Legal & General Property has appointed Debbie Hobbs as sustainability manager to lead further development and integration of the sustainability agenda at the company.

Hobbs joins from consultancy firm Environ and has 25 years’ experience in the sustainability and carbon management sector.  

A chartered buildings services engineer, she has recently acted as technical manager to two £5m Carbon Trust programmes on the use of renewable technologies in new build design and low carbon retrofit, and has also undertaken assessments of many companies’ corporate policies, including Tesco, John Lewis, M&S, IKEA and the Bank of England. 

In her new role, Hobbs will report directly to Paul Edwards, director of asset management. 

She said: “I am very excited to be joining Legal & General Property at such a key time.  With movement in both legislation and voluntary schemes potentially affecting asset values in the future, there is now real momentum behind the ‘greening property’ agenda.”

Bill Hughes, managing director of Legal & General Property, added: “Debbie’s appointment further strengthens LGP’s commitment to sustainability and social responsibility.”