All ESG articles – Page 3
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White papers
Changing course: Creative a stable investment framework for offshore wind
Better market mechanisms and grid connection arrangements are essential to restore a stable investment environment in the offshore wind sector, as Nick Molho explains.
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Asset Manager News
Pro-invest Group Demonstrates Steady ESG Commitment in Recent GRESB Assessment
Pro-invest Group is pleased to report our sustained commitment to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) excellence, as evidenced by the latest GRESB Real Estate Assessment scores.
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Podcast
Redevcast 7 The Mapic series
In this new Redevcast – a series of seven – we engaged in conversation with Cécile Pouzadoux, Portfolio Director, and Vanessa Medioni, Head of Communications, both Redevco France, about urban place-making, new retail concepts and mixed-use opportunities in the context of making cities more sustainable and liveable.
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Beyond renewables – what’s next in greenhouse gas reduction?
Renewable energy has been one of the most popular target sectors for infrastructure investors in recent years. With the rising maturity of renewables, returns of traditional projects such as wind and solar have compressed significantly, typically offering single digit Internal Rate of Returns (IRR) in mature markets.
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Asset Manager News
HIH Invest Acquires New-Build Logistics Facility in the Netherlands
Warehouse near Breda provides nearly 21,000 square metres of lettable area Premises longterm let to contract logistics operator DNA United Forwarders Acquired for institutional fund, HIH Deutschland+ Core Logistik Invest
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Asset Manager News
IPUT launches ‘Making Impact’ research report
As a long-term investor in the built environment, IPUT Real Estate is committed to understanding social impact and how economic, environmental, and cultural initiatives shape the neighbourhoods and cities in which we are invested.
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White papers
Impact investing is ‘here to stay’
Risk and return used to be the two key factors dictating investment decisions. A third equally important dimension – impact – is now incorporated into decision-making.
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Podcast
Real Insights Editor’s Picks #3: It isn’t easy going green
How do we grapple with decarbonising the built environment? And how does Finland’s strong emphasis on early childhood education and care enable the country to outperform its peers when it comes to OECD measurement?
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White papers
It isn’t easy going green
Kermit the Frog, the ringmaster of The Muppets – an anarchical cast of puppet characters popular on the silver screen – once lamented in song that ‘it’s not easy being green’. Property owners, managers and developers can sympathise. With governments under pressure to meet the Paris Agreement commitments [climate change goals seeking to limit global warming to 1.5°C], attention is swinging towards the role buildings play in producing carbon dioxide (CO₂).
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White papers
Identifying and implementing solutions for the decarbonisation revolution
Revolutions take time. Whether it’s political upheavals, such as the French revolution in the late-19th century or the Bolshevik version in Russia two generations later, or societal transformation, such as the industrial revolution in the 18th and early 19th centuries, the pace of change can seem extremely quick but, in reality, such events are years and lifetimes in the making.
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Asset Manager News
KGAL sells stake in Finnish wind farm to Ardian
KGAL Investment Management and Access Capital Partners have jointly sold the Finnish wind farm Honkajoki to the Ardian Clean Energy Evergreen Fund.
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White papers
Diversity of thought: Women in private equity roundtable with Nicola Goll
Private Equity International’s inaugural women in private equity roundtable in October started with a discussion on how private equity is becoming more gender diverse - slowly. The number of women in senior investment roles at UK firms, and in their European offices, has edged up to 11 percent from 10 percent in 2021, according to the latest diversity and inclusion survey carried out by Level 20 and the BVCA.
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Asset Manager News
With good revenues and optimism: Hospitality defies the crisis
The hospitality industry is also functioning in the crisis. Expectations for business remain high, as well as for increasing revenues.
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White papers
Impact investing is now
Sustainable investment has become a significant trend in financial markets as science and society address a growing range of issues that pose both risks and opportunities: biodiversity protection, water management, extreme weather events, diversity, equity, and inclusion, are just some of the topics on investors’ minds.
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White papers
Are companies really making progress on ESG? Read our long-term analysis to find out
In a landmark study of data going back 14 years, LGIM will provide a unique perspective on ESG progress across geographies, industry sectors and engagement themes.
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How salmon became catch of the day
While salmon are known for swimming upstream, salmon farmers face a tough battle when going against the flow to create businesses that align with ESG principles
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ESG viewpoint: deforestation in Brazil
The return of President Lula is a boost to efforts to halt deforestation in Brazil, but he faces significant impediments in his efforts to move the needle. We travelled to Brazil to deepen our understanding and encourage reform. During the trip we met with policymakers, soy traders and meatpackers as part of our wider engagement on this topic.
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White papers
Embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion: nurturing diverse talent for lasting business success
In recent years, we have seen conversations about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) take centre stage as part of a wider discussion about sustainability and meeting societal expectations about doing the right thing.
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White papers
It’s time to think about nature: Biodiversity and real estate funding
Although the consideration of biodiversity risks remains limited for most assets so far, their longer-term impact is undeniable and needs to be considered when funding real estate.
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White papers
European residential market: Home, sweet (affordable, green) home?
Rising inflation, soaring energy costs and a gruelling cost-of-living crisis are placing affordability high on the agenda for residential real estate investors.