The Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources is home to four UCL Institutes with a mission to create sustainable solutions for our built environment, resources and heritage. The School facilitates these Institutes by providing strategic leadership and a shared mission. We are supported by an international Partnerships and Advisory Board to help shape the debate and keep our work aligned to sustainability agendas industry and global governments. The School’s structure enables our staff and students take on core roles of institutional citizenship to support and elevate our ways of working in achieving our ambitions.

The Bartlett Development Planning Unit is part of The Bartlett, UCL Faculty of the Built Environment. The central purpose of the Development Planning Unit is to strengthen the capacity of governments and NGOs to work towards socially just and sustainable development in the global South. The Development Planning Unit conducts world-leading research and postgraduate teaching that helps to build the capacity of national governments, local authorities, NGOs, aid agencies and businesses working towards socially just and sustainable development in the global South.

Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) was established in the year 1962 to impart training in the multi-disciplinary field of the built environment, offering various undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs. In 2005, CEPT was given a status of University. Presently, CEPT University has five undergraduate programs eighteen postgraduate programs and two doctoral programs. CEPT University also has a continuing education program for in-service professionals. Besides offering education in varied streams, CEPT University has a very active research and development environment. CEPT Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) is an independent organization promoted by CEPT University to promote and manage research and advisory activities undertaken by the University and its staff members under its aegis. The organization is registered as a section 8 not-for-profit company of the Companies Act of India (2013). CRDF is stewarded by its Governing Council comprising the Chairman (President of CEPT University) and other members of the council. CRDF is comprised of multiple thematic centres. These centres interact with industry, government organizations and the public at large to generate and disseminate knowledge pertaining to building a habitat. One such centre is “Centre for Advanced Research in Building Science and Energy” (CARBSE). CARBSE aims at providing an impetus for research in energy efficiency in built environment & energy – resource management at large. Its objective is to carry out in depth research in the fields of energy efficient buildings design, energy efficient building construction process, environment friendly construction materials and resource audit & management.

The Cities for Life Forum is a network that brings together 57 institutions (local governments, universities, social and grassroots organisations, and business associations) from 20 cities in Peru, to promote eco-efficient, socially advantageous and healthy neighbourhoods and housing, improving the environmental quality and management capacity of public and private actors through Local Agenda 21 processes, promoting the inclusion of key environmental issues in the national public agenda (Climate Change, Land Management). It has a national program that focuses on 3 work sub-programs:

• Development of Management Capacities and Promotion of Agendas 21 of Cities
• Urban Development and Sustainable Construction
• Urban Environmental Quality

The Centre for Population Research, Documentation and Advisory (CIDAP) was founded on November 15, 1978with the purpose of working in urban areas where poverty was and is the common factor that makes access to rights slow and difficult. CIDAP is an innovative institution and a benchmark in the participatory formulation of solutions to the problem of habitat and sustainable development in areas of urban poverty. To fulfil these purposes, CIDAP is organised in teams that work in various areas of urban poverty in Lima, with the support of the administration unit and the leadership of the Steering Committee.

The projects carried out throughout the life of CIDAP have been developed by multidisciplinary teams made up of professionals from: sociology, law, civil engineering, architecture, environmental engineering, communication and administration. We are committed to serve people with quality and warmth, developing horizontal ties with the residents and updating academically for a more assertive work with people and projects. Our work is supported by the development of emblematic experiences and their participatory systematisation to show authorities, officials, academia and the organised population that alternative ways other than the market-driven solutions to housing problems are possible.

The Urban Development Institute – CENCA, is a non-profit organisation specialised in issues of territorial development, habitat and environment improvement, gender and solidarity economy. It contributes to the development of capacities and the design of public policies and in its activities, it prioritises work with social organisations and local governments.

It was created in 1980 and is part of the National Association of Centres. At the national level, CENCA is a member of the collective Habitat Peru, the Urbana Ciaur advocacy and action group, the Citizen Movement for Climate Change MOCICC, the Lima Region Group, La Red Uniendo Manos and the Peru Group of Solidarity Economy, Gresp. Internationally, we are part of the International Coalition for Habitat HIC, International Alliance of Inhabitants AIH, International Network for the Promotion of the Social and Solidarity Economy RIPESS, and of the International University Tierra Ciudadana UITC. CENCA is an organisation of committed professionals, which is part of a movement for social transformation aimed at building a society with social justice, and inclusive, supportive and democratic cities. We work towards developing knowledge, capacities, aptitudes and building programmatic proposals aimed at social transformation.

El Agustino Educational Services – SEA was created by the Jesuit fathers in 1978 with the purpose of promoting social justice and inclusive community development processes in the neighbourhoods of the district of El Agustino and Lima East. SEA is a social centre for popular education of the Society of Jesus, which promotes and strengthens ethical leadership, democratic governance and civic culture, oriented towards the processes of integral human development, preferably of populations in conditions of poverty, exclusion and vulnerability. SEA is recognised for promoting and strengthening ethical and democratic leaderships that adequately respond to the needs and proposals of the populations, influencing public management based on validated practices and learning in favour of neighbourhood, local and regional community development. It consolidates its institutional legitimacy characterised by a modern, multidisciplinary and sustainable management, capable of responding to the challenges of the environment in a concerted manner with networks, alliances and public-private actors. The values that SEA cultivates in its ordinary life and in community service are the following:

• Faith.
• Justice.
• Equality.
• Solidarity.
• I work in network.

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) is a plural and tolerant academic community, inspired by ethical, democratic and Catholic principles, with respect to freedom of worship. It offers a civic, humanistic, scientific and comprehensive education of academic excellence and contributes to enhance knowledge through research and innovation at an international level.The university fosters the creation and promotion of culture and art, acknowledging the multicultural nature of our country. It engages in an effective and permanent way with society and its surroundings, acknowledging the diversity in our country and committing to human and sustainable development. By 2022, our university will:

• Be an academic point of reference at a national and international level with regards to holistic, multi and interdisciplinary education.
• Be nationally and internationally recognised thanks to the quality of its research.
• Be a benchmark due to its active and creative participation in reflecting critically on current issues and debates addressing possible solutions.

Mahila Housing SEWA Trust (MHT) visions for dignified house, dignified work, dignified life of poor women in informal sector. It organizes and empowers women in poor communities to improve and upgrade their habitat. Through its grassroots programs in Habitat Development, Climate Change Resilience, and Participatory Governance, MHT empowers women to exercise their rights and uplift living conditions for their families and neighbours. Founded in 1994, MHT currently works in 34 cities across 8 states in India and collaborating with partners in Bangladesh and Nepal. It is a leading advocacy organization with expertise in policy development, grassroots organizing, community development and technical knowhow about construction.

Across India, over the last 25 years, MHT has impacted 2 million lives directly. MHT has made a significant impact in improving the lives of urban poor across 1034 slum settlements by 983 Community Action Groups (CAGs) consisting of 11 members each who are grass-root women leaders-VIKASINIS (a local feminine connotation meaning ‘carriers of development’). MHT thus possess a strong social capital of grass-root leaders serving as amplifiers in the slum communities. Key work areas of MHT include WaSH, Housing & Land Rights, Energy, Climate Resilience, Microfinance, Participatory Governance & Planning, Skill training for Construction workers. MHT operates as a Not-For-Profit organization along with Credit Co-operatives to realize its vision. MHT illustrates how poor women, technologists, engineers and architects, policy makers can come together to bring sustainable development. Focusing on women-led development, MHT contributes towards ten Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) namely, SDG 1, SDG3, SDG 4, SDG5, SDG 6, SDG 7, SDG 10, SDG 11, SDG 13, SDG 17.

Bentley Systems is the infrastructure engineering software company. We provide innovative software to advance the world’s infrastructure – sustaining both the global economy and environment. Our industry-leading software solutions are used by professionals, and organisations of every size, for the design, construction, and operations of roads and bridges, rail and transit, water and wastewater, public works and utilities, buildings and campuses, and industrial facilities. Our offerings include MicroStation-based applications for modelling and simulation, ProjectWise for project delivery, AssetWise for asset and network performance, and the iTwin platform for infrastructure digital twins. Bentley Systems employs more than 4,000 colleagues in 172 countries.