Net zero pace setters Lendlease takes us through its plan to tackle carbon emissions and shares how it put decarbonisation at the heart of its business.
Lendlease has embarked on a mission we've described as a moon-shot. It’s a mission to eradicate carbon emissions from our entire global business by 2040. We've described it as a moon-shot as we don't yet know exactly how we're going to achieve it – but we do know it's going to take a lot of innovation, and a lot of collaboration with others to get there. And it’s a goal that we are determined to achieve.
Our business is as an investor, a developer, a builder, and an asset manager. And our strategic focus is on large-scale urban regeneration projects in cities around the world, which may include the development of new homes, offices, shops, public parks, and other spaces. In the UK we have major projects in Elephant & Castle, Stratford, Euston, Haringey, Silvertown Quays, Thamesmead and central Birmingham, and in Italy we are currently focused on several m