Posts Tagged ‘sustainability’
CSRD: 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 MoreEVORA Global partners with Fitwel to drive wellness in the built environment
Over recent years the focus on people-centric places within the built environment has gathered pace, with investors and tenants alike looking for ways to quantify and recognise the impact of buildings on their occupants as well as the wellbeing credentials of these spaces. This has been driven by a variety of factors, not least the…
Read MoreWhy Social Wellbeing?
EVORA Global is delighted to launch its newest Service Line this month: Social Wellbeing. After months of preparation, we are now able to offer Social Wellbeing services to our clients as we continue to move towards delivering truly comprehensive E, S and G support to the industry. Social disruption from climate change, inequality and public…
Read MorePlant Power Month
We celebrated Plant Power Month in April, inspired by National Gardening Week (27th April to 5th May). We spent the month taking cuttings of plants, growing vegetables, making seed bombs, and taking pictures of our plants. Plant Power Month was a great success. We loved seeing EVORians posting their green babies on the Wellbeing channel…
Read MoreRoundtable: the “gap” between real asset valuations and investment value
In March, EVORA Insights’ fourth roundtable focused on integrating climate risk into real estate asset valuation and assessing investment value. The discussion was more diverse than just technical adjustments to acquisition models and IC memos. Our clients’ focus on achieving actual net mitigation and adaptation, rather than simply de-risking an investment or portfolio, was striking.…
Read MoreHow 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…
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