Posts Tagged ‘Climate change’
Top 5 ESG Trends in Nordic Real Estate
The Nordics have a reputation of being some of the most sustainable (and happiest!) countries in the world. This is no exception when it comes to commercial real estate as many look to the Nordics as a leading example when it comes to how they can improve sustainability within their own portfolios. With EVORA’s recent…
Read MoreCOP28 Agreements and EVORA Reflections
COP stands for Conference of the Parties and it is the world’s biggest climate meeting. The supreme decision-making body of the Convention has representation from all States that are signatories (or Parties) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC). They have the duty to assess the effects of the measures introduced to…
Read MoreExploring ESG and its Evolving Influence on the Commercial Real Estate Industry
Introduction to ESG & Sustainability We’ve all heard the buzz-term “ESG,” but what is it, why is it important, and how can firms and funds approach integrating it? In this article, we aim to explain some of these outstanding questions, and how ESG can be accretive to value. Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors provide…
Read MoreCOP28 and the Built Environment: Paving the Way to a Sustainable Future
As the world gathers in Dubai for COP28, the imperative to tackle climate change has reached a pivotal moment. Initially agreed upon in 2015 at COP21, the global commitment to limit global warming to 1.5°C by 2050 is now facing considerable challenges, with evidence showing that we are on track to exceed this limit by…
Read MoreNo One Wants to Jump First. Can New York Climate Week Provide the Push?
Things are heating up in the Big Apple this week and it’s not just from climate change. British royals, world leaders and real estate magnates are all getting hot for New York Climate Week This year’s New York Climate Week (September 17-24) will be the hottest yet with the loudest plaudits going to those who…
Read MoreEVORA Global Joins the Advisory Board of All-Party Parliamentary Group on ESG to Drive Policy Development
EVORA Global, a premier provider of sustainable solutions for the real asset industry, is thrilled to announce its appointment to the Advisory Board of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG). This strategic collaboration aims to foster dialogue and drive positive change on crucial sustainability issues within the built environment. As…
Read MoreA Summary Guide to The CRREM and SBTi Update
The Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor (CRREM) & Science Based Target initiatives (SBTi) have recently published updates to the decarbonisation pathways. The recently released version is 1.5⁰C aligned and affects the tool’s underlying data in three important areas: carbon intensity, energy intensity, and SBTi-alignment. The new version addresses updated global emission budgets as well as…
Read MoreWill TCFD prepare organisations for the climate crisis?
Yanna Badet, Meghan Johnson, Phil Fieldhouse, Karolina Krzystek-De Ranter and Lisa Tassis Climate Change is hard to ignore this summer: Europe is battling heatwaves and wildfires, over 60% is in drought conditions while other parts of the world are experiencing several 1000-year floods within months. We are in a climate crisis, and we are feeling…
Read MoreHow relevant will the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures be to the Real Estate sector?
There is a growing understanding that biodiversity loss and climate change are interlinked crises. Climate change degrades many ecosystems and makes the species within them more vulnerable; a decline in biodiversity reduces the ability of ecosystems to act as a carbon sink and to provide resilience for human populations through ecosystem services. The second part…
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