All ESG articles – Page 6
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Decarbonising real estate: What will it take in challenging conditions?
Real estate asset owners are working towards ambitious net zero targets which call for all buildings to be carbon neutral by 2050. However, challenging economic conditions could slow progress. In this environment, increased integration between asset management and ESG teams is imperative.
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Thematic ESG research: impact of natural hazards on rents
Swiss Life Asset Managers presents its new publication “Thematic ESG Research” for the first time. The new research series sheds light on sustainability trends and addresses innovative ESG research issues.
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Enhancing value with asset management
Active asset management is a crucial component of executing successful value-add strategies.
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Forging sustainable investments in European leveraged finance and CLOs: Part 1
In the past two years, the proportion of European assets under management with an ESG overlay (as measured by funds that are categorised as Article 8 and 9 under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, or SFDR) has risen to nearly 60%.
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Sustainability and Impact – Implications for Real Estate Investing in Asia Pacific
The terms Sustainability & Impact (S&I) and ESG (“Environmental, Social and Governance”) are often used interchangeably and the considerations are similar.
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Smart sustainable building blueprint
To bring our tomorrow’s world vision to life, Nuveen Real Estate has developed a smart sustainable building blueprint (SSBB) for the different real estate sectors it invests in. Each sector-specific SSBB takes into account the three key drivers of change in tomorrow’s world: sustainability, technology and people.
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Protecting Real Estate From Climate Risks
AEW sets out concrete steps for meaningful climate-change adaptation
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Adapting to a volatile energy transition
It has happened again. Since 2002, the IEA has consistently been under-forecasting the pace of solar power adoption. In 2023, solar power capacity additions are – you guessed it – again beating its predictions: they are 24% higher than the IEA said just six months ago and double what it expected in 2020. We believe this illustrates that the adoption of sustainable technologies such as solar energy continues to accelerate.
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Impact Opportunities Equity Q2 2023
Like any new technology, AI will be a disruptor in the truest sense, bringing both positive and negative impacts for society and the global economy. In this report, the Impact Opportunities team explain why they believe healthcare is one area where AI will overwhelmingly be a force for good.
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SDG Engagement Equity Q2 2023 case study: Aalberts
In 2021, Dutch engineering group Aalberts set out a target that more than 70% of its revenue would be aligned with the SDGs by 2026. By end 2022 it had already hit 68%.
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Overlooked and underappreciated: The case for Korea
As contrarian investors, the Asia-ex Japan team seek unloved companies in unloved markets. James Cook, Investment Director of Emerging Markets, explains why Korea is one market that mustn’t be ignored.
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Real assets, real impact
For investors to have a real impact on climate change requires tangible, achievable paths to net zero carbon emissions. Igneo Infrastructure Partners’ Sophie Durham explains how this can be achieved through engagement and collaboration with portfolio companies.
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How focussing on long life infrastructure can help investors meet their goals
Infrastructure has long been known for producing solid, risk-adjusted yields over a significant timeframe.
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Tackling short-term challenges and the long-term goals of sustainable investing
Climate, geopolitics and macroeconomic factors combine to make instability a constant rather than a break from the norm – at least for a while. We believe sustainability remains the best long-term prism to understand crisis factors and anticipate a low-carbon, environmentally sustainable and inclusive economy. Challenges may be interconnected, but so are the solutions.
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Keynote Interview: Infrastructure Reaps Rewards Of Inclusion
Keynote Interview with Infrastructure Investor
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Financing the energy transition
Energy security and climate change are driving an unparalleled economic shift in the energy sector worldwide, and reshaping the investment landscape for green energy credit as a result.
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PATRIZIA Client Survey 2023: Institutional investors increasingly focused on value creation through decarbonisation initiatives and ESG data collection
PATRIZIA has released the real estate trends from its third annual investor survey.
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PATRIZIA Client Survey 2023: Institutional investors continue to expand infrastructure allocations with a focus on green energy transition
PATRIZIA has released the infrastructure trends from its third annual investor survey.
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An updated journey of the road to net zero carbon
In order to support the objectives of the Paris Accord, governments in major countries across the world have committed to reach net zero by target dates between 2030 and 2060.
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2022-2023 Real Estate ESG Report
Our tomorrow’s world approach, a philosophy that sits at the core of our investment process and business operations, informs our long-term view of real estate investments for the enduring benefit of both clients and society.