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A race to the top- the Better Buildings Partnership's Climate Commitment group set out their pathways to net zero carbon

The UK Better Buildings Partnership’s ‘Climate Commitment’ group – comprising 26 of the world’s largest real estate owners and managers – outlined their individual pathways to achieve net zero carbon across their operations and value chain before 2050. Together these businesses represent the majority of the BBP’s total membership of £240bn in AUM. We have reviewed the pathway documents in detail. In this article we share our reflections on the key themes and the next steps that will see these plans realised. Read more

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GRESB guidance update: What you need to know.

GRESB has now released its updated guidance for the 2021 Real Estate Assessment. We advise many of our market-leading Real Estate clients on the GRESB assessments and help them to achieve impressive GRESB ratings each year. Here is our interpretation of the updated guidance: Read more

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The Science Based Targets Initiative's net zero draft guidance- implications for corporates

The Science-based Targets Initiative (SBTI) are developing the first science-based global standard for corporate net-zero targets, due at the end of 2021. Last week (Jan 28th) the SBTI published a draft of the Net Zero Standard Criteria. They are now seeking feedback. In this guide we describe the key points and the implications for corporates interested in the SBTI’s Net Zero designation. Read more

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The Science Based Targets Initiative's net zero draft guidance- implications for real estate

The Science-based Targets Initiative (SBTI) is developing the first science-based global standard for corporate net-zero targets, due at the end of 2021. Last week (Jan 28th) the SBTI published a draft of the Net Zero Standard Criteria. The authors are now seeking feedback. In this guide we describe the key points and the implications for real estate companies interested in the SBTI’s Net Zero designation. Read more

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Our net zero journey

In December 2019 we joined with our fellow BCorp members to declare a climate emergency. We believed that our business should take action right away and so also pledged to be Net Zero carbon by the end of 2020. We have taken a planned approach to achieve this. Our CSR team have worked hard to develop and implement a strategy that works for our business. Read more

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Launch of NABERS UK

NABERS UK provides the foundations for the path to net zero by establishing an authoritative and independent means to delineate, measure, rate and disclose a building’s operational performance using a consumer-friendly 1 to 6 star scale in order to verify if it achieves the 5 or 6 star net zero carbon energy efficiency level. Read more

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Net Zero ebooks for industry and real estate

Our Net zero ebooks are an essential read for anyone responsible for net zero target setting and delivery in their organisation. We have two ebooks with sector specific information and advice tailored to your industry. Read more

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Verco helps ICAEW to become carbon neutral

Verco are delighted to have been a part of ICAEW’s journey in becoming carbon neutral. In doing so, ICAEW are taking a leading stance in demonstrating how financial institutions can decarbonise their activities and responsibly use carefully selected carbon offsets. Read more

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Verco hosts the Renewable Thermal Group

Achieving net zero for companies with significant industrial heating loads is a major challenge and one that we are helping clients to tackle. We have established a Renewable Thermal Group to help organisations to collaborate, share knowledge and make tangible progress in this area which has so many questions. Read more

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Science Based Targets and the net zero movement: marriage of the century?

The Science Based Targets Initiative have this week published a new paper providing the foundations for science-based corporate net zero targets. For those who have been following the evolving rulebook around science-based targets and the move to net zero in recent years, this paper finally provides a basis for these two tricky areas to align. Read more

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Accelerate your energy savings with fast, cost-effective data integration

It is common knowledge that you can’t reduce what you can’t measure. It is also common knowledge that most decision makers in industry don’t immediately see a return on investment by installing energy data management systems, despite abundant evidence of success from their business peers. The conundrum is that this requires a lot of time and resources and upfront costs to get the system going, and business commitment to make it work in the longer term. Read more

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Here to help you achieve zero (safely)

As the lockdown measures for COVID-19 loosen, we are working to ensure our staff and clients remain safe and that no one is put at unnecessary risk. Now that lockdown is easing, we are delighted to be able to get back on site and working with our clients face-to-face where this is required. Read more