All ESG articles – Page 32
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White papersReal Assets Study 2020 - Navigating disruption: challenges and opportunities
Real assets have been in the eye of the storm during the coronavirus pandemic – but according to our study, the worlds of infrastructure, real estate and private debt, still retain their appeal, even if fundamental changes are affecting them.
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White papers2020 GRESB Infrastructure Assessment results
REPM demonstrates market leading performances across the board in the 2020 GRESB Infrastructure Assessments despite a more competitive peer group environment. 100% of REPM’s submitted infrastructure funds achieved 5-star status, the highest recognition available reflecting top quintile performance.
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White papersReal Estate Debt: Europe’s Developing Opportunity
Barings Real Estate’s Sam Mellor describes the trends underpinning the structural growth of real estate debt in Europe, and compares and contrasts the asset class with other public and private fixed income alternatives.
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White papersReal assets and net zero: Now for the hard part
There is no lack of willingness among investors in real assets to play their part in helping countries reach net zero by 2050. But much needs to change – and quickly, as Laurence Monnier explains.
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White papersESG in Action: Protecting the Amazon by Investing in Brazilian Beef
Blazing wildfires and a shift in Brazilian government policies away from environmental stewardship have thrust deforestation into the international spotlight. AB equity and credit portfolios’ large positions in Brazilian beef producers provide an opportunity to promote sustainable practices that can help protect tropical forests while mitigating environmental and investment risks.
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Asset Manager NewsOrchard Street secures planning for carbon neutral South East industrial distribution hub
Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, announces that it has received planning permission from Surrey Heath Borough Council to re-develop a site within the Albany Park Industrial Estate into a 48,406 sq ft purpose-built and operationally carbon-neutral industrial and warehouse scheme.
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White papersA home for impact investing
More than any other sector, the built environment shapes people’s lives. We discuss why real estate is a natural home for impact investing, the requirements of a successful impact investment programme and why opportunities in Europe need international and local solutions.
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Asset Manager NewsDie Zentrale - Ready-to-Let Refurbished Office in Munich
Barings has developed a unique, forward-looking office property with the goal of helping companies attract and retain top talent. With the major refurbishment now complete, the building comprises over 12,000 sqm from the ground to the sixth floor—with standard floor plates of 1,300 sqm that are readily divisible and can accommodate a range of office concepts. An underground car park offers over 150 parking spaces and ample space for bikes.
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White papersSustainability: Drawing force from lines of tension
Much like a gem is forged under pressure, the ESG movement is powerful because it results from tension at multiple levels: between art and science, absolute and relative, exclusion and engagement. Francois de Bruin explores the lines of tension underpinning the investment approach to sustainability.
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White papersFit for the future: Unboxing ESG in real assets
Recent events have highlighted the importance of the environmental, social and governance characteristics of real asset investments – not only as part of COVID-19 recovery programmes, but also as a way of futureproofing portfolios.
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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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White papersUK Private Rented Residential Sector
Providing homes for the UK and sustainable, diversified income for Local Authority Pension Funds. Why could now be a good time to invest in the residential sector?
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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.
