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Announcement on Sustainability Advisory Group

December 5, 2024December 5, 2024 by Sophie Taysom Comment Closed

I’m really excited to announce, and introduce, our Sustainability Advisory Group, working across the UK and Europe.And what a team!Each of us is an expert in our own right and, in coming together as a Group, we complement each other’s expertise. It’s about adding value for our clients.We will continue to work independently, and bring in others from the Group as and when it makes sense.What can we offer as a Group?➡️ Updates and trends analysis across the fast moving world of sustainability – at national, regional, and global levels➡️ Sustainability linked advisory services➡️ Training and facilitation across organisations and with other key stakeholders➡️ Change management to support embedding sustainability across the business.And we can work across multiple languages – English, French, Flemish, Arabic, German, and Polish. Get in touch if you'd like to know more....

Navigating the new European Sustainability Reporting landscape

July 30, 2024March 20, 2025 by Sophie Taysom Comment Closed

Earlier this month, I partnered with Submit.com to deliver a presentation on navigating the evolving European sustainability reporting landscape. Key Insights Covered:✅ Understanding the latest ESG reporting requirements✅ Compliance with CSRD, SFDR, and EU Taxonomy✅ Best practices for sustainable data management Want to stay ahead in sustainability reporting? Get in touch to discuss how I can support your ESG strategy 2407 Navigating the European sustainaiblity reporting landscapeDownload...

ESG in real estate: Measuring social value in the UK

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 by Sophie Taysom Comment Closed

Real estate has a very real role to play in contributing to social value in the UK. Whether it be public realm enhancements, supporting people into the industry, including social enterprises in supply chains, increasing local spend and so on, there’s an increasing need for developers and asset owners to demonstrate and capture social value. And it goes without saying that social value is a core component of ESG. Social value in major projects Many local authorities are now requiring major projects are able to demonstrate social value. And we’re seeing this in bidding for government contracts more generally. For example, in England, taking account of social value became a requirement in major government contracts including for construction and infrastructure projects from 1 Jan 2021. This is in addition to new and emerging requirements for carbon reduction plans. Capturing social value In this context, demonstrating and capturing social value is critical when developing an approach to Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations. But capturing what...