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News | Built environment

Guest post: Adapting for survival - Is the British High Street in need of rescue?
18 August 2021
The rise in e-commerce is shifting consumer behaviour from the high street, to online. As vacancy rates spiral out of control and the demise of Debenhams and Arcadia Group fuels the population of shuttered shops on the high street, David Tattersall questions if its time to send in the cavalry.
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Guest post: Taking the greener route to secure sustainability in the workplace 21 July 2021 Corporate sustainability is no longer just a buzzword or a temporary trend. The business community must unite to fight the climate change crisis and create landmark strides to achieve global carbon emission targets. Ahead of the Institute of Government & Public Policy Climate Change 2021 event: Meeting the Challenges of Net Zero Carbon, Jon Munnery of UK Liquidators shares his view on engineering sustainability in the workplace by taking a greener approach. Read article
Guest post: Sustainability - The greatest challenge of the construction industry 14 July 2021 Ahead of the Institute of Government & Public Policy Sustainability in Construction conference in August, Dr David Tann explores the impact of his personal carbon footprint, plus lessons and learnings for the construction industry. Read article
One year after BLM, ethnic minority young people are still worried about how racism will affect their life chances, new survey finds 25 June 2021 Although all young people are worried about the impact of Covid-19 on their health and future employment opportunities, a new survey conducted by the Black Training and Enterprise Group (BTEG) found that Black, Asian and Mixed ethnicity young people aged 16-24 also rate racial discrimination and poverty as their biggest concerns. Read article
IGPP Announces Partnership with Bentley Systems, the Infrastructure Engineering Software Company 14 April 2021 IGPP and Bentley will facilitate the sharing of expert knowledge and information between the public and private sectors, as well as government departments, to influence and inform public policy across the supported communities. Learn more about Bentley and what the partnership brings. Read article
National event explores the Future of the Construction industry 17 February 2021 The Future of Construction event brings together senior leaders from across the Construction industry, Government, academia and the wider public sector to hear the latest policy updates across the sector and address the challenges facing the sector in these unprecedented times. Read article
Digital trends report reveals what the digital future holds for the public sector 10 February 2021 Socitm, has launched its public sector digital trends report for 2021, following the rapid public sector response to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Read article
Partnership announcement: Gallagher and IGPP 24 December 2020 The Institute of Government & Public Policy (IGPP) is proud to announce its partnership with Gallagher, the insurance, risk management and consulting firm. Learn what the partnership brings and how we're working to make governance and policy-making more inclusive. Read article
Welcome to the Institute of Government & Public Policy 21 December 2020 The Institute of Government & Public Policy is an independent organisation with the goals of making governance and policy-making more inclusive. Learn about IGPP, what we do, and how you can get involved. Read article

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