Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) is increasingly front-of-mind for communities, investors and leading property organisations. As Australia’s second largest employer and one of Australia’s biggest industries, the Property Sector is well positioned to use its influence to address social issues and drive sustainable outcomes.

This one day course will examine ESG performance and social responsibility and discuss methods used to measure and address ESG related risk. 

This course will provide the latest insights from industry leaders and discuss critical issues such as: 

• ESG in the property sector and why it matters 
• Energy performance in the built environment and progress to achieving net zero 
• Emerging mega trends such as the circular economy, modern slavery, sustainable finance, and climate resilience and how we measure social impact. 
• ESG as a real estate value driver 

This course will cover the following topics: 

• ESG in the Property Sector
  • Introduction to ESG
  • Why ESG matters in the Property Sector 
  • The current state of ESG in the Property Sector 
• Achieving Net Zero
  • Energy performance in the built environment 
  • The importance of measuring and disclosing performance (NABERS or Green Star case study)
  • The road to decarbonising the built environment
    • Removing fossil fuels & Electrification 
    • Addressing embodied carbon 
    • Offsetting
• Circular Economy
  • The emergence of a megatrend
  • Applying circular economy principles to the property sector 
  • Shifting to a regenerative built environment
• Social Sustainability
  • A common language for social sustainability
  • Applying social sustainability to the property sector
  • Addressing modern slavery
  • Measuring social impact 
• Sustainable Finance
  • The importance of engaging the finance sector
  • Applying sustainable finance to the property sector
  • The outlook for sustainable finance 
• Climate Resilience
  • Physical resilience in a changing climate
  • Transition risk and exposures 

Who should attend

Industry members who are:

• Procurement managers 
• Sustainability and reporting managers 
• Development managers 
• Project managers