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New UK Waste Regulations: What Businesses Need to Know
Starting 31 March 2025, all businesses and non-domestic premises in England will be legally required to separate and manage their waste more effectively. For businesses, this means potential changes to waste disposal practices that could affect operations and costs. Here’s everything you need to know and how you can stay compliant.
Navigating the latest SBTi developments
As the urgency of climate action intensifies, with 2024 being the hottest year in recorded history, the SBTi has recently announced key updates to its processes and corporate standards, most notably the release of the consultation draft of the Corporate Net Zero Standard Version 2.0.
Preparing for GRESB 2025 – What You Need to Know and How to Stay Ahead
With the GRESB Portal opening for the 2025 GRESB Assessments on 1st April, real estate companies should start preparing for the reporting cycle and meeting the new 2025 requirements. Read on for an overview of 2025 changes, implications, and how we can help you prepare for GRESB 2025.
EPBD 2024 – why it is still important
The EPBD is a key component in the European Union’s strategy to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions across the building sector, however, differences in jurisdictional implementation pose challenges for managers overseeing multinational portfolios.
Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor (CRREM): What it is, why it matters, and how we can help
If your business is looking to understand how global Net-Zero targets may impact the value of standing real estate investments, conducting a CRREM assessment is an excellent place to start.
CDP 2024 Updates: Key changes for your business to know
Orbis Advisory can support your company to understand CDP’s 2024 updates to its questionnaire, portal, scoring, and submission process.
CDP Reporting: What it is, why it matters, and how we can help
If your business is seeking to understand its sustainability strengths and weaknesses and reduce its environmental impact, CDP reporting is an excellent place to start.
Climate Accountability: California's Commitment to ESG and Sustainability Disclosure
In the ever-evolving landscape of sustainability reporting, California has taken a step forward by committing to enforce Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting for large corporations.
TCFD in the Financial Sector: Mandatory and Best Practice Reporting
TCFD disclosure is now mandatory for over 1,300 of the largest UK-registered companies and financial institutions, making it compulsory to report on their climate-related risks and opportunities.
Net-zero: Where do Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) Stand?
Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs), companies which have fewer than 250 employees, make up 99.9% of the UK’s business population, making their cooperation vital to reaching net-zero.
The G7 Summit: What Businesses Can Do
Germany holds the G7 presidency and has set the goal of “progress towards an equitable world”. Key outcomes include the launch of a new Global Alliance on Food Security and the formation of a ‘Climate Club’.
ESG in Private Equity: The ESG Transparency Index 2021
The Private Equity landscape is undergoing a rapid ESG transformation. This article explores Orbis Advisory and ITPEnergised second annual report: ESG Transparency: A Private Equity and Venture Capital Index 2021.
The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR): What You Need to Know
The SFDR imposes mandatory Environmental, Social and Governance disclosure obligations for financial market participants and advisers. This article explores its purpose, timeline, and more.
IPCC Working Group III: The Mitigation Solution
This article summarises the key points from the IPCC Working Group III: Climate Change Mitigation Report and explores how this impacts businesses.
GRESB: What Has Changed Since 2021?
The 2022 GRESB Portal opened on the 1st of April and closes on the 1st of July. This article looks at the key changes since the 2021 process.
CDP: What has changed since 2021?
With more than 13,000 companies disclosing through CDP in 2021, representing over 64% of global market capitalisation, now more than ever is the time to submit.
IPCC Report Working Group II: Act Now, Thank Yourself Later
This article summarises the key points from the IPCC Working Group II: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability Report, and explores how this impacts businesses.
IPCC Report Working Group I: What Role do Businesses Play?
This article discusses the key findings of the IPCC Working Group I Report: The Physical Science Basis and what role businesses can play in combatting the climate crisis.
Introducing: The Plastic Packaging Tax
The plastic packaging tax comes at a time when there is a growing sense that more must be done to tackle the plastic crisis, and there is a lot more that can be done. This article covers all you need to know.
TNFD: Shifting Global Financial Flows from Nature-negative toward Nature-positive Outcomes
This article outlines the key aspects and what we can expect of the TNFD framework.