Posts Tagged ‘net zero’
Race to Zero with SIERA: Decarbonisation Software for Sustainable Real Assets
EVORA’s Net Zero Carbon solution is purpose-built to power real asset decarbonisation. We ask Director Nick Hogg how SIERA’s groundbreaking module accurately predicts and optimises real asset pathways to net zero. Hi Nick, what does net zero mean for real estate investors? The urgency to reduce carbon emissions in real assets is paramount. The real…
Read MoreGeneralist Advisory Vs Sector Specialism
The commercial real asset market is evolving rapidly, and it’s no secret ESG is driving this evolution as the world transitions to a net zero economy. As a result, staying on top of ESG issues and applying them effectively to real asset investment and management is critical to keep up with the pace. The role…
Read MoreForward-looking ESG data
To integrate climate risk and sustainability into financial decisions, we need to standardise metrics, improve data quality and ensure that it is forward-looking as well as measuring past performance. For climate risk, this is an essential part of the TCFD Recommendations for integrating climate risk as an investment risk. Climate risk is divided into three…
Read MoreEmbodied Carbon and its Role in Achieving Net Zero Carbon
Embodied Carbon accounts for the total greenhouse gas emissions released to the air as a result of constructing a building Commitments have been made to achieve Net Zero Carbon by 2050, Embodied Carbon must be considered and reduced to achieve this Climate change poses a number of financial risks Embodied Carbon studies can increase climate…
Read MorePhysical Climate Risk Assessment
EVORA’s Climate Resilience team has been advising clients on physical, transition and litigation risks associated with climate change – and how these affect the resilience of financial investments. To this end, the EVORA team has been evaluating which specialist data analysis partner to work with. The majority of data services available today are focused on…
Read MoreWhy a zero carbon design is a smart investment
Zero carbon is the buzzword in the industry, with the UK becoming the first major economy in the world to pass laws requiring net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. To this ambitious end, all future developments and, importantly, existing buildings will have to take significant strides towards reducing energy consumption. Some investment managers may…
Read MoreEVORA become signatories to the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment
We are delighted to announce that EVORA Global has joined nearly 100 other organisations in signing The World Green Building Council’s Commitment. The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) is a global network leading the transformation of the built environment to make it healthier and more sustainable. Their Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment calls for companies, cities,…
Read MoreA 2050 target but no time to spare!
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…
Read MoreA sustainable Internet: What is the cost of our current use?
When people hear about sustainability, typical thoughts circle around travel, consumerism, buildings, the physical world. Conceptually, the web and the devices that allow us access to it, appear clean in their usage, far removed from belching power plants and noxious fumes. But the reality is that every search performed on Google, every Netflix show watched,…
Read MoreFive sustainability trends for the 2020s: what’s in store for real estate?
Upon entering the 2020s, which some dub ‘a decade for delivery’ to improve sustainability across the board, it is perhaps wise to consider the breakout trends that will carry forward. After all, a new year always inspires new endeavours. It provides a clean slate to readjust and redeliver, as well as a fresh opportunity to…
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