Released in 2012, Sustainable DC was the District’s first comprehensive sustainability plan, establishing the Mayor’s ambitions and bringing together integrated planning across government departments to define an action plan for the American capital to be the healthiest, greenest, and most liveable city in the United States.
6 Ways business can align with SDGs and make an impact
For many companies, aligning with SDGs is the next big way to make a positive impact as an organization and attract investment dollars from increasingly climate-active investors.
The State of GRESB: 2020 vision into the future of the framework
GRESB Premier Partner Goby hosts a webinar on the state of GRESB in 2020 with a cameo by Dan Winters, Head of Americas. The new year is always a time for change. Whether the changes are large or small, the theme of a new beginning permeates all facets of life and business. GRESB is no […]
Performance-Based Occupant Engagement: New Technology Tackles Long-Standing Challenges
New tools and technology are making it easier to understand and manage real world occupant experience. Four specific strategies can turn technology into effective management.
As we enter the festive period, we will all be reminded to “keep our proof of purchase” should any of our gifts need to be returned, it is the evidence that we need to show ownership. This concept made me think. As a Sustainability professional, how do I demonstrate Proof of Purpose? How do I […]
Tenant Engagement–The road to corporate sustainability
In recent years, the interests of tenants in green or sustainable occupancy have gradually grown in prominence, ranging from green and/or healthy building accreditations to optimization of resource management and mitigation of environmental footprints.
Stakeholder Engagement: A bright new future for Corporate Governance
You can have the best product, the most polished program, the most innovative project, if you have not taken the time to ensure the people impacted by your initiative are fully on board, you will fail. It’s about as certain as death and taxes!
Hong Kong Companies: Let’s Embrace Science-Based Targets
The transition towards a low-carbon future is well underway, but for the past few decades, companies and governments have struggled to come to an agreement on the technicalities of measurement. Some of these disagreements have arisen from genuine concerns, but many have been based on an attempt to delay the inevitable.
Science Based Targets vs. Net Zero: what’s the difference? Why do they matter?
Real Estate companies and investors have a clear responsibility in helping transition to a low-carbon economy. But what is the best approach to address this challenge…?
Seeing beyond static – factoring climate change into targets for commercial buildings
Predicting and budgeting for the lifecycle of a commercial building is traditionally viewed as straight forward. Historic data, an understanding of market conditions, good knowledge of how buildings behave and tried and tested facilities management strategies mean budgets for CapEx and OpEx can be fairly accurate. The predictable nature of the built environment has allowed […]
Establishing long-term ESG related objectives by different companies is essential to enable the transformation that the industry needs in order to achieve a sustainable future for all.
Modern society is managed and influenced by targets. Setting targets, it seems, is an innate human characteristic, a product of our curiosity and sense of adventure perhaps and certainly a tool for driving progress.
Climate Assessment of Real Estate and Infrastructure Investments: Dutch Institutional Investors
Climate change is increasingly becoming a risk to people and to assets. It is up to investors how they deal with these risks in the near and long term future. De-carbonisation of the portfolio and divestments of real-estate in flood prone areas are effective tools to decrease risks in the short term.
4 Steps to Setting (and Achieving) Long-term Climate Targets
Although a sizeable proportion of the world’s companies have voiced their support and developed short-term responses to the Paris Agreement, an analysis shows that we all need to move faster.
WELL or Fitwel? Getting to Know Healthy Building Certification Systems
The green building certification movement began with a focus on environmental sustainability. Addressing core environmental issues related to energy, water, and waste was the foundation for early green building rating systems like LEED, a program developed by the U.S. Green Building Council.
