Executive Team

  • Sarah Ratcliffe

    CEO

    Sarah is CEO of the BBP. Sarah has over 15 years experience advising many of the UK’s leading property investors and developers on sustainability issues. As a founding Director of Upstream (acquired by JLL in 2007), she was instrumental in establishing some of the earliest sector sustainability benchmarks including the Property Environment Group, NextGeneration and The Third Dimension. As a European Director at JLL Sarah was responsible for leading the firm’s sustainability consultancy in UK and Europe and sat on the Global Sustainability Board. In addition to various independent consultancy projects, Sarah is now a Board Director of the Sustainable Development Foundation.  

  • Jonathan Hulbert MRICS

    Senior Sustainability Programme Manager

    Jonathan is Senior Sustainability Programme Manager at the BBP. He is responsible for overseeing the BBP’s extensive programme of work. Jonathan has a wealth of experience in sustainability and real estate, spanning over a decade with Npower where he was responsible for their energy and sustainability programme across Npower’s real estate portfolio. Jonathan holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Business from the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership and is a Chartered Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS).

  • Adam Baranowski

    Climate Change Programme Lead

    Adam is Climate Change Programme Lead at the BBP. Adam oversees the BBP Climate Commitment and the BBP’s activities relating to market transformation, investment and lending covering topics including net zero carbon, climate resilience and GRESB. He is also responsible for overseeing the BBP’s ESG Training Course for Real Estate Professionals. Adam moved to the BBP from UK sustainability consultancy Verco where he spent 8 years advising global real estate clients on their net zero and wider ESG strategies, as well as working with Governments and industry bodies including BEIS and the Investment Property Forum to deliver research on related topics. In previous roles Adam worked with renewables consultancy DNV-GL, food waste charity Foodcycle and renewable energy development charity The Converging World. Adam has a MSci in Physics with Industrial Experience from the University of Bristol.  

  • Rob MacWhannell

    Head of Sustainability - Benchmarking & Measurement

    Rob leads the Benchmarking & Measurement workstream at the BBP, and oversees the working groups associated with the Real Estate Environmental Benchmark (REEB) and NABERS UK.  Rob has 15 years of experience working in-house on sustainability for Value Retail, BAE Systems, and Landsec.  Rob has a PhD in carbon accounting & sustainability reporting, and a research masters focused on energy benchmarking for large commercial estates.

  • Laura Noctor-King

    Head of Sustainability - Engagement

    Laura has over 10 years of experience working in senior global roles in sustainability and corporate social responsibility including at InterContinental Hotels Group.  Laura is currently studying part time for MSc in global challenges with Edinburgh University alongside her role at BBP.  

  • Sophia Tysoe

    Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Manager

    Sophia is the BBP’s Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Manager. Her role is to support the development and delivery of the BBP’s work programme through knowledge sharing across a range of the BBP’s activities, both internally and externally. Before joining the BBP Sophia worked for a fit out firm in London, delivering their Marketing and Communications outputs. Within this role she also sat on the Responsible Business Committee, where she worked to actively make the organisation a force for good through Environmental, Community and Wellbeing Initiatives. Sophia holds a BA major in Media and Communications, and a minor in Political Science from Regents University London.

  • Annika Buser

    Senior Programme Researcher

    Annika is the Senior Programme Researcher at the BBP. Her role is to provide research support across the BBP's workstreams. In previous roles Annika worked as a research consultant with a particular focus on sustainable development. She has previously worked for an environmental consultancy, and in the charity sector with NGOs including WaterAid and Oxfam. Annika has a Master's degree in Environment and Development from King's College London.

  • Nicky Curtis

    Executive Assistant to Sarah Ratcliffe, CEO

    Nicky is the Executive Assistant to Sarah Ratcliffe CEO, and helps to support the business management of the Better Buildings Partnership.  Nicky has worked in both Private and Public sectors, with her last role as a Trust Secretariat Assistant at Kent and Medway NHS Mental Health Trust, to the Trust Secretary, she predominantly looked after Executives and Non-Executive directors and the Trust Board

  • Louise Kihlberg

    Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Coordinator

    As the Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Coordinator at BBP, Louise plays a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of communication and engagement initiatives within the BBP Work Programme. Collaborating closely with the Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Manager, Louise is responsible for crafting compelling social media content, composing updates and reviewing content for our websites, engaging with stakeholders and coordinating BBP events. Louise has previously worked in communications-related roles in the non-profit sector and holds a BA in International Development and Economics from the University of East Anglia, and a MSc in Labour, Social Movements and Development from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).