All ESG articles
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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.
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Asset Manager NewsIPUT agrees expanded long-term lease with Beauchamps LLP at Two Riverside
IPUT Real Estate (‘IPUT’), Dublin’s leading property investment company, is pleased to announce it has agreed a long-term lease to accommodate the expansion of top ten Irish law firm Beauchamps LLP at Two Riverside on Sir John Rogerson’s Quay. Beauchamps LLP has committed to 27,000 sq ft on a new 10-year lease, extending their current lease, which was due to expire in 2030, to May 2036. Beauchamps LLP will now occupy the entirety of the ground, first, and second floors of Two Riverside.
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Asset Manager NewsCharter Hall partners with Mitsubishi Estate Asia to develop 40,000sqm state-of-the-art industrial & logistics facility in Melbourne’s core inner-west
Charter Hall Group (Charter Hall or the Group) is pleased to announce that it has established a joint venture (JV) partnership between its $14 billion flagship industrial & logistics fund, CPIF, and Mitsubishi Estate Asia (MEA), investing through its affiliated entity, MEC Oceania Investment Pty Ltd.
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Asset Manager NewsImpact fund Achmea Real Estate acquires 128 homes in Bilthoven for sustainability upgrade
Achmea Real Estate has acquired 128 apartments in Bilthoven on behalf of the Achmea Dutch Residential Impact Fund (ADRIF), with the ambition of making them more sustainable over the coming years. Tenants can expect enhanced living comfort and lower energy costs. This marks the first acquisition by the impact fund, which was established last year.
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Asset Manager NewsNTR Completes €57 Million Debt Refinancing with NordLB and AIB
Strategic follow-on financing expands the Taranis portfolio with the addition of Provencialis wind farm
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Asset Manager NewsBlueberry acquisition strengthens permanent crop platform
The Kempen SDG Farmland Fund has taken another deliberate step in developing a long term platform built around productive farmland and high quality crops. The acquisition of the Pan American and Othello blueberry farms in the Pacific Northwest adds depth to the portfolio and strengthens the Fund’s position in a region known for reliable fruit production and strong local expertise. Together, the farms cover about 312 planted hectares and 405 hectares in total across Oregon and Washington.
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Asset Manager NewsCharter Hall completes $50 million estate in Adelaide, 100% pre-leased to blue-chip companies
Charter Hall Group (Charter Hall or the Group) is pleased to announce the completion of its $50 million Edinburgh Logistics Park (the Estate), a new, purpose-built development at 10-30 Tappa Road, 25km north of Adelaide.
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White papersThe shift in how the world sees farmland: An asset that sits between categories
Investment categories tend to last longer than the conditions that created them. Real estate, infrastructure and private markets were shaped in a period when natural systems felt predictable and globalisation appeared steady. Those assumptions carried portfolios for decades.
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Asset Manager NewsAchmea Real Estate raises nearly € 1.2 billion for investments in the Dutch real estate market
Achmea Real Estate has raised nearly € 1.2 billion in new investment capital so far this year. Most of this capital comes from clients looking to expand their investments in residential real estate further. Of this amount, € 65 million will be invested in the Achmea Dutch Residential Fund. New mandates have also been received by the healthcare real estate fund and the retail fund.
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Asset Manager NewsActis completes acquisition of leading Singaporean environmental management business 800 Super
Actis, a leading growth market investor in sustainable infrastructure, today announced the completion of its acquisition of a 90% stake in 800 Super, a leading integrated environmental management company in Singapore.
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White papersFrom Transition to Physical Risk: Rethinking Portfolio Management
Over the past fifteen years, responsible investment has evolved, shifting from broad ESG scores to more granular climate risk management. Transition risk has dominated, with portfolio decarbonization anchored in standardized carbon intensity metrics and, more recently, complemented by measures of green intensity.
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White papersReady to build for a new era
Sosteneo Infrastructure Partners’ Chris Deves explains why the firm favours a greenfield approach to the energy transition journey
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White papersDiscipline will determine success in today’s market
Real Asset Insight CEO Questionnaire with Annette Kröger
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White papersThe good news and the bad news
Lowering return expectations even while ’macro’ looks solid.
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Asset Manager NewsNTR and Almac Group agree supply of additional localised clean power from Murley Wind Farm, Northern Ireland
NTR and Almac increase clean volume offtake by over 20% of the project’s production as Almac expands its operations
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VideoFuture Shock: Reading Financial Signals in Natural Hazards
When natural disasters occur, the impact on humanity can be devastating. There’s also an impact on financial markets. When these perils do hit, there can be a negative impact on economies, infrastructure and companies, and by extension, a negative implication to investors.
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Asset Manager NewsHeitman Acquires Tosu Central Distribution Center in Fukuoka Logistics Hub
Heitman LLC (“Heitman”), a global real estate investment management firm, today announced the acquisition of the Tosu Central Distribution Center (“Tosu Central DC”), located within one of Kyushu’s prime logistics hubs.
