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The Centre develops and promotes legal, financial, and policy-focused research and debates that take into account the latest social and environmental developments in the urban environment.
Overview
The Centre for Sustainable Governance and Law in the Built Environment develops and promotes, legal, financial, and policy-focused research and debates that take into account the latest social and environmental developments in the urban environment. Our academic and practitioner members and advisors have a wide range of expertise in sustainability. Their focus lies particularly in governance, environmental science, social inclusion, finance and law.
The construction sector industry has a wide impact on the economy, environment and society. For example, buildings and construction account for 35% of global energy use, and 38% of global, energy-related, greenhouse gas emissions (UNEP, 2020). It also has a major social impact on the communities where projects are embedded. As such, the construction industry and its players need to do more to address current concerns regarding their social and environmental impact. It is for this reason that university research on such themes should be shared more widely, with academics actively participating in the latest social and environmental debates.
This centre has been launched in response to these concerns and aims at sharing knowledge and academic insights while connecting and fostering dialogue between academics and practitioners of the built environment. It is also aligned with UCL’s mission, the centre is engaged with the wider world and is committed to changing it for the better.
Events
- Centre for Sustainable Governance and Law in the Built Environment launch
Read about the launch here.
Research
More information about our research projects in this area can be found below.
Partnerships and Impact
More information about our partnerships and impact can be found below.
- Partnerships and Impact
ESG Activist Investments - How to Improve ESG Incentives and Adoption with Cevian Capital
This project is funded by Higher Education Innovation Fund, UCL Knowledge Exchange and Innovation.
People
- Leadership
Director (Sabbatical)
Dr Armando CastroActing Director
Dr Kell Jones- Members
Dr Francesco Di Maddaloni
Charles Edwards
Mohamed El Daouk
Dr Jing Meng
Dr Niamh Murtagh
Professor Aeli Roberts
Dr Tristano Sainati
Frederico Singarajah
Adrian Williamson KC
- Advisory Board
Julian Bailey
Dr Vanessa Davies
Steven Friel
Paul Frost
Elisabetta Li Destri Nicosia
Raphael Mattei
Dr Marius Skuodis
Get in touch
If you are interested in a partnership, collaboration or consultancy please contact Kell Jones, Acting Director of the Centre for Sustainable Governance and Law in the Built Environment kell.jones@ucl.ac.uk.
The Centre would like to thank Puma Property Finance for its support and partnership.