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Sep 02
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SAF Certificates Explained: Sustainable Aviation Fuel certificates 

A net-zero pathway through sustainable aviation fuel  For years aviation has been one of the many sectors subject to growing calls for increased environmental stewardship and sustainable leadership. It comes as no surprise that investors and corporations have been driving this pressure given that the global aviation sector produces 750 million... read more →
Aug 06

What is net zero and the SBTi?

Most of the world is committed to limiting global temperature rises to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels to see off the worst effects of climate change. That means halving greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 and hitting net-zero emissions by 2050. Already, 53% of global GDP has made an intended or... read more →
Jul 19

What is GRESB?

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 →
Jun 09

CDP: What is it is, how does it work, and how software can help

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 maintains this data in an... read more →
Jun 07

Renewable energy procurement options in the path to Net Zero

ESG reporting has gone mainstream - with the 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... read more →
May 27

Carbon offsets and the net zero pathway: A closer look

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

TCFD framework: What it is, and why it matters

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

What is SASB (Sustainability Accounting Standards Board)?

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

The future of ESG reporting: Looking into the crystal ball

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

Reducing building operating emissions at scale with data analytics

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 →