Posts by Joanna Tomlinson
Keeping It Transparent
Sustainability reporting grows ever more mature, complex and demanding. Investors are demanding more transparency. Regulatory requirements are intensifying. The number and complexity of frameworks, standards, ratings and indices has increased – even with efforts to increase harmonisation. Formats and channels are diversifying, with digitalisation accelerated by the pandemic. This is generally positive and certainly a testament…
Read MoreImproving SECR Reporting
Unprecedented inflows into sustainable investment funds, the looming threat of climate change, and societal pressure for businesses to better align their activities to public interests are all driving an agenda towards better disclosure of non-financial information. Ultimately, the “alphabet soup” of ESG reporting acronyms and frameworks exists today because different people want different things from…
Read MoreIs the sustainability report the right place for storytelling?
Firstly, what is storytelling? Storytelling is how people naturally communicate. Within your sustainability report, it is a means of communication, using narrative techniques surrounding employees, the organisation, the past and visions for the future, social bonding and work itself, to build in the reader a new point-of-view or reinforce an opinion or behaviour. Storytelling tools…
Read MoreThe State of Corporate Sustainability Reporting in the EU
The legislation for sustainability disclosures in Europe will be reformed in 2021, as part of a major overhaul of financial market regulation. Importantly, these reforms include plans to create accompanying reporting standards. Similar to financial accounting, sustainability reporting is essential for improved corporate management of risks and opportunities. Focusing on relevant and meaningful disclosures is…
Read MoreCommunicating COVID-19 impacts through Sustainability Reporting
With market uncertainty pervasive and belief in business deteriorating, using the annual sustainability report to restore confidence with all stakeholders is more important than ever. Your next report will need to provide a clear, trustworthy narrative, detailing specific insights on how the pandemic has impacted on your sustainability strategy, business model, risks and stakeholder commitments.…
Read MoreSustainability Report Post-COVID-19
As COVID-19 coincided with our spring peak reporting season, our reporting clients have had to consider adjusting their reports to suit. Despite the focus on the 2019 reporting calendar, many have chosen to acknowledge COVID-19 within the introduction or even a dedicated full chapter, allowing stakeholders to considerately judge the effectiveness of the organisation’s response.…
Read MoreSeeing the Value in Real Estate Supply Chain Sustainability
Do the companies you partner with – your supply chain – understand your approach to ESG issues, and can work with you to meet your goals? Supply chains can often be global, highly complex and of significant scale. Historically, technical quality, cost-effectiveness, speed of delivery and reliability has been the focus. Sustainability has now been…
Read MoreBiodiversity: enhancing the built environment
EVORA support many of our real estate clients to develop sustainability strategies and management systems. The overriding objective of approaches developed is to establish plans that help our clients understand their impacts, manage risks and, perhaps most importantly, drive performance improvement. Often, and unsurprisingly we focus on energy, carbon, water and waste. However, there are…
Read MoreTrends and expectations for sustainable real assets in 2019: Taking Climate Resilience Mainstream
Climate resilience has emerged as a key field of practice; however, a concern is that thinking and knowledge of this topic, and most importantly actions are not progressing quickly or purposefully enough for real estate managers to adequately prepare their assets for the potentially perilous shocks and stresses caused by climate change. Resilience is becoming…
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