All ESG articles – Page 29
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White papersPromising a future: Edition 2021 – Our commitment to responsible investing in real assets
The 2021 edition of REPM’s responsible investing brochure, highlights how responsible investment is integral to our investment philosophy and approach. This year, we have transformed the overall format with a clear delineation between prose content to illustrate our whole business’s efforts.
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White papersImpact and innovation: Catella Residential’s shield for the Black Swan’s shadow
The fundamental risk and return assumptions upon which most of the real estate investment industry’s business models are founded are fatally flawed in a world where multiplying supposedly rare extreme events, from the Global Financial Crisis, to the Covid-19 pandemic and the oncoming tsunami of Climate Change, are turning markets on their heads, Xavier Jongen, Managing Director of Catella Residential Investment Management said in an interview for IPE Real Assets.
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White papersWhy investors should focus on the Asian opportunity for sustainable data centres
The world’s appetite for data – and with it the demand for centres which house the infrastructure to process it – has increased exponentially in recent years, and shows every sign of accelerating even further. Drivers such as Industry 4.0, business migration to the cloud, the rise of 5G and the opportunities offered by the Internet of Things mean data will play a growing role in all our lives.
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White papersPodcast: A clear green premium
Our Head of ESG, Ed Dixon, recently joined Blackstock Consulting on a PropCast episode to launch their new series of ESG insights with industry leaders.
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White papersCan a shift in UK policy help make the ESG case for nuclear?
The UK government says nuclear energy may have a vital role to play in cutting carbon emissions. However, more detail is needed to help investors assess nuclear technology’s ESG credentials, argue Darryl Murphy and Stanley Kwong.
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White papersWhat real estate managers need to learn from the hospitality sector post Covid-19
Landlords and tenants need to work together to create sustainable solutions for the future, and we think it’s win-win for both.
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White papersExcuse me, while I kiss the sky
This paper is an introduction to the new world of European renewables investment – a sector able to deliver attractive levels of regular income and capital appreciation to asset owners. The market is at perhaps the most electrifying point for investors: mature and proven, competitive and able to replace conventional energy – and with societies demanding more change towards sustainable economies.
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White papersCan the UK Infrastructure Bank unleash the power of private capital?
Now that the details have emerged on the remit and tools available to the UK Infrastructure Bank, meaningful engagement with industry should be the priority, argues Darryl Murphy.
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White papersHow Manchester transformed into a city of the future
Once an industrial powerhouse, Manchester reversed its decline to become one of Europe’s top creative capitals. Watch our video to find out why we call it a city of the future.
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White papersTurning talk into action: Our real assets pathway to net zero
Unconstrained delivery of buildings and Infrastructure has been a major contributor to the climate crisis and now presents catastrophic risks for our clients and society.
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Asset Manager NewsGLP Closes First Sustainability-Linked Loan of $658 Million, One of the Largest in APAC
GLP closed its first sustainability-linked loan (SLL) of US$658 million with participation from 10 banks. The loan is one of the largest SLLs in Asia Pacific and signifies GLP’s ongoing commitment to sustainability. GLP will use the loan proceeds to contribute to environmental objectives related to climate change mitigation and the promotion of green buildings.
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Asset Manager NewsOrchard Street expands ESG commitment with launch of net zero carbon targets
Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, announces an expansion of its ESG efforts through a commitment to become a net zero carbon business by 2050. Orchard Street will publish a 2030 net zero carbon transition strategy in 2021 and is beginning the net zero carbon journey immediately by targeting a 25% reduction in occupier carbon intensity by 2025. Occupier carbon emissions represent over 90% of the business’ total carbon footprint.
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White papersData Centres: The Growing Importance of ESG
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations have grown increasingly important in real estate investing.
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Asset Manager NewsOrchard Street completes first letting at West London’s greenest industrial estate
Airbox to take c. 20,000 sq ft at carbon neutral A+ rated Communication Park in Feltham, following its redevelopment
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Asset Manager NewsFarming for the future? - Green News & Views - Growing a greener world with farmland
Sustainable farmland practices play a vital role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions as well as conserving energy and water. It can also help to meet global demand for food, while encouraging sustainable practices benefiting the environment over the long-term.
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White papersBlowing smoke and fogging mirrors: why the European auto sector is a long way from Paris
In an in-depth report, our Responsibility Office and EOS at Federated Hermes examines European auto firms’ progress in transforming their businesses to Paris-Alignment.
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White papersImpact investing in real estate
How real estate investors can generate positive social, environmental and financial returns.
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White papersThe great blue economy wave
The sheer size of the blue economy means it can offer substantial development potential around ocean resources. Having already seen major technological development, the blue economy can provide investors with unique opportunities.
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People NewsPATRIZIA makes strategic hire for sustainability and impact investing
PATRIZIA AG, a leading partner for global real assets, has appointed Mathieu Elshout to the newly created position of Head of Sustainability and Impact Investing, in a strategic hiring move that strengthens the development of new impact fund products and further drives the integration of sustainability into the company’s core investment processes.
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Asset Manager NewsTour Saint-Gobain, recently completed by Generali Real Estate in La Défense, Paris, tops international sustainability certifications
Generali Real Estate and Saint-Gobain are proud to announce that the Tour Saint- Gobain, hosting the new global headquarters of Saint-Gobain in La Défense, near Paris, has achieved all the four main international environmental certifications at the highest levels.
