Posts Tagged ‘sustainable business’
What is EVORA Global doing as a business to tackle climate change?
The Sustainability Case for Business
Upon reading a number of recent sustainability articles; “2018 will be fourth hottest year on record…”, “Humans are damaging the oceans in profound ways”, “Earth’s resources consumed in ever greater destructive volumes”, I am left pondering what priority is this critically important issue being given at a time when – more than ever – the…
Read MoreBIM:SAM – A Revolutionary Way To Optimise And Future-Proof Your Buildings In A Digital Age
Strategic asset management within the BIM environment; bringing all the information you need into one building model EVORA EDGE‘s remit is to support clients to implement sustainability at both fund and asset levels. We do this by helping to design, deliver and manage technical engineering solutions to the built environment. To support our delivery of…
Read MoreHealth And Wellbeing In Practice: 7 Ways Our Office Move Has Improved Life At EVORA
In March 2017, after four years at Vintage House on Albert Embankment, close to Vauxhall, our London team relocated to The Hop Exchange on Southwark Street, by London Bridge and Borough Market. Having outgrown Vintage House, we took the opportunity to look for a space that provided a better working environment. As sustainability practitioners, we are acutely…
Read MoreEVORA Appointed by USS to Manage Its Sustainability Data
On behalf of the wider team, I am delighted to welcome Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) as a new EVORA client. USS, one of the largest pension schemes in the UK, with total fund assets of approximately £57 billion (as of December 2016), has appointed EVORA to manage its sustainability data and to provide support in…
Read MoreThe Non-Financial Reporting Directive: Three Key Questions and How to Approach the New Requirements
This is our 20th blog post of 2017 so far – have you signed up to receive our monthly digest yet? In December 2016, the EU non-financial reporting directive (Directive 2014/95/EU) was transposed into UK law via The Companies, Partnerships and Groups (Accounts and Non-Financial Reporting) Regulations 2016. In short, this legislation requires large companies…
Read MoreA Connected World: An Introduction to the Internet of Things (Part 1 of 3)
The world is becoming more interconnected than ever before. The ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) is an exciting development for many industries and disciplines. You do not have to be a technology expert to realise the potential of IoT. This blog series takes you on a journey to demystify the IoT concept. Throughout the series, you…
Read MoreEVORA Needs More Excellent People to Join Its Growing Team!
As EVORA’s exciting phase of growth continues, we are on the lookout for more outstanding candidates to come and join our close-knit team of dedicated professionals. Energy Consultant We only launched our new technical engineering division, EVORA EDGE, a few weeks ago, but Andrew and Neil are already so busy with new client work that we…
Read MoreCommercial Real Estate Sustainability in 2017: Seven Likely Highlights
I think most will agree that 2016 has been year of surprises and uncertainties in many arenas. In spite of this, we’ve seen some positive moves in many aspects of the world of commercial real estate sustainability and 2017 could shape up to be an equally encouraging one. I wanted to share EVORA’s thoughts on…
Read MoreNew Guidance on Climate Related Disclosure and Reporting
On December 14th 2016 the Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate Related Disclosure published its long-awaited recommendation report. The report sets out recommendations for helping businesses disclose climate-related financial risks and opportunities. The report states that the impact that global warming can have on economies is widely recognised. However, at present, it is difficult…
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