The RICS Sustainability Report with Susanne Eickermann-Riepe FRICS, Alexandra Faciu MA MRICS & Kisa Zehra #220

Sustainability is, and will continue to be, a prevalent factor in the built environment; this year’s RICS Sustainability Report 2025 offers fresh insight into how the climate agenda is shaping practices across the world.In this insightful episode of the RICS Podcast, host Kisa Zehra is joined by leading experts Susanne Eickermann-Riepe FRICS and Alexandra Faciu MRICS to explore the latest findings, with critical regional insights and the policies driving decarbonisation in construction. This episode of The RICS Podcast covers:The evolving demand and market drivers for sustainability in real estateFinancial constraints and access to capital as current major barriers to sustainable developmentThe impact of government policy, regulation, and harmonised sustainability standards across different regionsThe increasing significance of climate resilience in valuation, investment decisions, and risk management for real estate assetsThe crucial role of RICS members in advancing decarbonisation efforts and implementing best practice globallySusanne Eickermann-Riepe FRICShttps://www.linkedin.com/in/s-eickermann-riepe-pwc/Alexandra Faciu, MA MRICShttps://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandrafaciu/Kisa Zehrahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kisa-zehra-0740ba92/Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors:https://www.rics.org/uk/RICS Podcast Pagehttps://www.rics.org/podcast/Kieran Halliwellhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kdhalliwell/