GRESB 2021 – Lessons learned and industry insight
GRESB 2021 was an interesting challenge to undertake in the midst of a global pandemic with many asset owners struggling to gather data and properly prepare internally for the assessment due to enforced home working conditions. Here are some of our lessons learned and insights immediately following the recent submissions. […]
Brewdog – A fascinating case
If you are a sustainability professional and enjoy your pints, then you most certainly haven’t missed the case of the first “carbon negative” beer business in the world. Their impressive marketing campaign convinced many of their customers that drinking Brewdog wasn’t just a punk choice to make, but also an […]
End to coal power brought forward to October 2024 in Great Britain
E.S.G. Solutions is happy to hear that the deadline to phase out coal from Great Britain’s energy system has been brought forward by a whole year, highlighting the UK’s leadership to go further in driving down GHG emissions and tackling climate change. From 1st October 2024 Great Britain will no […]
Welcome to E.S.G. Solutions, Millar!
E.S.G. Solutions is delighted to announce that this week Millar Grant has joined us to support our continuous growth and help us with the various digitalisation and marketing operations within the company. A technology graduate with a strong interest in environmental, social and governance issues, Millar brings his computational skills […]
E.S.G. Solutions now included in CIBSE’s Directory of Member Practices
We are happy to announce that today the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers has formally accepted E.S.G. Solutions’ application to join CIBSE Directory of Member Practices! You can find more details about our Code of Professional Conduct here.
TNFD launched today!
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has just been launched, with the aim to deliver a framework by 2023 for organisations to report and act on evolving nature-related risks. The new initiative aims to build on the success of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), which was […]
What a month May has been! Let’s step back for a moment and celebrate in style now
With the lockdown restrictions easing in the UK, site inspections and client meetings (in person!!!) have made our May diaries pretty busy. We’ll follow up soon about the many ESG initiatives that we’ve been involved in across the UK and beyond, but for the time being let us just take […]
UK government to set world’s most ambitious Climate Change targets to date
The UK government has announced that they will be setting the world’s most ambitious climate change targets through the sixth Carbon Budget. The government has set a goal of reducing GHG emissions by 78% by 2035, compared to 1990 levels. Once enshrined to law, these changes will incorporate the UK’s […]
Launching the “Get It Fair ESG Rating Scheme”, the first third party ethical label
E.S.G. Solutions Ltd is thrilled to announce it that has been recognised by the “GIF ESG Rating Scheme” (https://getit-fair.com) programme operator as “Committed Partner”. As more financial institutions (investors, insurances, banks) are favouring companies with a good ESG risk profile because they ensure lower risks of unexpected costs and superior […]
The impact of working from home on GHG reporting
As a result of the ongoing pandemic, millions of people worldwide have started to work from home. With everyone adapting to this new way of working, this will likely continue long after we have emerged from lockdown. This change of approach will likely see a decline in greenhouse gas emissions […]