Lean in: Climate action for growth, security and resilience
Lean in: Climate action for growth, security and resilience
Building readiness across the UK’s public estates
Climate action in the built environment is evolving. As the UK continues its journey towards net zero, the focus is shifting from targets to outcomes - from emissions reduction alone, to resilience, growth and public benefit.
Our new whitepaper brings together five key insights from Equans’ roundtable at the Climate Innovation Forum, the flagship event of London Climate Action Week. It explores how leaders across local government, healthcare, education and central government are adapting estates for an uncertain future - building resilience while driving growth and public value.
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This report is designed for public sector leaders, estates and sustainability managers, and policy professionals who are responsible for futureproofing public assets and infrastructure.
What's inside the guide
Download the report to discover:
- Reframing net zero around public benefit
Why shifting the narrative to focus on health, cost savings and community resilience is key to engagement and delivery. - Funding models beyond PSDS
How public sector organisations can combine grants, private finance and stakeholder capital to fund deep retrofit and hard-to-reach assets. - The missing pillar: climate resilience
Why adaptation is as critical as decarbonisation - and how investing in resilience delivers long-term asset value and service continuity. - Aggregation without compromise
How to scale delivery and investment while maintaining local insight and asset-level understanding. - Adaptation finance: the next frontier
Why new funding partnerships with insurers, communities and public bodies will unlock climate resilience at scale.
