isurv authors - Wakiwaka, Jane
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- Author
- Jane Wakiwaka
- Job title and company
- Head of Sustainability, REM Limited
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- Biography
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Jane Wakiwaka, Head of Sustainability, REM Limited
Jane Wakiwaka is the Head of Sustainability at REM Limited and brings more than 15 years’ experience in environmental planning and sustainability, having held previous roles within corporate social responsibility, carbon, sustainable waste management as well as environmental and sustainability consultancy at Ramboll Environ (formerly ENVIRON), LSE and BP.
She is an experienced professional, having provided strategic corporate advice on sustainability issues to a range of clients, in addition to coordinating and project managing Environmental Impact Assessments for a series of major developments. Most recently, she was at The Crown Estate, setting the business’s net-zero carbon commitment and strategy and being responsible for integrating sustainability across the business, with a focus on its Central London portfolio and Regional portfolio across the UK.
At REM, she has been brought in to develop the sustainability strategy for key assets under management including The Shard. She is also a Board Director of the Better Buildings Partnership, and currently chairs the industry’s owner–occupier forum, having chaired the Green Lease Working Group.
Jane has worked as a licensed BREEAM assessor (commercial, public and bespoke) and Accredited Professional (AP), undertaking BREEAM and Code for Sustainable Homes assessments for a number of commercial and residential developments. As an accredited CIBSE low-carbon assessor, Jane has also undertaken energy audits and provided energy advice for the planning, design and operation of developments.
Awarded GRESB/BREEAM Individual Leadership Award in March 2019, Jane works across a range of disciplines to help embed sustainability at the heart of the built environment. She is involved in engaging with the BRE, contributing to the development of BREEAM scheme updates, providing technical reviews on behalf of the BRE and has sat on the BREEAM Awards jury.
Jane contributes to the section on BREEAM in Sustainability.
