Posts Tagged ‘social value’
Unlocking Value Through Social Impact: Insights from Fitwel Social Performance Webinar #2
Our recent webinar, the second in our Fitwel Social Performance series, delved into the business case behind Fitwel Social Performance. This session featured insights from Joanna Frank, President and CEO of Fitwel, and Philippa Gill, Executive Director of Strategic Accounts at EVORA Global. They explored the intersection of health, economic evidence, and the optimisation of…
Read MoreHow Does ESG Data Bolster Real Asset Strategies and Bootstrap CapEx Decisions?
We ask Ben Rouncefield-Swales, EVORA’s Global Head of Data Operations, how robust ESG data drives strategic financial decisions. The result? Real assets that are environmentally sustainable, socially positive, and credible, inspiring investor trust and confidence. Hi Ben, What obstacles arise when using ESG data insights for sustainable real asset investments? Navigating the sustainability landscape for…
Read MoreEVORA achieves Planet Mark certification again
We are very proud to announce that EVORA has achieved Planet Mark certification for the 9th 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 programmes…
Read MoreA Quick Introduction to Social Value
Social value has been a theme for governments and businesses for the last decade. As something that started life as a means of trying to assure positive local outcomes for projects where public money was being spent, for example for a construction company commissioned to build a school, it has evolved into a broader concept…
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 MoreDisentangling ‘Community Engagement’, ‘Social Value’ and ‘Impact Investing’
Community engagement in real estate is where landlords, property/building managers and occupiers seek to better engage with the local municipality, landlords, occupiers and general public. Community engagement can span a variety of topics from investments in public realm improvements to engaging with schools, prioritising local employment and suppliers, recruiting apprentices, charitable donations, and environment, social…
Read MoreEVORA achieves Planet Mark certification
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…
Read MoreAddressing the social impacts of climate change: What if we unlocked the social value hidden in the UK’s industrial and logistics assets?
In the discourse on social value and the built environment, we most often hear about infrastructure, multi-residential developments, and office spaces. However, 15% of the UK’s real estate market value is held in logistics and industrial parks [1]. These sites support many business types, with e-commerce businesses now taking up a larger proportion of tenants…
Read MoreEVORA Global announced as headline partner on Estates Gazette new Sustainability Programme
EVORA is pleased to be working in collaboration with the Estates Gazette and other industry leaders to share knowledge and key learnings about sustainability with the real estate industry. Find out more here. Read the article “How real estate is mobilised to face a real and present danger” by Chris Bennett here. Listen to the podcast…
Read MoreSocial Value Part 2: Five Key Challenges for Social Value in Real Estate
In 2015, the United Nations set as part of their Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 11—[to] “Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable”[1]. When talking about resilient cities, most of us probably think of our physical environment, rising sea levels and thermal comfort. However, the built environment can be a great enabler of community growth and…
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