
Patience is a Virtue
Emily Wright reflects on our recent 'Cities Fit for the Future: Mixed Use in Urban Centres' event, where industry leaders explored how culture, collaboration, and mixed-use development are key to resilient city hubs.
Insights from key individuals within the industry.
Opportunity London led a high-level delegation on a 3-week tour of key Asia Pacific cities to meet with major investors and showcase our ‘London dozen’ of opportunities and a further £10bn in off market projects, along with understanding investors’ sentiment towards the Capital.
Opportunity London will be heading to the Asia Pacific market for the first time. With a unique prospectus featuring 12 active projects valued at over US$12 billion, it will showcase specific investment opportunities across six asset classes.
Sutton Council have announced their latest plans to restore derelict buildings on the high street, providing affordable housing and education facilities. This is another step forward in transforming the borough's town centre.
Local businesses across three London Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) vote overwhelmingly in favour of renewing its partnership across the London Heritage Quarter to bring strategic targets and improvements to the areas
NLA has today published ‘Industrial & Logistics: Can London Deliver?’ an in-depth look at London’s vital Industrial & Logistics sector, featuring exclusive viewpoints from key organisations in the industry – including the Greater London Authority, Aukett Swanke, Prologis UK, and Turley.
The Opportunity London campaign rolled into Liverpool and Birmingham as party conference season got into full swing – with a pair of well-attended dinners (co-hosted by NLA, LCA and Mishcon de Reya) which attracted top politicians, business leaders and opinion formers.
With data playing an increasingly significant role in decision making and strategic planning, London is at the forefront of data innovation. At the heart of this is open data hosted on platforms such as the London Datastore and the Planning London Datahub. This availability of data means that London is in a strong position to not only respond to the challenges currently facing urban areas, but to thrive in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
It’s no exaggeration to say that the past two years have been some of the most challenging in our recent history. The pandemic has been the largest public health crisis in London in living memory and has had profound social and economic impacts. It has highlighted and exacerbated deep-seated inequalities but also shown once again how resilient London and Londoners are. Our strong foundations remain – such as our legal and regulatory system, our globally-respected higher education institutions, and the quality of our schooling and green spaces – and we continue to be a diverse and dynamic global hub for innovation.
In 1994, author and entrepreneur John Elkington coined the phrase the “triple bottom line”. With it he introduced the “3Ps”: people, planet, profit. His vision was that in future, organisations would measure success not solely by profit, but also by reference to the positive or negative effects organisations had on society more broadly.