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📈 Our third Annual Review of the Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing (SRS) showcases significant strides in ESG performance by social housing providers across the UK. A survey conducted as part of the Review highlights that SRS housing providers are making progress in ESG areas including energy efficiency, affordability, and social equity. It also finds that the SRS is delivering better and more useful information to help funders. We are incredibly proud of the progress our Adopters have made in enhancing their ESG performance and delighted that the findings in our Annual Review underscore the positive impact of the SRS on the sector. If you have feedback or questions or would like to discuss the benefits of adopting the SRS, please contact 📧 srs.contact@thegoodeconomy.co.uk. #SustainabilityForHousing #SocialHousing #ESG #ESGReporting

Introduction to ESG in Real Estate Webinar #Available in our YouTube Channel. ➡ Subscribe to receive notifications of our latest videos. We now offer #ESG consultancy and training services. If you need further information, contact us: info@bayfieldtraining.com https://lnkd.in/d4Y7C7uH #ESG #realestate #property #climatechange #Developmentgoals #takeaction #education

📅 Join me at Social Housing's Finance Conference on 8 May where I'll contribute insights from the Sustainability Reporting Standard (SRS) to a panel discussion on ESG reporting. Check out this article for a preview of the information I'll be sharing: https://lnkd.in/e9niwEpx

With the built environment contributing to nearly 40% of global carbon emissions, investors are increasingly utilising ESG principles to understand and optimise the sustainability credentials of their real estate portfolios. However, does sustainability have to come at a the expense of delivering competitive returns? Not necessarily, argues Sadaf Askari. In her latest piece for Institutional Real Estate Europe, Sadaf looks at the regulatory constraints investors need to navigate, and whether current frameworks go far enough when it comes to issues like retrofitting. Learn more 👇 https://lnkd.in/e2rck5up #ESG #sustainability #builtenvironment #realestateinvestment

🆕 Momentum on environmental, social and governance reporting is strong, but we are committed to improving the Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing, writes Sarah Forster from our secretariat, The Good Economy, in a new article for Social Housing. As we welcome our 150th Adopter, Sarah reflects on how far the SRS has come in tightening the focus on social and environmental performance and transforming the way investors view the social housing sector. She also reveals key feedback on the value of the SRS and insights from housing associations and funders that we will delve into in our upcoming annual review. Looking ahead, Sarah describes how we will continue to work with partners in the sector and help prepare them to report against Version 2.0 of the SRS later this year. This includes guiding them on challenging areas such as reporting Scope 3 emissions, a specific aspect we know housing associations have been finding difficult. Read the full article now. #SustainabilityForHousing #SocialHousing #ESG #ESGReporting #SustainabilityReporting #Sustainability #HousingFinance

🆕 We're proud that Orwell Housing Association has published its ESG Report 2023 against the Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing (SRS). The housing association, which provides 4,300 homes in East Anglia, adopted the SRS in 2022 to guide its reporting on environmental, social and corporate governance performance. It says in this new ESG Report: "We recognise that adopting a uniform approach will contribute to our progress in these areas and as a sector." Read Orwell's full report here and below. If you would like to discuss the benefits of measuring, reporting and enhancing your organisation’s ESG performance in a transparent, consistent and comparable way please get in touch. 📧 srs.contact@thegoodeconomy.co.uk #ESG #ESGReporting #Sustainbility #SocialHousing #UKHousing

ESG is here - no longer a nice-to-have but an absolute necessity for the real estate industry and for their investors. As the pressure from ESG regulations amended by the EU is becoming more prominent, the social aspect is gaining equal importance to environmental and governance reporting. As written in Property Forum’s article: ‘Factors impacting the attractiveness of the work environment and diversity, equity and inclusion matters are increasing in importance.’ With that being said, real estate developers and property owners must be prepared to submit reliable and verified information about their efforts towards social sustainability and ‘S’, as investors need to be mindful of this when putting together their property portfolios. For more detailed information, take a look at the article below: https://lnkd.in/dMjEtv2e #ESG #EUTaxonomy #RealEstateMarket #CEE #CommercialProperty #SocialSustainability

📈 We take pride in sharing the annual reports produced by our Adopters against the Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing (SRS). Today, we highlight Platform Housing Group's Sustainability Report 2022-2023 - Making An Impact. The Midlands-based housing association reports a year of "strong and committed" performance across its 48,000 home portfolio. It says: "Through our Corporate Strategy, which places sustainability as one of our core strategic themes, we continue to focus on supporting customers, improving our environmental impact and maintaining sector leading governance." The report provides a detailed account of all metrics within the SRS. It also presents a summary of performance against the Group’s Sustainable Finance Framework, through which £250m of sustainable bonds have been issued to date. Read the full report here and below: https://lnkd.in/erkcYQXv #ESGReporting #SocialHousing #AffordableHousing #SustainabilityForHousing #ESG

How accessible is ESG reporting to smaller Housing Associations? Susan French, Chief Executive of Barnsbury Housing Association, encouraged more small Housing Associations to get involved in ESG reporting at our recent webinar about Version 2.0 of the Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing (SRS). She said: “I would encourage any small Housing Association to give it a go. It’s not an onerous process, there will be gaps, but it’s a good starting point.” Brendan Sarsfield, Chair of SfH, was also keen to highlight the ability of smaller HAs to report against the Standard successfully. “I think small and medium HAs are more nimble and less siloed. I think some of the best reports I’ve seen have come from small and medium-sized organisations,” he noted. Click here for a summary of some of the other key talking points from the webinar: https://lnkd.in/ebmRDQQK #ESG #ESGReporting #HousingFinance #SocialHousing #Sustainability

🆕From delivering retrofit to refining scope emissions data and more, social landlords must respond to an evolving set of #ESGReporting challenges in 2024 - and the Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing (SRS) is ready to support them. Writing for Social Housing, our Chair, Brendan Sarsfield highlights key ESG agenda items that housing associations need to get to grips with. He also explains how reporting against Version 2.0 of the SRS and working collectively across the Sustainability for Housing community will help. #SocialHousing #HousingAssociations #Sustainability #SustainabilityReporting #ESG #Retrofit #Scope3