New IEMA Practitioner Member!
After years of hard work in the sustainability industry, we are delighted to announce that our colleague Theo Bibby has successfully achieved the esteemed IEMA Practitioner Membership! For those unfamiliar with the title, the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) is a globally recognized organisation that brings together professionals […]
Pensions and Prosperity: how sustainable pensions schemes are shaping our future
In an era defined by economic uncertainty and evolving demographics, the importance of a sustainable pension scheme and the manifold benefits it brings to employees and users should be amplified. For a boutique consultancy like ours, the health, wealth and wellbeing of our staff is paramount. I mean, for real. […]
How can Parisian apartments embrace sustainability?
I have been lucky enough to stay with family and work from Paris this summer (one of the many perks E.S.G. Solutions allows employees to do). Amongst the hustle and bustle of cafes, artists painting and tourists soaking in the breathtaking views from the Sacre Coeur, are some of the oldest […]
Thanks TCFD, welcome ISSB!
Earlier this week it was announced that the Financial Stability Board has asked the IFRS Foundation to take over monitoring companies’ climate-related disclosures from the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). This follows the publication of the ISSB Standards — IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 — which fully incorporate […]
BREEAM In-Use platform migration
Following BRE‘s recent communications about migration of the BREEAM In-Use scheme to the BREEAM Projects platform, we would like to confirm the final dates for the platform migration. The migration will take place over the weekend of 15th and 16th July to minimise disruption. Here are the details: Saturday 15 July […]
How to draft a compliant sustainability report?
E.S.G. Solutions is a proud founding partner of Diligentia ETS, an association mainly addressed at the business community: companies and professionals. It is its duty to balance the existing imbalance between the paradigm of economic development and the compliance with the non-economic values in accordance with the sustainable development goals […]
Important ESOS news! Extension to Phase 3 compliance deadline
The latest Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) newsletter has just been released, keeping the industry updated with key information relating to the scheme. In this issue the Environment Agency (EA) has provided an update from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (formerly BEIS and DECC) on ESOS Phase […]
Sunshine ESG
We are taking a breath to enjoy the long bank holiday weekend in the UK and for this week’s blog article we just thought to chill out a bit and reflect on the many journeys (quite literally) that we have embarked on. Here’s a selection of some of the most […]
ESOS Phase 3 important changes!
In this blog article we will be providing an update from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (formerly BEIS) on ESOS Phase 3 implementation. This is the legislation that transposed into UK law Article 8 of the Energy Efficiency Directive 2012/27/EU in 2014. 1. Phase 3 ESOS changes […]
Will inconsistent ESG ratings be the reason we burst the green bubble?
The idea of ESG investing may have originally been well intentioned, and tools and standards are a critical component to ensure this happens. Major players in the industry such as MSCI, Sustainalytics and ISS ESG have their own propriety frameworks where they prioritise different factors and use different sources of […]