Introduction There are emerging global and national agendas on placemaking, levelling up and wellbeing. Investors are looking at environmental and social factors of the organisations they lend to for their ESG investments. This trend aims to improve the places where...
As the global community continues to grapple with the urgent need to address environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, standards and frameworks for sustainability reporting have become essential tools for businesses, investors, and regulators alike. The...
Establishing “green credentials” for an organisation can involve a little burden. But is it worth it? Of course, the real worth is a protected environment where we and our loved ones can all live, breathe and thrive happily. However, happiness is not enough of a...
We’ve had excellent feedback from our webinars which are helping our SHIFT clients make environmental improvements. They are also great for connecting with peers. We will be running more sessions over the coming months to help social landlords make even more...
The impacts of climate change are clear (flood risk, overheating risk, food and water security). Forthcoming regulations [1] will require organisations to evaluate and mitigate the risks that climate change presents to their operations. However, the regulations will...
Our Sam McConnochie details how he set up the SHIFT [1] portal which helps social landlords report on all environmental issues and provides an excellent audit trail. Here’s what he wrote: Working with a web development agency, we built the SHIFT portal from concept...
The IPCC’s [1] latest report made the headlines a few weeks ago. The report confirmed that climate change is real, it presents adverse effects to us all and it is caused by human activity. For environmental professionals this is hardly news, but it is good to see...
The “Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill” has completed the first stage of a 12 stage journey to becoming UK law [1]. Inspired by a similar law in Wales, the proposed bill, will require public bodies to improve “the economic, social, environmental and cultural...
It seems that the Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion is not too impressed by the way “Social Factors” in ESG investments are being handled by investors. In a recent consultation, he states: “I am concerned that social factors are not well understood. “Many...
