All ESG articles – Page 28
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Asset Manager NewsSave the planet. Invest (responsibly) in property.
Long term investing in real estate has long been recognised as providing an important role in diversifying risk in a multi-asset portfolio – not only does it offer an attractive level of income but also a degree of inflation hedging.
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Asset Manager NewsGLP Publishes Global 2020 ESG Report
GLP announced today it has released its 2020 Global Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, demonstrating the firm’s ongoing commitment to sustainability through its expanded ESG policy and initiatives.
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Asset Manager NewsKGAL seizes market opportunity with launch of first Impact Fund under Article 9 as part of its continued expansion in the renewables market
New fund classified as Article 9, the highest sustainability category under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation will focus on European greenfield renewable energy assets contributing to the EU Green Deal.
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White papersMeasuring the mythical: Quantifying the green premium in real estate
The green premium is an elusive concept. Laurence Monnier reviews the academic literature and crunches some numbers to try and quantify the extra pricing power afforded by more sustainable commercial properties.
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Asset Manager NewsGreen News & Views: What’s the ESG in private equity?
Over the last few years, the private equity industry has radically reassessed the importance and value of ESG to their businesses.
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White papersLaSalle Investment Management: Building a €1.2 bn pan-European real estate fund
LaSalle are celebrating the tenth anniversary of their flagship open-ended pan-European fund; LaSalle E-REGI which has developed a robust and impressive history in the last decade. The Fund has a well-diversified core portfolio with a proven track record and strong sustainability credentials, unique investment characteristics and excellent performance which has exceeded €1 billion gross asset value.
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White papersBuilding a better world one asset at a time
As featured in PERE’s 2021 impact investing roundtable, Angela Goodings, Research Director, Strategic Insights, discusses with other participants the rise of impact investing and how firms are differentiating themselves from the crowd.
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Research ReportClimate-Informed Real Estate Returns In Europe - June 2021
As Europe has been ramping up its vaccinations, it is also coming to grip with the latest Covid-19 variant. In the meantime, restrictions are slowly being lifted after 15 months of various degrees of lockdowns across the region. Attention has already been shifting to the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) planned for early November.
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White papersAre infrastructure investors ready for rising climate-related risks?
On 7 June 2021, the G7 agreed to make climate reporting mandatory, in line with the recommendations of the global Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
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Asset Manager News
COIMA establishes group holding company with target AUM of €10 billion
COIMA is a group that has been involved in sustainable real estate investment and development in Italy for over 40 years. In recent years we have developed and still manage 34 LEED-certified buildings, representing approximately 76% of our portfolio.
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Research ReportIPUT launches Responsibility Report “Greening our Portfolio”
IPUT Real Estate, today issues its 2020 Responsibility Report, titled “Greening our Portfolio”.
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Asset Manager NewsNuveen Real Estate announces practical completion of 183-185 Clarence Street, Sydney
Nuveen Real Estate, one of the world’s largest real estate investment managers, today announces the practical completion of Sydney’s latest prime office buildings, SubStation No.164 at 183-185 Clarence Street, on behalf of its Asia Pacific Cities strategy.
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White papersHealth & wellbeing at our core
Buildings which encourage occupant health & safety through a mix of structure, design and operational strategies that measurably improve physical, social and mental health indicators reinforces the demand for healthier buildings. REPM was recently Fitwel Viral Response Certified for 455 Market Street, a California based flagship asset managed by the business.
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Asset Manager NewsOrchard Street maintains momentum with c.20,000 sq ft of lettings at West London’s greenest industrial estate
Communication Park is now two-thirds let just six months after redevelopment
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White papersA new era for impact investing
The global health crisis is prompting investors to consider social and environmental outcomes along with financial objectives.
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Asset Manager NewsKGAL commits to being climate-neutral asset manager by 2021
As part of a new climate strategy, one of the leading German asset managers is also targeting net zero emission portfolio by 2050
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Asset Manager NewsAnnouncing the 2021 Green Lease Leaders
Today, the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Better Buildings Alliance announced the 2021 Green Lease Leaders at the Better Buildings, Better Plants Summit, a virtual leadership symposium. Launched by IMT and the DOE Better Buildings Alliance in 2014, Green Lease Leaders sets an industry standard for what constitutes a green lease, while recognizing landlords and tenants who modernize their leases to spur collaborative action on energy efficiency, cost savings, improved air quality, and sustainability in buildings.
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Asset Manager NewsGLP Raises US$850 Million with the Launch of the Largest US$ Green Subordinated Perpetual Securities Globally
GLP has successfully priced a landmark US$850 million Regulation S offering (the “Offering”) of Green Subordinated Perpetual Non-Call 5-year Securities (the “Green Perpetual Securities”) at a coupon of 4.500%.
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Asset Manager NewsPGIM Real Estate commits to global net zero carbon operations
PGIM Real Estate has committed to reduce operational carbon emissions of its global portfolio of managed properties to net zero by 2050. This commitment aligns to the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Greenprint Center for Building Performance Net Zero Carbon goal. PGIM Real Estate is the real estate investment business of PGIM, the $1.5 trillion global investment management businesses of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU).
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White papersBitcoin, offices and emissions: Our monthly data-inspired series
In our monthly visual series on topical data themes, we look at whether Bitcoin could be the new gold, if COVID-19 has put pressure on London office rents, and the extent to which transport affects the carbon footprint of foods.
