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Director Alex Ely has been invited to be a keynote speaker at the 4th Athens ESG Forum. The Athens ESG Forum is the most prestigious conference about ESG and sustainable development in Greece. The Forum will be addressing key issues concerning the entrepreneurial environment. In 2024, more companies will begin to take ESG seriously, not simply as an exercise in compliance and risk management, but as an opportunity to redesign their business models from the ground up.

Mæ Director Alex Ely will be this year's keynote speaker at the RIBA London Awards. The event will celebrate the most sustainable, original and inclusive buildings enriching our communities in London. The London Awards will take place on Friday, 10th May, from 6.30pm until 11 pm at RIBA HQ, 66 Portland Place, W1B 1NR.

The evening will celebrate the 76 projects shortlisted for the regional awards and reveal the winners during the evening. The audience will consist of approximately 250 guests, including representatives of the 76 shortlisted practices, their guests, RIBA Awards Judges, RIBA London Group chairs, and other stakeholders.

We're pleased to be sponsoring FOOTPRINT+, the world's most advanced international conference for the decarbonisation of the built environment. Constantly breaking new ground, it has set a precedent in the UK's swiftly-advancing and ever more integrated property and technology sectors.

Our Director Alex Ely will be chairing a panel session 'Promoting the positives in timber-framed housing' on Wednesday 8th May. Further information can be found at Footprint+.

We are proud to announce that our Director Alex Ely is a judge for this year's Architect of the Year Awards. The Awards cover a wide range of categories including Education, Industry, Conservation, Office,Housing, Public Buildings, Retail and Leisure and many more. Deadline for entries is 17th May 2024 and the winners will be announced on Wednesday 16th October.

Director Alex Ely will be taking part in the Shropshire Society of Architects Spring 2024 Lectures, a series that includes Jamie Fobert, Alison Brooks Architects and Ström Architects. He will be talking about the practice's work including our Stirling Prize winning John Morden Centre. The talk, on 24th April, will be hosted at the Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, SY1 1TE at 6.30pm. For further information email sue.jones@bchnarchitects.co.uk

We are proud to have recently become a Certified B Corporation®. Being part of a global community of businesses that meet high standards of social and environmental impact aligns with Mæ’s current principles and future objectives.

As a B Corp® company, we pledge to be industry leaders, creating sustainable, resilient buildings and places. This certification provides us with a framework for our continued improvement as a business.

Working with like-minded clients and collaborators, our socially conscious team of architects will imbed environmental and social standards into every project. We will engage with people who live and use our buildings from conception through to post occupancy, ensuring a local, community led approach to our architecture and placemaking.

Mæ’s leaders will continue to ensure that we put purpose before profits, and that our company governance considers all our stakeholders – our communities, our clients, and our Mæ team. We will take care of our people, focusing on wellbeing, career development and delivering projects that improve all our lives every single day. We will continue to work closely with residents in our communities, through our social value programmes, and our support of industry diversity initiatives.

Throughout our journey to become a B Corp® company, we have drawn on the support and knowledge from others. We will support and encourage other companies in our industry and play our part in the B Global Network’s® goal that all businesses become a force for good.

We will always work to benefit all. We will always work to be better.