Sustainable partnerships June 1, 2023 | Sponsored With increasing focus being placed on CSR and ESG policies, the push for firms to take action to help tackle the UK’s climate challenge has never been stronger. This moment of increased engagement presents businesses across the UK with a unique opportunity to form partnerships and collaborations to enhance processes, products, and services, all in [...]
Are you asking the right questions about your building’s energy usage? May 31, 2023 | Sponsored Businesses are finally asking the question – ‘how much energy are we using, and how can it be reduced?’. It seems the energy crisis, however you view it, did have one upside. I say ‘finally’ because I’ve been waiting a long time for this. Having spent 30 years in building services, selling energy saving control [...]
Private funds expect incoming ESG regulations to boost sector – but UK will trail US and EU May 30, 2023 Private investment firms in the UK think incoming ESG regulations will boost sector but funds worry divergence from global norms could harm progress. According to research from PwC, 59.1 per cent of Limited Partners (LPs) and 58.0 per cent of General Partners (GPs) surveyed believed incoming regulations in the UK targeting ESG would have a [...]
Decarbonisation – Scope 1, 2 and 3: The ‘what’, ‘how’ and ‘why’ May 30, 2023 | Sponsored Blog summary The ‘what’: Understanding scope 1, 2 and 3 The terms scope 1, 2 and 3 were born out of theGHG Protocol (2001) and represent distinct categories of GHG emissions that arise from different sources within and beyond an organisation. This methodology now acts as the backbone for GHG emissions reporting in the UK and [...]
Metrikus and PlanetWatch partner to provide clients with unparalleled environmental data and insights May 26, 2023 | Sponsored Metrikus has closed a strategic partnership with PlanetWatch to enhance its building efficiency software with valuable environmental data and insights. Metrikus is the market leader in providing data-based solutions, with the ultimate goal of making buildings more efficient, productive and sustainable. By partnering with PlanetWatch, Metrikus will be able to provide clients with real-time outdoor [...]
IREP and FuturePlus partner to enhance global sustainability in facilities and asset management May 24, 2023 | Sponsored FuturePlus , the sustainability management and ESG reporting platform and real estate facilities and asset management company, International Real Estate Partners (IREP), have joined forces to create a new global strategic partnership to help businesses put sustainable practice at the heart of their facilities and building management practices. Operating in 50 countries and 6 geographical [...]
How to measure, practice and capitalise on ESG, with Addidat CEO Nina Spencer May 23, 2023 | Sponsored
AIM ESG Performance: Social Mobility in Financial Services May 22, 2023 | Sponsored Addidat has collaborated with Nurole on its AIM ESG series, providing information about AIM companies’ ESG requirements and performance, along with practical suggestions about what firms can do to improve. This article focuses on key aspects of the social performance of companies operating in the Financial Services sector, in terms of their progress on social [...]
AIM ESG Performance: Energy & Basic Materials May 22, 2023 | Sponsored Addidat has collaborated with Nurole on its AIM ESG series, providing information about AIM companies’ ESG requirements and performance, along with practical suggestions about what firms can do to improve. This article focuses on key aspects of the environmental performance of companies operating in the Energy & Basic Materials sectors. Energy and basic materials companies [...]
Appetite for ESG investing falls – but could tighter regulation improve its performance? May 19, 2023 ESG is sliding down the list of investment priorities as investors refocus on maximising returns amid ESG’s poor performance and wider market volatility. According to the latest research by Charles Schwab UK, in two years the number of investors who believe companies with strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) credentials are attractive investment options has [...]