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Guy Grainger: 'Cities in the western world are unsustainable'

Stuart Stone

16 January 2024 • 6 min read

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Guy Grainger, global head of sustainability services and ESG at real estate advisors JLL reflects on COP28 and why the business case for investing in making buildings more sustainable has never been stronger

Before becoming global head of sustainability services and ESG at real estate advisors JLL in 2020, Guy Grainger led the company's EMEA operations and served as a member of JLL's Global Executive Board....

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