All ESG articles – Page 2
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Research ReportESG Annual Report 2024
Welcome to our annual Environment, Social and Governance report which covers the 12-month period to March 2024. This is our sixth voluntary report, and we are delighted to share our performance and ESG stories.
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White papersEasier financial conditions lift expectations of a recovery in commercial real estate
The outlook for the commercial real estate market has improved in 2024. Economic growth ticked up in early 2024 and although projections have been adjusted downwards during the second half of the year, the faster than expected reduction in inflation has had a positive effect on investor interest. Global central banks began to unwind their monetary policy tightening, beginning with the ECB in June, the Bank of England in August, and the US Federal Reserve in September.
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White papersPitfalls & Mitigants of Climate Assessment Software
Physical climate risk incorporates two broad hazard categorizations: acute and chronic. Climate risk software and analysis tools typically forecast each hazard individually and across multiple timeframes and scenarios.
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White papersCOP29: Show Me the Money!
Islands of agreement cannot disguise a rising sea of disappointment, piling pressure on COP30 to restore a spirit of multilateralism.
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White papers40 years of lending lessons
From navigating market crashes to embracing ESG and technology, Adrian Poole and Gregor Bamert reveal how 40 years of real estate debt investing have moulded Aviva Investors’ strategy – and what it takes to stay ahead in a rapidly changing market.
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PodcastIgneo’s Innovation in Infrastructure - Episode 2 - enfinium and the Carbon Capture Question
In this second episode in our Innovation in Infrastructure Series, Simon is joined by Mike Maudsley, CEO of enfinium. As one of the UK’s leading energy from waste operators, enfinium is supporting the UK’s journey to a Net Zero economy. enfinium is operating and developing six decarbonisation hubs around the UK and is using waste that would otherwise go to landfill to generate homegrown energy.
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WebinarWebinar replay: The concrete fundamentals of light industrial
Register to watch the webinar replay of Nuveen Real Estate’s Global Head of Industrial, Gray Bouchillon, and Managing Director, Real Estate Specialist, Sayuri Khandavilli for an in-depth discussion on the evolving dynamics of industrial real estate and the opportunities on the horizon. This session delves into key factors shaping the sector including the rapid growth of e-commerce, the impact of dwindling light industrial supply, the increasing significance of re-shoring and near shoring initiatives and how to effectively leverage current market distress.
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White papersOpen-End Funds: Time is Money in Infrastructure’s New Era
Historically, many infrastructure companies such as utilities, airports, and toll roads exhibited stable, low-growth earnings. However, the investment landscape and its growth opportunities have broadened significantly.
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White papersOur path to carbon neutrality by 2045
The retail fund has set its sights on achieving a carbon-neutral portfolio by 2045. No easy task, especially when it comes to high street retail. The many listed buildings in our city centres present added complications in this category: each building has its own unique character and therefore its own unique set of challenges as regards the measures that can and need to be taken.
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White papersTransition to a low carbon economy powers growth
Awareness and expectations surrounding sustainability and the need to transition to a low carbon economic model are maturing globally, driving demand and creating new investment opportunities.
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White papersNot all net zero pathways are created equal: Pivotal questions for investors to ask
Improving real estate’s sustainability profile is pivotal to addressing climate change, as the sector contributes some 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
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White papersHow does an aging population impact real estate?
Globally, life expectancy is increasing, creating a growing demographic of senior citizens (those aged 65 and over). At the same time, working age populations (those aged between 15 and 64) are stalling in some countries, and even expected to decrease.
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White papersProving resilience and durability
As a top-performing asset class for about a century, farmland has proven time and again to have upside growth potential and to be resilient throughout various economic scenarios. It is an essential global property sector tied to food production. Jim McCandless and Daniel Murray, co-CIOs for farmland at UBS Asset Management, discuss why more investors are looking to add farmland into their investment portfolios.
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White papersAddressing climate impacts and nature loss through real assets
The effects of climate change are a megatrend on a global scale, influencing the expected risk-return profile of real assets investments and the opportunity set for investors. The increasing frequency and severity of physical climate hazards, as well as nature loss resulting from changing ecosystems requires new ways of thinking about financial risk and return in real assets investments.
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White papersEuropean life sciences real estate
It’s darkest before dawn in European real estate markets
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White papersTransforming urbanization
Urbanization promises greater prosperity for an increasing share of the world’s population. And yet it historically is associated with widened income inequality and degrading the natural environment.
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Asset Manager NewsHIH Invest Acquires Logistics Asset in Sittensen for Open-Ended Institutional Fund
Fully occupied core property with a total lettable area of nearly 24,000 square metres Property developed by Panattoni Completed in March 2023 Aimed for DGNB “Gold” certification
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White papersGenerating alpha returns in energy infrastructure
Actis invests globally in critical, sustainable infrastructure, not only because we view it as our mission to transform infrastructure for a better tomorrow but, above all, because we know that our investment approach, and experience investing in critical infrastructure in more than 35 countries over the last 20 years, delivers competitive, alpha returns.
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White papersFinding the right blend: Optimising asset allocation in liquidity pools
In the second part of our new article series on liquidity optimisation, Alastair Sewell investigates how investors can find the right mix of assets for their liquidity pools.
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White papersNotes from the Road: Summer 2024
When we ask about which of our research notes are read most, one of the consistently popular seems to be feedback from our trips to see clients around the world. Everyone, it seems, wants to know what everyone else is doing. So, we offer another such note here, reflecting on discussions with clients in the US Southwest and Northeast, around Europe and Zoom calls with people anywhere in the world.
