As someone with an interest in sustainable real estate and infrastructure, you may have come across the term ‘GRESB’, and be wondering - exactly what is GRESB? In this article, we’ll explain the key things you need to know about GRESB, and why their reporting is an important tool in... read more →
Jul
19
Jun
09
What is CDP? CDP is a popular voluntary reporting framework that companies use to disclose environmental information to their stakeholders (investors, employees, and customers). Reporting is completed on an annual basis with the portal opening in April every year with submissions due in July. CDP maintain this data in an... read more →
Jun
07
ESG reporting has gone mainstream - with consensus now that ESG risk is investment risk, it is paramount to assess and disclose ESG performance as we enter the low carbon transition. And in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has caused trillions of dollars in losses globally, the necessity... read more →
May
27
The challenge of reaching net zero is both enormous and complex and will require a plethora of strategies and systems to be utilized. One important piece of the decarbonization jigsaw puzzle is carbon offsets, which are predicted to increase 15-fold in volume to as much as $50 billion by 2030... read more →
May
06
Sustainability guidance and reporting frameworks play an important role to promote transparency between organizations and their stakeholders. There's no shortage of guidance and reporting frameworks; this crowded landscape is often referred to as the ‘alphabet soup’ of ESG. In this blog – we examine the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures framework and its role in the... read more →
May
06
To enhance corporate disclosure, there’s no shortage of ESG guidance and benchmarking frameworks to enable comparison between companies and supply externally validated information to various stakeholders. In this blog – we examine the role of one sustainability guidance framework – Sustainable Accounting Standards Board (SASB). What is SASB? To distinguish... read more →
May
03
ESG reporting has surged in prominence amid a growing realisation among investors and financial institutions that sustainability risk is investment risk, as BlackRock CEO Larry Fink highlighted in his 2020 letter to CEOs. Meanwhile, the devastating impact of COVID-19 has further accelerated interest in companies’ ESG disclosure and sustainability performance. But... read more →
May
03
After a low-carbon target has been set, GHG accounting baselines have been calculated and financial-grade GHG reporting has been established, the next chapter of decarbonization comes to the fore. What emission reduction strategies will be needed to reach your company’s target, and how should your team prioritize its efforts to plot the fastest, most cost-effective... read more →
Apr
30
The demand for financial-grade greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting is rapidly growing as investors and businesses seek to demonstrate their commitment to decarbonization. The central authority for how to track and report GHG emissions (and thus progress toward goals) is the GHG Protocol. Yet as GHG accounting continues to evolve and attract... read more →
Apr
30
As more organizations commit to decarbonizing their business through pledge platforms such as net-zero initiatives, the Climate Group’s RE100 program or science-based targets, the scrutiny of progress towards these goals is also increasing. These public commitments combined with increasing pressure from investors are intensifying the demand for financial-grade GHG accounting to underpin sustainability reporting... read more →