Resources

Social value, ESG and SDGs in the built environment

This article was originally published on Social Value UK's blog. In June 2021 as part of the Social Value UK Members Exchange, I was...

Coliving and social value: sharing space, sharing purpose

Coliving (or co-living) is rapidly gaining traction as a way of living and as a real estate asset class (e.g. CBRE, 2020). This trend is...

Measuring social value - does it help social value creation or social washing?

Does measuring help better create social value in real estate and urban development? “What gets measured gets managed” is an expression...

Where it began - how the built environment affects social value

In 2007, I started my first full time job at Space Syntax, a design consultancy firm specialised in spatial network and movement...

Zooming in on the ‘S’ of ESG: A road map for social value in real estate

COCREATIF partnered with The Good Economy to co-lead research on social value for the Urban Land Institute (ULI), a global membership...

Social value creation through existing assets

"Is social value relevant to the real estate investment in existing stock?" - I am often asked by real estate investors and asset...

“A road map for social value in real estate” launched today

While an interest in understanding and improving environmental and social impact of the real estate industry is growing, there are gaps...

A brief introduction to social value in real estate

Last month, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Stefano Corbella, Sustainability Officer at COIMA, a Milan based real estate firm....