities plans (ECOPs)
- Preliminary Ecological Appraisals (PEAs)
- Protected species surveys and licencing
- Protected species mitigation and compensation
- Ecological management plans
Biodiversity
Our biodiversity experts understand how to protect the natural environment, create new green infrastructure and help you achieve your biodiversity net gain (BNG) target.
- BNG feasibility assessments
- River corridor assessments (including MoRPh)
- BNG and urban greening factor assessments
- BNG and local nature recovery strategy policy
- BNG offsite compensation market analysis
- Habitat monitoring and management plans
- Landscape management plans