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We are sponsoring Sustainability LIVE London 2024

Verco are sponsoring the Sustainability LIVE London event in September at the Business Design Centre. Andrew Todd, Director of Corporates at Verco will be taking part in a panel session with a selection of other leading Sustainability professionals: Climate Impact Strategies, and we will be hosting a stand. Come and meet us there! Read more

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Verco is supporting Plastic Free July 2024

It’s plastic free July. An important month to support and help to drive the solutions to plastic pollution. At Verco, we have incorporated plastic free processes within our company culture not just for Plastic free month, but all year round. However, we are always striving to spread further awareness and to do better. Read more

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Glossary of net zero terms

If the long and growing list of net zero related acronyms is making your head spin, you're not alone! Here's a summary of net zero standards, frameworks and regulations and what they all mean. Read more

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There’s still time to submit your IETF application!

There’s still time to submit your IETF application! We provide support and free resources to help you do it. Following the General Election, we expect the IETF application to go back to 'business as usual' which may mean that businesses have a few more weeks to prepare their applications. Read more

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CDP’s streamlined disclosures for 2024 – what’s new?

CDP questionnaires were published at the end of April, and the reporting window runs from 4th June to 2nd October. Esther Stoakes, Principal Consultant and climate disclosure specialist, summarises the main changes to this year’s CDP questionnaire and answers common questions. Read more

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Part 2 of 2: The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) embodied carbon emission datasets

PCAF has released two significant datasets for free and open access. The first is an updated European Building Emission Factor Database (EBEFD), focusing on operational carbon emission factors for mortgages and commercial real estate discussed in our previous article here. The second relates to embodied carbon emissions for real estate which this article explores.Real estate investments can significantly impact the environment, especially in terms of embodied carbon emissions. Embodied emissions are the emissions that occur during the production, transportation, and construction of building materials. Under the GHG Protocol they are accounted for as Scope 1, 2 and Scope 3 emissions for construction companies and developers and Scope 3 emissions for funders/owners. Read more

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How to simplify your decarbonisation technology choices

For manufacturers, implementing decarbonisation technology is typically the largest step to meeting net zero targets for operations. But the decision making can be a complex task. We caught up with Thanos Patsos to find out more about what the screening assessment service looks like in practice and why our clients are increasingly using this low-cost service to confidently narrow down their options. Read more

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Part 1 of 2: The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) operational carbon emission datasets

PCAF has released two significant datasets for free and open access. The first focusses on operational carbon and the second on embodied carbon. In this series of articles, we take a look at the datasets and their application. In part 1 we review the updated European Building Emission Factor Database (EBEFD), which focusses on operational carbon emission factors for mortgages and commercial real estate. In part 2 we take a look at the data set which relates to embodied carbon emissions for real estate. Read more

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Verco supports Pride month 2024

It’s Pride month. A time for us to come together to celebrate diversity, inclusion, and respect and to embrace the ongoing challenge of creating a society where everyone can feel they belong. At Verco we support Pride. Read more

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Business Green 'Sustainable, Talks' webinar featuring Verco and ABInBev

Verco will be joining Business Green as they explore how new technology-based services are helping businesses to understand the impact their decisions could have on that plan, alongside offering real forecasts on a range of factors such as demand reduction, site changes, technology mix and carbon target development. Read more

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Webinar: The net zero benefits of occupier engagement and how to achieve them

Even the most energy efficient building with state-of-the-art heating and cooling systems needs to be run well in order to meet its full potential. In this webinar, Jack Edwards, Senior Consultant at Verco will be joined by Grace Hamer, Occupier Engagement Manager at Cadogan to discuss how occupier engagement can reap rewards as well as showing you the best route to take. Read more