Proud to share Everest’s 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report. For the third year in a row Robert Derector Energy & Sustainability (RDE) calculated and compiled the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions data that is included as Appendix A. It has been great to share in and support Everest’s GHG reporting journey over these last 3-year years - starting with the, not always so straightforward, basics and expanding the scope and boundary of reporting each year. For the 2021 report, Everest’s first year reporting it’s GHG emission, we helped Everest start this journey in a manageable way; by reporting on GHG from electricity use and business travel for US locations only. For the second year (2022), the reporting boundary was expanded to include most Everest locations worldwide, with the scope of reported emissions now including Scope 3 emissions from purchased goods and services, along with GHG emissions from employee commuting and homeworking. This last year (2023) the scope and boundary has been expanded further to include all heating and electric energy use emissions at even the smallest shared office locations occupied by Everest. Our experts at RDE have a wealth of experience in supporting organizations taking either their first, or their next, steps in developing and reporting GHG emissions against Standards such as the Global Reporting Institute’s (GRI’s) Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol). If you have a GHG reporting challenge to overcome, reach out, we would love to help. https://lnkd.in/egHtC5V4 #Sustainability #climate #energy #carbon #GHG #ESG #CSR #SEC
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Climate change central to UK Network Rail’s five-year plan The UK’s national #rail manager said it will invest in improving the resilience of the country’s rail network during the period. Network Rail, the UK’s #railinfrastructure manager, has put #climatechange at the centre of its operations as it enters its next five-year funding period, Control Period 7 (#CP7). Improving the #weatherresilience of the UK’s rail network, investing in early warning #technology, and #renewing ageing #infrastructure are some of the targets set in the public body’s outline for CP7 as part of its £45.5bn ($57.4bn) rail improvement plan. Chief Executive Andrew Haines said: “Tackling climate change, safely improving train #performance, adapting and responding to changing commuter habits whilst managing an ageing infrastructure requires the whole #industry to rally for the benefits of all rail users. “Whilst there are #challenges and #opportunities ahead, our mission is constant – we’re here to connect people and goods with where they need to be.” Haines, who also described climate change as the “biggest challenge” faced by Network Rail, admitted it would be impossible to completely “#weatherproof” the network but said the UK could be better prepared to mitigate extreme weather. Technology to be installed to help address this issue includes #GUSTO, which uses topography to predict #windspeeds and enable trains to run at higher speeds even during #stormy weather.
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Network Rail is to spend nearly £3bn to protect the railway from the effects of the climate crisis and extreme weather, as it warned that the country’s network was having to contend with hotter summers and more winter floods. As part of its new £45.4bn five-year investment plan, the body in charge of Great Britain’s rail network will spend £2.8bn over the next five years on activities and technology to help it cope with the impact of climate change. Network Rail said millions would be spent on looking after thousands of miles of drains, cuttings and embankments to make them more resilient to issues such as flooding or landslips. The taxpayer-funded body plans to send key operational staff to its new “weather academy” to make them “amateur meteorologists”, allowing them to interpret forecasts and make better operational decisions. The new investment will also go into building or rebuilding more than 600,000 metres of drains and recruiting more than 400 extra drainage engineers, who will boost the amount of maintenance done of drains so they can handle heavier rainfall. More than 20,000 cuttings and embankments have been targeted for repair work, with more than 300 miles being strengthened. The investment marks a major increase from the £1bn that Network Rail had initially earmarked for spending on climate change during the five-year period to April 2029, and is nearly six times the £500m in the investment plan that ran from 2019 to 2024. Read more ➡️ https://buff.ly/3U4pE92 The Scottish Chambers of Commerce Network is here to support your business - reach out to share your views, concerns and opportunities. #SCCnews #businesssupport #businessnetwork #businessvoice #businessleader Sign up for the Scottish Chambers of Commerce enewsletter at https://buff.ly/3CpsQnu
£45bn rail improvement plan puts climate change firmly in its sights
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Good business update with concise #communication from Network Rail provides a good template for other companies starting their annual ESG reporting cycle. The candid messages about the impact of #carbon and climate risk on business, with plain English and facts, free from ESG jargon, explain the challenges the UK railway faces due to climate change was coupled with a good interview at 7 am on BBC #today Network Rail is investing a total of £2.8 billion until 2029 to make the #railway more resilient to extreme weather conditions. This includes recruiting drainage experts to improve rail users' performance and experience. https://lnkd.in/eQC3Wvhk
£45bn rail improvement plan puts climate change firmly in its sights
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No one likes to talk about fines or compliance fees for building performance standards!! However, fines can be used to define the opportunity cost of inaction!! "They represent the “do nothing” strategy for commercial real estate. As organizations understand how costly business-as-usual is becoming, they can leverage BPS to make the case for decarbonization investments in their assets. The BPS fine is a calculable baseline to use as a starting budget for capital and operational improvements. The accuracy of the anticipated fines is therefore crucial to investment decisions."
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Network Rail has launched a five-year plan, with an investment of £45.4bn, aimed at creating a more efficient and environmentally friendly railway network that can withstand the challenges posed by climate change. The transport body, an arms-length faction of the UK Government, announced yesterday that it will allocate approximately £2.8bn from the funding pool towards activities and technological advancements aimed at enhancing resilience to extreme weather conditions and climate change impacts over the next five years. Network Rail’s chief executive Andrew Haines said: “Climate change is the biggest challenge our railway faces. The extreme weather of the past year that has seen an unprecedented 14 named storms, has taken its toll on our railway – with experts predicting more of the same to come. “We are responding to that challenge with a huge investment in making our railway more resilient and better performing for rail users during such events. We can never completely ‘weatherproof’ our railway, but we can be better prepared.” edie #climatechange
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"The climate crisis is an existential threat. Retrofit is our most urgent – and most difficult – decarbonisation challenge. That’s why I’ve dedicated my career to addressing it. There are (far) easier ways to build a business – but you need to be able to ‘look yourself in the mirror’ and be proud of how you’ve spent your career. It’s a privilege to be working on this issue." Anna Moore chief executive and co-founder of Domna (previously Hestia) explains to us why she chose retrofit as a career in our latest lead viewpoint article #action #urgency #learnfromdoing #solutionsatscale #retrofit #career #togetherwecan #unlocknetzero
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The final report of the All-Island Strategic Rail Review makes 32 recommendations for developing the network up to 2050 in order to achieve net zero. https://lnkd.in/eKafUUme
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Investments in both new and existing infrastructure and technology, the rapidly evolving energy transition, actions to address the practical impacts of climate change, the reshaping of supply chains, and other indicators all offer reason to be confident about the construction industry over the longer term. Check out the Marsh Construction market update here: https://lnkd.in/gx5uHEUZ
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On the background of the alarming climate change situation, here is a good EU news on Climate-focused smart Transport infrastructure transformation. 🦋 A good beginning... Still: You might be already thinking on how the climate change will affect your business, in particular. And this is an important beginning... #climatechange #sustainablebusiness #growthmark #SustainableBusinessStrategy
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