Posts by Simon Cripps
Streamlined Energy & Carbon Reporting – What does it mean for you?
Since its initial announcement in 2016, the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has been working on a new framework to simplify the complicated environmental reporting landscape that exists currently. What they came up with is known as the “Streamlined Energy & Carbon Reporting Framework” (SECR). Following an extensive consultation process, which EVORA…
Read MoreGRESB 2019 pre-release: a review of the tweaks and refinements
GRESB has broadly taken a “don’t fix what ain’t broke” approach to the 2019 survey, with the pre-release revealing that only minor changes to the reporting framework have been made from last year. This is perhaps a sign that, after ten years of development, GRESB are settling on a long-term formula for the majority of…
Read MoreEasy energy savings: Closing Up for Christmas
Easy energy savings: Tips & Tricks to minimise your energy consumption over the Winter break. It’s that time of year again: the old Christmas jumper pulled from the depths of your drawers, Secret Santa gifts exchanged, every last drop of mulled wine in a three-mile radius consumed, and now Christmas is just around the corner…
Read MoreGRESB Survey: We answer your questions
With many of us currently knee-deep in spreadsheets for this year’s GRESB submissions, we took some time out to speak with one of our Consultants and ask your questions about the GRESB survey. About the survey GRESB is an investor-driven assessment of sustainability performance, that gives Real Estate and Infrastructure funds of all shapes and…
Read MoreGRESB Infrastructure Survey: What is it?
EVORA is now entering its seventh year of helping entities produce GRESB Real Estate Survey submissions, and with each passing cycle we have accrued more expertise, expanded our client base, and become leaders in the field. Last year we provided comprehensive support to 26 funds and general support to many others, and this year the…
Read MoreGRESB Resilience Module: will you survive and thrive in the face of systems disruption?
When you hear the word resilience you might think of an activist like Martin Luther King, an explorer such as Ranulph Fiennes, or an athlete akin to Mo Farah. In all walks of life it is an admirable and desirable quality, but the meaning it carries in the field of commercial property is perhaps not…
Read MoreBEIS framework consultation: Streamlined Energy & Carbon Reporting
Last month, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) opened a consultation on their new proposed framework for energy and carbon reporting. This process has the potential to bring environmental data smoothly into the mainstream, but could also just create further tangles in the knot that is the current energy reporting landscape. Between…
Read MoreDoes the UK’s net zero future need the EU ETS?
The 2008 Climate Change Act already commits the UK to an 80% reduction in emissions compared to 1990 levels by 2050. However, the unwritten long-term target hopefully is, or at least should be, to achieve complete carbon neutrality. Since its inception in 2005, the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) has been Europe’s flagship…
Read MoreGRESB 2018 Top Tips. Part 2 of 2
Looking to boost your GRESB 2018 score but not sure where to start? Never fear, as here at EVORA we have conducted extensive analysis of results and come up with some tips and tricks for picking up points. Read Part 1 ‘What have we learnt from the GRESB 2017 results?‘ here. Visit our GRESB support…
Read MoreWhat have we learnt? GRESB 2017 Analysis. Part 1 of 2
The GRESB 2017 results show that comprehensive support from EVORA significantly improves performance, helping you maximise and showcase your environmental credentials and add value to your portfolio. Visit our GRESB support service page. The GRESB 2017 cycle is officially over. The points have been tallied, the reports released, and the winners named. But there’s no…
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