Social Value vs. Social Impact in Real Estate

How can the real estate industry drive meaningful change for communities—and how do we measure it?

Join us for a thought-provoking morning exploring how real estate contributes to social value and impact. This interactive seminar will bring together leading voices from across the industry to share real-world examples, practical insights and emerging approaches to defining, delivering and reporting social outcomes.

After a networking breakfast, we’ll hear a keynote presentation followed by a panel discussion covering:

• The difference between social value and social impact

• How organisations are putting this into practice

• The challenges of measurement, benchmarking and communication

The session will conclude with an audience Q&A and time for informal networking.

Speakers: 

• Moderator: Alexander Notay, RBT Housing Commission 
• Gabriella Peerman, Portfolio Manager at Schroders Capital
• Alice Teboul, ESG Manager - Property Investments, Columbia Threadneedle
• + more tbc.

Places are limited, so early registration is encouraged. Open to all AREF members.

Date:

Thursday 11 September 2025
Time: 8:00am - 10:00am

Timing: 

• 8.00-8.30am Breakfast
• 8.30-8.40am Welcome & opening remarks
• 8.40-9.00am Keynote address 
• 9.00-9.15am Case studies of social value versus social impact
• 9.15-9.45am Panel session 
• 9.45-10am Q&A and closing remarks

Venue:

Queens House
55-56 Lincoln’s Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3LJ

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Cost:

• AREF Members: This event is FREE and open to all staff from AREF Fund, Affiliate, Associate and Investor member firms (view our list of members here). 

To Book:

Please click here or the blue button to log-in and register to attend. 

Speaker Biographies:

Alex Notay

Independent

Alexandra Notay is an internationally recognised expert on housing, placemaking and ESG. She has 20+ years’ strategic advisory and investment experience having worked extensively across four continents. In August 2024 Alex took over the chair of the Radix Big Tent Housing Commission from Dame Kate Barker and was the lead author on its first report.

Until July 2024 she was Placemaking and Investment Director at Thriving Investments (formerly PfP Capital), the fund and asset management arm of Places for People Group, overseeing a UK-wide residential strategy.

In October 2023 Alex won Residential Leader of the Year at the inaugural Property Week awards for Inspiring Women in Property.

Alex is Chair of the British Property Federation (BPF) working group on residential ESG, former Vice-Chair of the ULI UK Residential Council and currently serves on BPF’s Build to Rent and Sustainability Committees and AREF’s ESG / Impact Investing Committee

Alice Teboul

ESG Manager - Property Investments, Columbia Threadneedle

Alice is ESG Manager at Columbia Threadneedle Investments for its Real Estate (EMEA) division, working hand in hand with the Head of Sustainability (Real Estate EMEA).
Prior to this, she worked as senior analyst at Longevity Partners, a consulting firm dedicated to decarbonise real estate. As part of her work with Longevity Partners, Alice also worked as secondee at Tristan Capital Partners, acting as Sustainability Advisor. Prior to orienting her career in the real estate industry that she is passionate about, Alice worked as a Contractor at the United Nations Environment Programme (Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity) in Montreal, Canada. Alice holds a Master of Science (MSc) from the London School of Economics and Political Science in Environment and Development, and a Bachelor degree from McGill University in International Development with Economics focus and Communications.

Gabriella Peerman

Assistant Portfolio Manager, Schroders

Gabriella is Assistant Portfolio Manager for Schroders Capital Real Estate Impact Fund, which is seeking to contribute to reducing social inequality in the UK through place-based impact investing, whilst delivering an appropriate financial return. Gabriella has over 5 years’ experience in the Real Estate fund management industry. Gabriella holds the Investment Management Certificate (IMC) and graduated with a first class honours degree in Economics from the University of Exeter.

Enquiries:

For any enquiries relating to this event, please contact us at [email protected].

Thanks to our host

This event is kindly hosted by Farrer & Co.  
Read about them here.

Please note: As this is a joint event with Farrer & Co, we may need to share your name and contact details with them for the purpose of event planning. By accepting this invitation, you agree that your name, contact details and any personal dietary or accessibility requirements may be shared with the named party(s). To learn more about how we use your personal data, please refer to Farrer & Co's privacy notice here and here and AREF's here.

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