All ESG articles – Page 29
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White papersThe Decisive Eye - A strategic bulletin on issues and opportunities in European real assets
The average smartphone puts more computing power in our pockets than was available to the Apollo XI moon landing only fifty years ago. The pace of change is astonishing and continues to accelerate.
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White papersGreen News & Views - Sustainably certified assets
Developing a sustainable future is enhanced by incorporating third-party benchmarking and certifications for all property types. There is now a proliferation of standards, ratings, and certification programs globally to help guide, demonstrate, and reward efforts to deliver sustainable, highperformance assets.
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White papersReal estate: A home for impact investing
From climate change and geopolitical tensions to rising inequality and a global pandemic, society faces many challenges and investors are seeking to be part of the solution.
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Asset Manager NewsGLP and CATL Announce Joint Venture to Expand New Energy Applications Aimed at Advancing Sustainability in Logistics and Transportation
Combined strengths from both companies to expand new energy initiatives in logistics and transportation through asset-as-a-service model
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White papersReal estate investors: don’t forget about climate change risk
The COVID-19 pandemic is top of mind for most investors, but the risk of impacts due to climate change should stay in focus, write Anne Böker, Associate Director Sustainability Management at PATRIZIA, and Greg Langley.
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White papersWeathering the storm with infrastructure debt
Investors looking to invest in assets that can stand the test of economic gyrations and come through crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic can find hope in the solidity of infrastructure debt – financial instruments used to fund projects involving large tangible assets such as power plants and roads, argues Karen Azoulay, head of infrastructure debt.
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People NewsBNP Paribas Reim Appoints Nehla Krir As Head Of Sustainability And CSR
BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management (REIM) announces the appointment of Nehla Krir as Head of Sustainability and CSR, effective from 1st September 2020. This position was recently created by BNP Paribas REIM in order to support and continue its ambitions in terms of Corporate & Social Responsibility and ESG integration.
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Asset Manager NewsGreen News & Views : UN PRI 2020 Assessments – Promoting transparency in the real asset industry
In 2020, we again ranked top-tier for sustainability in the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). For the fourth consecutive year we maintained our A+ rating across both the Property and Infrastructure modules
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White papersTop 10 with… Interview with Roland Hantke on Multi-Managers Infrastructure
Infrastructure is undergoing a seismic shift. Several years ago infrastructure funds would raise around USD 30-40 billion per year. Today this number is at the USD 100 billion3 mark and growing. Roland Hantke, Head Multi- Managers Infrastructure (MM INFRA) explains to us how infrastructure has evolved as an asset class and how MM INFRA is well positioned to cater for increasingly specialized client requirements.
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White papersLiving, working and playing on Hamburg’s waterfront
Hamburg’s HafenCity sets the tone for the European city of the 21st century, meeting challenges that make it a model for sustainable transformation.
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Asset Manager NewsGLP Announces 56 Percent Increase in Solar Power Capacity in 2020 and Other ESG Initiatives
Opens largest solar powered logistics facility in Brazil
Increases global rooftop solar panels to 1.5 million sqm
Global sustainable building certifications rise to 203 -
Asset Manager NewsGLP Announces Completion Of First Ever Development Verified As Net Zero Carbon For Construction In Line With The UKGBC Framework
GLP, investor and developer of logistics warehouses and distribution parks, today announces that it has delivered the first net zero carbon development to be officially verified as Net Zero carbon for construction in line with the UKGBC Net Zero Carbon Buildings Framework Definition.
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Asset Manager NewsSurvey of investors: Coronavirus crisis causing significant changes in investment strategies
The coronavirus crisis has led to a significant shift in the investment strategies of institutional real estate investors. “Lower risk, lower return” is the mantra of the moment. 58 per cent of the 150 professional investors in Germany, France and the UK surveyed by Union Investment for its investment climate study are currently pursuing such a strategy.
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White papersThe Future of Climate Change
It is undeniable that the global economy and real estate portfolios are being tested by the COVID-19 crisis. The pandemic has also accentuated the link between the economy and the drivers of climate change.
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White papersHow to build back better, greener and faster: A 10-point plan for UK infrastructure
Boris Johnson has called for an ‘infrastructure revolution’ to help lift the UK economy out of its coronavirus-induced malaise. Private capital could and should play a large role alongside the public purse in delivering on that ambition, as Darryl Murphy sets out in a blueprint for the industry.
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White papersGreen News & Views: Green Bonds – Innovative financing and a cornerstone of responsible investing
UBS Asset Management’s Real Estate & Private Markets business is one of the largest asset managers in real assets worldwide, currently managing over USD 100bn globally. By combining the joint expertise of over 500 talented people working across Direct Real Estate and Direct Infrastructure as well as Multi-Manager Solutions in Real Estate, Infrastructure and Private Equity, we believe we can offer clients integrated solutions to optimize the diversification of client portfolios, whether that be in targeting access-restricted private equity funds or niche real estate funds.
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White papersThe EU Green Deal: shaping infrastructure impact investing
Generali Global Infrastructure (GGI) Managing Partner Gilles Lengaigne and Senior Advisor Stéphane Voisin, discuss how the EU Green Deal is consolidating GGI’s impact investment strategy and, more broadly, the historic opportunity for infrastructure investors to engage in outcome-based investment approaches.
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White papersWhy the city of Berlin is marching to the river edge
When PATRIZIA bought the Coca-Cola building in Berlin’s trendy Mediaspree in 2016 for the PanEuropean Fund, it was a first mover. Since then, the media and communications park has really taken off.
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Asset Manager NewsIPUT announces largest green Revolving Credit Facility in the Irish real estate market
Upsized €300m RCF incorporates a €200m green component Green facility will finance 600,000 sq. ft. office development at Wilton Park Builds on IPUT’s commitment to UN Principles for Responsible Investment IPUT also raises €200m through inaugural US private placement
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White papersThinking beyond tomorrow - Edition 2020
Responsible Investing in Real Assets a proven global track record.
