The Value of Low-Carbon Logistics

23rd September 2024

The case for low-carbon logistics: why sustainability is increasingly important to occupiers and investors in this growth sector

In the fast-growing urban logistics sector, improving the sustainability performance of buildings has clear commercial and environmental benefits.

In our new paper, drawing on examples from our own portfolio (including Verda Park in Oxfordshire), we examine how investors and developers can:

  • Transform brownfield sites and disused office buildings
  • Minimise both embodied and operational carbon
  • Tap into the growing demand from occupiers and investors

Download “The Value of Low Carbon Logistics

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