Posts Tagged ‘sustainability’
How 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…
Read MoreEVORA achieves Planet Mark certification
We are very proud to announce that EVORA has achieved Planet Mark certification for the 8th 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 MoreClosing up for Christmas? Merry energy saving!
Christmas is just around the corner and hopefully none of us will be spending it in the office, especially given it’s on a Saturday this year! So once the festive greetings are exchanged and the last ‘out of office’ has gone on we’ve got some hints and tips to save energy in your buildings over…
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 MoreGermany: The Coalition Agreement and the Real Estate Industry – From Climate-Neutral Heating to Mandatory Rooftop-Solar and Embodied Carbon
The upcoming traffic light coalition has published its coalition agreement and defined its priorities for the 20th legislative period in it. For the German real estate industry, there are some exciting announcements that will further accelerate the dynamic development. One of the most striking and very concrete planned changes concerns the Building Energy Act (“Gebäudeenergiegesetz”,…
Read MoreWhat is EVORA Global doing as a business to tackle climate change?
Infrastructure investors are leading other real assets
In October, EVORA Global and GLIO hosted a lunch with a select and insightful group of investment managers who are leading on the integration of ESG. In a number of ways, these leaders were ahead of other real assets, particularly real estate. There are obvious differences between direct investment in infrastructure and equity investment in…
Read MoreCOP26: 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 MoreAct on Climate Change
COP26 is well underway and the world is keenly waiting to see what is discussed and then acted upon. Whilst the seriousness of the event can not be understated we thought, as we approach the end of the first week, to take a slightly different and optimistic look at the issues we face by rereleasing…
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