Turn the clock back five years or so, words such as sustainability, diversity, charity were simply buzz words for a CSR campaign, that would never see the light of day. It would be fair to say that developers, architects, designers and homebuyers involved in the luxury property sector, have not always been at the forefront of the “change” agenda. But times are a-changing and one of the key purposes of The Luxury Property Forum is to challenge the industry and facilitate this change.

We believe that best practice should be standard across the industry and together we should strive towards a better future. In joining initiatives such as PRIME (a not for profit social enterprise, started by those super-prime construction sector, to assist businesses in developing their own CSR initiatives) we strive to work with our members to make the luxury property industry more sustainable, diverse, charitable and generally a better place in which to work and operate.

The quest for “change” starts with open and honest conversation and education. Such conversations are not always easy and there is not always an easy correct answer. The journey will be a long one, but together we have a chance to share ideas on how to build better and be better and genuinely make a difference across the luxury property sector.

In this webinar we tackled four topics which require conversation and change in the industry:

Environmental Sustainability

(Will Bouma Co Founder of We Are Prime and LPF Sustainability Ambassador)

Andrew Paulson - Architect and Partner of Lees Associates

Mandi Cleyndert - Director of Bill Cleyndert and Company

Paul Bushell - Director at Slender Winder Partnership

Diversity and Inclusion

(Becky Fatemi Founder of Rokstone and Shadow to Shine and LPF Diversity Ambassador)

Charity and Corporate Social Responsibility

(Paul Morrish CEO of LandAid and LPF's partnered charity)

Mental Health

(Alex Beaugeard  MD Interior ID & Creative Director  The Lanserring Group and LPF Mental Health Ambassador)

This is just the start and together with our members and the industry as a whole we can shape the future of the luxury property sector for generations to come.