News
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.
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.
International Women’s Day: 'Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow'
Women have so much to offer regarding climate action, yet many women face social, economic, and political barriers that limit their coping capacity. This article explores the important role of women in tackling the climate crisis.
EU Taxonomy Update: Fossil Gas and Nuclear
Should nuclear and gas energy activities be included in the list of sustainable economic activities under the EU Taxonomy? This article explores the debate.
EU Taxonomy: Impact on Businesses and Investors
This article looks at the EU Taxonomy. Approved on the 9th of December, the new regulation took effect as of January 2022.
COP26: The Impact on Businesses
With the close of the COP26 conference and the finalisation of wide-ranging pledges, it is clear that the outcomes will have significant impacts. This article explores the effect of COP26 on businesses.
The New Net-Zero Standard
In October 2021, the Science-Based Targets initiative launched their Net-Zero Standard, which is now global best practice for companies setting net-zero strategies.