20 Years: History & Future
In 20 years JLL has grown into a prominent centre of sustainability expertise for the real estate industry and we’ve witnessed it take huge strides forward on the sustainability front.
Major milestones include the birth of building certification systems, the development of robust carbon accounting rules, the formation of green building councils, the emergence of green bonds, the greenest Olympics in modern history, the first solar-powered cities and the start of the healthy building movement. The timeline looks back on the past 20 years and looks at what we know about the next 20 years.
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Upstream sustainability services established
Dolly the cloned sheep
Kyoto Protocol adopted
Biodiversity declines by 30%
BREEAM changes for the better
JLL creates the first UK environmental property benchmark
Gaping hole in ozone layer discovered
First sustainability index tracker hits the market
Government raises landfill tax
Protests against globalisation
Urban population approaches 50%
LEED green building program launches
FTSE4Good is launched
America refuses to ratify Kyoto Protocol
Government introduce a climate change levy
Human Genome Project concluded
JLL launches new environmental benchmark for uk shopping centres
Polio eliminated in Europe
GRI launched
Final text of EU buildings energy law published
JLL has advised on over 3GW of onshore wind development in the UK
Europe adopts first climate emissions trading law
JLL joins forces with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
JLL assures Land Securities' sustainability report
HIV/AIDS claims 2.5 million lives in sub-Saharan Africa
Hermes and Aviva founding signatories to the UNPRI
Kyoto Protocol enters into force
First Ecobuild conference
JLL launches new sustainability risk mapping service
40% of species threatened with extinction
First JLL property triathlon
UK introduces code for sustainable homes
JLL co-founds the UK Green Building Council
Barclays goes carbon neutral
EPCS introduced in England and Wales
IPCC and Al Gore share Nobel Peace Prize
JLL acquires Upstream
Construction starts on the world’s first sustainable city
Better Buildings Partnership formed
JLL formalises sustainability policy
Banking crisis
UK commits to the world’s first legally binding climate change target
Major investors co-found GRESB
JLL joins the CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project)
Swine flu pandemic claims over 14,000 lives
UK launches renewable energy strategy
World leaders agree Copenhagen accord
First low carbon property fund in the UK
Renewable energy gets a boost with new feed-in tariff
UK government launches mandatory carbon reduction commitment energy efficiency scheme
BP Gulf of mexico oil spill
JLL's first annual global csr report
New sector guidelines and awards encourage companies to report their sustainability data
JLL and Greenprint Foundation track carbon performance
JLL named market leader in sustainable real estate advice
JLL helps cities tackle climate change
Western black rhinoceros declared extinct
UK government overhauls National Planning Policy
JLL launches new energy & infrastructure advisory team
JLL backs the changing the face of property initiative
JLL creates sustainability training programme
World population reaches 7 billion
JLL appoints first UK Head of Sustainability
Marks & Spencer commits to green leases
The Crown Estate embarks on total contribution
Grosvenor launch living cities
JLL and Better Buildings Partnership launch UK's largest real estate performance data base
JLL pledges to be the most sustainable property consultancy
Unibail-Rodamco issues landmark green bond
ESOS comes into force
First building standard to enhance people's health and well-being
The Edge receives highest BREEAM rating ever
British Land launch Places People Prefer
JLL publishes big eight for uk real estate
Volkswagen emissions scandal - emissionsgate
Jon Snow opens green roof in London’s wild West End
Global climate talks in Paris
Mediterranean experiences worst drought in 900 years
Berkeley group plans to become the first carbon positive housebuilder
Land Securities switches to 100% renewable
JLL joins Dow Jones Sustainability index
JLL first wins BIMA award
Celebrating 20 Years of Sustainability Advice
This year JLL celebrates 20 years of delivering market-leading sustainability expertise to the real estate industry. To mark this anniversary, we're launching Transforming Real Estate, a year-long programme of collaborative events, debates and celebrations. The programme will focus on core sustainability themes, believed to be the driving forces of change over the next two decades. With the help of many talented and dedicated people across the industry, we will offer views and insights to help the industry navigate to a more sustainable future.
Donald Trump inaugurated
JLL tops sector for workplace equality
Unlawful to let inefficient buildings
TH Real Estate assess every acquisition for sustainability risk
EU 20-20-20 targets
British Land targets embodied carbon
Aviva aims to scale up investments in clean energy
Land Securities aims for living wage by 2020
L&G Capital aims to lead UK regeneration funding
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Unlawful to let inefficient commercial buildings
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Hammerson commits to being net positive
Majid Al Futtaim aims to be Net Positive in carbon and water