Posts Tagged ‘reporting’
PRI Reporting Window Opens for 12 Weeks from 2 May
The United Nations-supported Principles of Responsible Investment (UN PRI) is an international network of financial institutions working towards the common goal of ‘developing a more sustainable global financial system’. With over 5,300 signatories adopting the UN PRI’s 6 Principles of Responsible Investment, the organisation supports companies across the globe in incorporating environmental, social and governance…
Read MoreReflections on My First Year Supporting Sustainability Reporting
After a year of working as a consultant at EVORA, I have supported several clients through a full annual cycle of sustainability reporting. For the clients engaged with EVORA this varies between internal communications with investors and stakeholders, and external reporting to regulators, governing bodies and the public. EVORA can support all these different…
Read MoreFitwel Announces Certified Metrics Pilot to Substantiate Value & Risk
In Collaboration with EVORA Global, New Pilot Marks Codification of Metrics Connecting Health and Well-Being to “S” in ESG for Commercial Real Estate Industry Fitwel®, the healthy building certification platform operated by the Center for Active Design (CfAD) and Active Design Advisors Inc. (Adai), announced today the launch of its Certified Metrics pilot in partnership…
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 MoreSIERA: the backbone of ESG reporting at EVORA
Clarity and accuracy of data are vital when it comes to ESG reporting. It is the cornerstone across all sectors for understanding sustainability performance – this is no different within commercial real estate. Quality data is essential because if you cannot see how an asset is performing, you cannot see where improvements are needed. If…
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 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 MoreIs the sustainability report the right place for storytelling?
Firstly, what is storytelling? Storytelling is how people naturally communicate. Within your sustainability report, it is a means of communication, using narrative techniques surrounding employees, the organisation, the past and visions for the future, social bonding and work itself, to build in the reader a new point-of-view or reinforce an opinion or behaviour. Storytelling tools…
Read MoreThe State of Corporate Sustainability Reporting in the EU
The legislation for sustainability disclosures in Europe will be reformed in 2021, as part of a major overhaul of financial market regulation. Importantly, these reforms include plans to create accompanying reporting standards. Similar to financial accounting, sustainability reporting is essential for improved corporate management of risks and opportunities. Focusing on relevant and meaningful disclosures is…
Read MoreGetting ready for GRESB season – Reporting tips and tricks
GRESB is imminently approaching! Which for a lot of us in the ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) industry, it means getting ready to report all the relevant activities that have been undertaken by funds over the course of the past year. In order to smoothen your reporting process and evidence collection, I have looked to…
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