Data: The lifejacket that keeps ESG afloat April 11, 2023 | Sponsored If the year is 1983 and you find yourself in Fiji looking at a notice asking you to reuse your hotel towels for the sake of the environment, then your name is probably Jay Westerveld and you’re about to come up with the term “greenwashing”. Mr. Westerveld was lodging in a beach resort undergoing large, [...]
Comfort vs climate: can we find a healthy balance? April 11, 2023 | Sponsored Buildings are essential – they are where we live, where we rest, and where we work. However, they are also responsible for nearly 40% of global emissions. In the US alone, commercial buildings account for 20% of all the energy used, and as much as 30% of that goes to waste. This means if we [...]
How can PropTech help with the ‘S’ and ‘G’ in ESG? April 11, 2023 | Sponsored Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of years, you’ve probably noticed that everyone is talking more and more about ESG. ESG stands for environmental, social and governance, and these criteria are pivotal to the way today’s businesses operate. It’s all about a company’s business model and how its products and [...]
Small businesses are leaning on lending more than ever, Funding Circle chief tells City A.M. April 4, 2023
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CSRD. A new EU ESG regulation that will impact AIM listed companies April 3, 2023 | Sponsored In November 2022 the reporting standards under the upcoming EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSDR) were approved. Compliance comes into force from 2024 and will replace the EU’s Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD). As non-EU and smaller firms come into scope 49,000 companies will be impacted, a 4-fold increase from the 12,000 firms impacted by NFRD today. [...]