Turley ESG Bites

In this end-of-summer special, Turley’s Head of ESG, Snigdha Jain, sits down with SEGRO’s Sustainability Director, Gabriella Zepf, to unpack how the ‘Responsible SEGRO’ framework turns ambition into action – building on a 100 year ESG legacy and helping to chart the next century of success, delivering societal and environmental good. From cutting embodied carbon and implementing green leases to partnering with communities and more, we explore timber-led developments and what’s limiting their uptake in the UK, BREEAM Outstanding logistics exemplars in London, as well as the science-based pathway guiding SEGRO’s route to net zero.

For our Season Two Digest, Turley’s Head of ESG and host Snigdha Jain reflects on the conversations and insights that shaped our second season. Featuring perspectives from Donna Rourke, Head of ESG and Sustainability at BNP Paribas Real Estate; Ayla Dinçay, Buildings Lead at SBTi; Victoria Burrows, Strategic Partnerships & Insights at KOMPAS VC; and Anna Krotova, co-author of How to be a CSO - alongside voices from across Turley and the award-winning Made for Me initiative - this Digest provides a whistle stop tour of the thinking shaping the future of ESG in real estate. Perfect for new listeners and returning followers catching up ahead of Season Three, the episode explores everything from science-based targets and decarbonisation to gender mainstreaming, sustainability leadership and inclusive design.

In Episode 1 of Season 3 of Turley ESG Bites, our MIPIM 2026 delegation - Snigdha Jain, Stephen Bell, Catriona Fraser, Mat Jones, Stefan Redfern and Andrew Bickerdike - sit down to explore the themes influencing confidence, investment and delivery this year. From unlocking growth through planning reform and infrastructure investment to viability, evolving ESG expectations and regional priorities across the UK and Ireland, the episode sets the scene for the world’s leading real estate event in Cannes. Whether you’re heading to MIPIM or following the key themes from afar, this episode offers insight into what’s front of mind for industry leaders in 2026.

In this episode of Turley ESG Bites, Snigdha Jain is joined by David Partridge, Chair of the Governance Board of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard, and Jess Hrivnak, RIBA Sustainability Lead and Technical Steering Group member representing RIBA, to explore the launch of the UK’s first industry-wide Standard defining net zero carbon for buildings.The conversation unpacks why the built environment needed a single agreed methodology, the collaborative journey behind developing the Standard, and how science-led limits and targets will create a consistent framework for measuring decarbonisation across the sector.

In Episode 3 of Season 3 of Turley ESG Bites, Snigdha Jain is joined by Laura Jockers, Global Head of ESG at M&G, to explore the delivery of ESG across a global real estate portfolio. Laura shares insights from her career journey and how she is helping to shape a global ESG strategy focused on both resilience and impact. Grounded in M&G’s belief that people, industry and society are stronger when working together, Snigdha and Laura discuss ESG as an opportunity, how M&G is delivering on its ‘Resilient Planet’ and ‘Resilient Societies’ priorities, and explore wider themes including nature, community impact, and building long-term investment confidence.

In this episode of Turley ESG Bites, Head of ESG and host, Snigdha Jain welcomes Richard Quartermaine, Head of Sustainability at Urban&Civic, alongside Lizzie Bolton, Senior Consultant at Turley to explore how large-scale strategic residential schemes can unlock long-term value through placemaking and community development. 
Drawing on major masterplanned sites, they discuss the role of the master developer in delivering sustainable, infrastructure-led places, and how the Five Capitals approach - Physical, Social, Economic, Natural and Human - can be applied in practice to balance environmental ambition, social value and economic viability. 
Since recording, both the Future Homes Standard and version 1 of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard were published in March 2026. This episode offers an inside look at the opportunities and challenges the industry navigated ahead of these releases, capturing the thinking now shaping market response as we actively work through interpretation of the published standards and define the direction of travel ahead.

In the Season 3 finale of Turley ESG Bites, host and Head of ESG, Snigdha Jain, is joined by Yusuf Patel, Senior Area Lead at Hounslow Council, Caroline Richardson, Divisional Head of Social Value at Vistry, and Ada Brahimi, Senior Economics Consultant and EqIA Lead at Turley, to explore how social value, inclusive growth and Equality Impact Assessments can help create places that work better for everyone.
Drawing on perspectives from local government, development and consultancy, they discuss why meaningful EqIAs should go beyond compliance to become practical tools for shaping decision-making, reducing inequalities and embedding inclusion throughout the planning and development process.
Together, they explore how collaboration across the public and private sectors can turn inclusive growth from ambition into action, and why considering equality from the outset of a project leads to stronger outcomes for communities and places alike.