Posts Tagged ‘ESG’
Sustainable real estate investing: navigating trends and leveraging sustainable technology in 2023
A brief history of materiality and ESG at the SEC
It is interesting reading the comments [1] to the proposed ruling by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors [2]. Points raised are diverse, but broadly fall within one of two camps; those vehemently opposed to the ruling, and those in support (often calling for…
Read MoreCSRD: Is your organisation ready for the new ESG reporting requirements in Europe?
Further signs this week that the EU is seeking to strengthen environmental and social reporting requirements; Tuesday saw MEPs and EU national governments strike a provisional deal which would require major corporates to report on how their businesses impact on both people and the environment. The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) will require that major…
Read MoreWhat is EVORA Global doing as a business to tackle climate change?
COP26: A Summary
What is a COP? A Conference of the Parties (COP) is an annual meeting of the signatories to a UN convention – an agreement to co-operate to tackle a global challenge. In the case of climate change, there are almost 200 states who have signed the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) since its…
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 MoreAnticipating Actions and Metrics for the EU Social Impact Investment Taxonomy
In partnership with the University of Leeds, EVORA have been conducting extensive research into how social impact can be measured, in anticipation of the EU Social Impact Investment Taxonomy due for release in September 2021. The increased profile of the ‘S’ in ‘ESG’ is driving demand for a standardised and established set of key performance…
Read MoreESG Data is Growing Up
We are entering a new era of ESG data. Historic market failures regarding our negative environmental and social impacts, and the resulting climate change, nature loss and social inequality, are starting to be corrected with structural changes to the market. In the financial sector, we are seeing both dynamic and double materiality becoming an integral…
Read MoreThe case for ESG in Real Estate Debt
Over the preceding decades, ESG has morphed from a niche add-on to a core part of any sensible investing strategy. Indeed, Standard Chartered estimates that $1 in every $4 is now invested in ESG. As ESG increasingly factors into investment decisions across the market, the case for real estate debt to consider ESG risk grows.…
Read MoreEVORA Global leads HECF to winning coveted ESG award
EVORA is delighted to have supported our long-standing client Hines European Core Fund (HECF) in helping them win the 2021 PREA Real Estate Investment Management ESG award, beating 59 other Funds to the prestigious title. The awards recognise PREA members at the forefront of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues within real estate investing and…
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