Sarah Ratcliffe, CEO of the Better Buildings Partnership, discusses the shift in the real estate sector towards sustainability as a mainstream business issue. She highlights the move from sustainability being an additional extra to now being a core part of business strategy. Ratcliffe also emphasizes the importance of diversity in breathing life back into spaces and places, including diversity of asset types, investments, occupiers, and uses. She envisions future spaces and cities that are accessible, efficient, circular, regenerative, and linked to nature and the needs of local communities.

Takeaways:
- Sustainability has shifted from being an additional extra to a mainstream business issue in the real estate sector.
- Diversity is crucial in breathing life back into spaces and places, including diversity of asset types, investments, occupiers, and uses.
- Future spaces and cities should be accessible, efficient, circular, regenerative, and linked to nature and the needs of local communities.
- Legislation and regulation play a critical role in ensuring the entire real estate sector meets minimum sustainability standards.