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Research ReportESG Annual Report 2026
Welcome to our eighth annual Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, covering the 12-month period to March 2026.
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White papersEurope’s Electrification Action Plan is a Call to Private Capital
The European Commission’s new Electrification Action Plan is more than another climate policy. It is a long-term investment roadmap that gives private capital greater confidence to finance Europe’s next generation of clean energy and electrification enabling infrastructure.
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White papersWhen summer becomes the stress test
This year, the signal arrived early. Across Europe, extreme heat and dry conditions accelerated crop development, bringing harvest activity forward in several regions and increasing concerns around water stress. Summer had arrived early in the farming calendar¹.
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Asset Manager NewsDeA Capital Real Estate: new €280 million financing agreement for the fund with Fort Partners which will bring Four Seasons Hotel to Rome
Rome, Milan, 20 July 2026. DeA Capital Real Estate announces the completion of the refinancing transaction for Millennium Luxury Fund, the real estate Alternative Investment Fund subscribed by Fort Partners which is its main investor.
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Asset Manager NewsAchmea Real Estate purchases over 500 homes on behalf of PME Pensioenfonds as part of the SoZa project in The Hague
On behalf of PME Pensioenfonds, Achmea Real Estate has purchased 517 homes and approximately 1,580 m² of commercial and community space in the SoZa project in The Hague from property developer and builder VORM. The homes are part of the redevelopment of the former Ministry of Social Affairs site on Anna van Hannoverstraat. A new urban district will be built there, comprising nearly 1,200 homes, offices and amenities.
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Asset Manager NewsActis acquires Klara Renewables from CVC DIF and launches a new renewable energy platform in Poland
Actis, a leading growth market investor in sustainable infrastructure, today announced that it will acquire Klara Renewables, a 171MW operating onshore wind portfolio with approximately 275MW of hybridisation potential through co-located solar PV and BESS projects, from CVC DIF. This acquisition forms the seed asset and marks the launch of Actis’ second renewable energy platform in Central & Eastern Europe. The platform aims to have up to 1.5GW in energy capacity, comprising onshore wind, solar PV, and BESS.
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White papersThe investing value of transition planning
For infrastructure companies, anticipating changes to climate and energy is far more than a risk management process; it can unlock cost efficiencies, operational resilience and support long-term value creation.
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White papersClimate adaptation: risk management, not idealism
Institutional investors are often assumed to move only once regulation forces them to. At Dutch investment manager Bouwinvest, that view is considered outdated. Sustainability and climate adaptation are not idealistic add-ons but an integral…
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White papersSecurity, scale and the economics of clean power in growth markets
In developed markets, the phrase “energy transition” is often seen through a substitution frame: old molecules out, new electrons in. In growth markets, the reality is more urgent and more practical. It is not about replacing one stable system…
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White papersExplainer: Energy security and infrastructure investing – understanding the opportunity
The global energy transition is often framed as a climate story. Increasingly, however, it is becoming a story about energy security, economic resilience and national competitiveness – and significant long-term investment opportunities.
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VideoManaging climate risk with AI
We know that climate change can present challenges for agricultural investors, such as the risks of global warming having an impact on harvests. So how do we use artificial intelligence to mitigate these risks?
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Asset Manager NewsSolid progress on Edmond de Rothschild REIM’s 2025 sustainability program
In 2025, Edmond de Rothschild’s Real Estate Investment Management (REIM) business achieved solid progress in implementing its sustainability strategy.
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Asset Manager NewsCentraal Beheer Algemeen Pensioenfonds joins Achmea Real Estate fund
Centraal Beheer Algemeen Pensioenfonds (Centraal Beheer APF) is joining the Achmea Dutch Health Care Property Fund, the healthcare real estate fund managed by Achmea Real Estate. The pension fund will initially invest € 57 million. This amount is expected to grow in line with the anticipated growth of Centraal Beheer APF in the coming years.
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White papersNo place like home: The case for living sector real estate
As demographics, undersupply and shifting preferences converge, the living sector is becoming a key area of opportunity within private market allocations.
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White papersThe evolution of the energy transition
As power grids strain under the rapid expansion of wind and solar, and geopolitical events bring renewed focus on energy security, investors are turning to a wider range of technologies to drive the next critical phase of the global energy transition.
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White papersSolid foundations: Delivering social value to unlock investment value
Supporting employment, skills and training opportunities for local people produces lasting social value. But it is also key to delivering long-term investment returns.
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White papersFive questions investors ask before allocating to natural capital
Natural capital rarely enters portfolios in a single step. Interest builds, questions accumulate, and progress often slows because a small number of practical issues are not addressed early on.
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White papersSDG Farmland Fund expands Portuguese olive oil platform
Van Lanschot Kempen’s SDG Farmland Fund has acquired Panasqueira, an irrigated olive orchard of approximately 400 hectares in Faro do Alentejo, Portugal, further strengthening its permanent crops platform in the Iberian Peninsula.
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White papersValue-add real estate and the speed of forgetting
The built environment is having to adapt more quickly than it once did. Technology, tighter regulation and higher capital costs have shortened the lifespan of established property formats. Noura Tan, together with Robert Balick and Frédéric Laurent, Managing Partners at BauMont Real Estate Capital, M&G’s European value-add real estate business, examine how value-add investing is being redefined as cycles shorten and why building portfolios around more than one market story is becoming increasingly important.
