All ESG articles
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White papersMid-market infra – complexity as a new differentiator
Mid-market infrastructure is expanding in scale and ambition, but so too is the complexity of the underlying businesses. Assets are more capital-intensive, interlinked and energy constrained, shaped by rising demand for essential services, evolving policies and technological advancements.
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Asset Manager NewsL&G NTR Clean Power Fund acquires 105MW Irish solar project
The acquisition increases the Fund’s total capacity in Ireland to more than 430MW and marks its tenth acquisition
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Asset Manager NewsHazelview’s Entire Canadian Portfolio Achieves 100% Green Building Certification for Second Consecutive Year
[Toronto, March 19, 2025] – Hazelview Properties, one of Canada’s leading multi-residential builders and managers, proudly announces that it has achieved 100% green building certification across its entire 200+ building portfolio for the second year in a row. This certification was awarded through the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) BEST program and the Certified Rental Building Program (CRBP).
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White papersInvesting in the nature and climate transition: Creating value beyond traditional sustainable timberland management
There’s a growing consensus that the inexorable nature and climate transition taking place across the globe will have profound implications for the world economy. From where we sit as a global asset manager, this ongoing, multifaceted transition also implies a vast and rich spectrum of possibilities—many of them still emerging— for discerning asset allocators.
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White papersThe case for growth markets infrastructure
We firmly believe that the global investment landscape is being shaped by three mega-trends: decarbonisation, digitalisation and deglobalisation. These trends are generating what we think are strong opportunities to invest in critical, essential service sustainable infrastructure.
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White papersBend, Not Break: Investing in Real Estate Amid Economic Uncertainty
Unlocking durable income through discipline, active value creation, and local insight
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VideoBuilding the Future: A Snapshot
Through our funds, NTR manages wind, solar and energy storage projects – building sustainable futures in over 66 locations across seven countries in Europe.
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White papersThe Pan-European Office Investment Market: Trends and Insights
As the values of prime offices have stabilized after decreases of 10-30 % since the peak in 20221, office values became attractive. At Edmond de Rothschild Real Estate Investment Management, we observe three main trends:
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White papersThe evolving world of real assets
Real assets have the potential to offer investors a lot in ‘green’ areas such as renewable energy, green mobility, circular economy, battery storage, hydrogen, and carbon capture. Head of Real Assets Karen Azoulay discusses the features and trends of this dynamic asset class.
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White papersEquitorial: ESG is here to stay – and we’re better for it
ESG has become a polarising subject in recent years, dividing opinion across economic, political and social lines. For the Federated Hermes Global Equity team, however, ESG has always been about one thing: enhancing returns.
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BlogCombining Profit and Purpose: How Real Estate Drives Social Impact
A profound shift has been taking place across the real estate industry in recent years. Success is no longer measured purely by financial return – it’s also about creating places that have a positive social impact and improve people’s lives.
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BlogPutting a Price on Carbon: Redevco’s Path to Sustainable Value Creation
As the world races to meet net zero targets amidst intensifying climate risks, the urgency to act has never been greater. With a third of global carbon emissions linked to the built environment (1), real estate offers one of the most powerful levers for climate action.
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White papersWhitepaper: Insights and experiences in Paris Proof residential renovations
The ASR Dutch Core Residential Fund was the first institutional investor to make rental homes from the 1980s Paris Proof sustainable. We believe that achieving Paris Proof portfolios is not a Tour de France with an individual winner, but that we will achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement faster if we share experiences and lessons. Therefore, in the whitepaper “Insights and experiences in Paris Proof residential renovations”, we share our experiences and insights into achieving a Paris Proof residential portfolio.
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White papersFuture-Proofing and Holistic Sustainability: Driving Value Creation in Real Estate
The real estate industry faces a dual challenge: the escalating urgency of climate change and the imperative to deliver long-term value. Investors, regulators, and tenants are demanding concrete action, presenting both a challenge and an opportunity for real estate owners and managers.
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Asset Manager NewsPraemia Healthcare Completes its 2025 Refinancing Plan by Signing an Euro PP and A Sustainability-Linked Term Loan for €190M and Releases Annual Report for the 2024 Fiscal Year
On April 30, 2025, Præmia Healthcare issued a €100 milion Euro private placement (Euro PP) with a 10-year maturity (due April 30, 2035) at a fixed coupon of 4.632%. The bond was placed with a leading European institutional investor and includes ESG indicators.
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White papers2025 Europe Senior Housing Sector Update
The senior housing sector is benefitting from record levels of occupancy and strong income growth, which is beginning to attract a greater array of capital to the sector.
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PodcastIgneo’s Innovation in Infrastructure - Episode 4 - A European New World - Nordion Energi and Sweden’s Energy Transformation
In this the fourth episode of our Innovation in Infrastructure podcast mini-series we are delighted to welcome Hans Kreisel, the CEO of Igneo Swedish portfolio company Nordion Energi.
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White papersCatch the AI wave: water risk in big tech
Access to usable fresh water is fundamental to livelihoods, health, ecosystems, and the global economy. Water-related natural hazards such as floods and droughts can have such devastating effects that we believe that water-related risks and opportunities can be financially material factors that need to be increasingly integrated into technology sector decisions and the investment strategies that support them.
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White papersHousing plus: Why social infrastructure is key to unlocking the benefits of regeneration
In this third article in our series exploring investment and impact in UK real estate, Christopher Santer, Fund Manager, Positive Impact Investment, Real Estate, discusses social infrastructure needs created by new housing developments, with a particular focus on primary healthcare. Specifically, the article covers why these assets are critical to realising the long-term economic and social success of new housing projects – and how they could enhance investor portfolios.
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Asset Manager NewsFurther development of Climate Risk Monitor leads to more insight into climate risks
In 2021, we developed a tool called the Climate Risk Monitor which could identify the climate risks for real estate based on data from the KNMI Climate Effect Atlas and Climate Adaption Services (CAS). This tool has since been further developed and professionalised, based partly on the recent ‘Framework for climate adaptive buildings’ of the Dutch Green Building Council (DGBC).
