By Lucy Curtis and Peter Willcocks We are now in a critical period requiring rapid and urgent action to retrofit our buildings in a bid to address climate change. The Paris Agreement set a global imperative ¹ to restrict global warming to 2⁰C or below. To achieve this ambition, global greenhouse gas emissions need to reduce […]
The COVID-19 outbreak is impacting all of us and has understandably disrupted the operations of all markets and businesses globally. We are clearly all very concerned for our families, friends and colleagues in what are very difficult times and we want to extend our sincerest and heartfelt wishes to everyone. Our commitment to our colleagues […]
We are very proud to announce that EVORA has achieved Planet Mark certification for the 6th year running. The Planet Mark is an internationally recognised certification based on sustainability standards and its mission is to help us all contribute to a thriving planet as a collective force. The certification represents an organisation’s commitment to sustainability […]
EVORA Global are delighted to announce that Philippa Gill will be joining on February 1st as Director and will be merging Verdextra into EVORA’s existing business operations. Verdextra are a specialised Sustainability, Health and Wellbeing and Operations Consultancy and have emerged as thought leaders in the Health and Wellbeing arena. We are very excited […]
For those of us old enough to remember the amazing and thought provoking Baz Luhrmann song of the late 1990’s ‘Everybody’s free to wear Sunscreen’ you will be amazed to know that it is twenty years since this early viral internet phenonium grabbed our attention. You will also no doubt recall those thought provoking and […]
EVORA has supported Moorfield on development and delivery of its sustainability programme for a number of years now. This is the third year we have assisted in the production of their Corporate Social Responsibility report. Moorfield has done well over the past 12 months achieving like-for-like energy reductions of 13%, carbon reductions of 38% and […]
The London Plan, which dictates all planning and development in the capital, is currently undergoing a major rewrite but many in the sector are unaware that some significant changes and adjustments have already come into force. In October last year, the Greater London Authority (GLA) published updated Energy Assessment Guidance which applies from January this […]
It is becoming increasingly difficult to separate climate related risk from the conventional view of financial risk. So how do you assess the financial risks related to climate change? Unpredictable weather patterns across the world can influence everything from food prices, health costs, retail clothing sales patterns as well as how effective and efficient our buildings […]
Welcome to my second blog post about the creation of an engaging workplace in a growing company. Today, I will be focusing on simple and affordable tips and tricks on how to make your office a pleasant and productive environment for your employees. Why is this important? Providing an attractive workplace is key for employees’ […]
EVORA has been growing fast, with over 100% team growth in the last 18 months alone. While such growth is exciting, we also had to overcome some challenges in order to keep and nurture our positive office culture. In this series of blog posts, I will take you on a journey about the creation of […]