Using plain English to provide jargon-free contracts for our clients June 13, 2023 | Sponsored Have you looked at your legal documents, contracts and terms and conditions and thought that not only are they hard to understand, they don’t really reflect your business and how you want to run it? You’re not alone. Many purposeful businesses want to strip out the jargon from their contracts and get back to using [...]
Introduce sustainable supply chains to meet your ESG goals June 13, 2023 | Sponsored An organisation’s supply chain typically accounts for over ten times more emissions than its operations. Addressing the impact of the supply chain is key for any business that wants to reduce its impact on the environment. We have seen a move in the market towards including sustainability and impact drafting in contracts to make improvements [...]
Banks ditch sustainability as economic headwinds slows progress June 13, 2023 SUSTAINABILITY is falling down the list of priorities for many UK banks, after a new study found the number of banks stating sustainability was a key part of their business strategy had plummeted by 40 per cent in a year. Only 60 per cent of banking leaders in the UK say sustainability is an important [...]
Evolving ESG June 2, 2023 | Sponsored As the world becomes more socially and environmentally conscious, impactful ESG policies have become integral to corporate strategies. Stakeholders at every level, be they shareholders, employees, or consumers are demanding more of them, and firms should look to embrace this as a chance to make radical positive change. These increasing public expectations have been accompanied [...]
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 [...]