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ULI/PwC: ESG, climate, CO2 by far the biggest drivers for value esg uli Feb 21, 2023

For the past 20 years, low interest rates have been the biggest driver for real estate values. Not anymore - ESG, climate, and CO2 reduction are by fa...

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Built Environment leaders urge EU for ambitious climate action epbd eu rics worldgbc Feb 08, 2023

A coalition of 35 organizations is calling on European politicians to eliminate carbon emissions from Europe's building stock. The EU's buildings curr...

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Holistic tool IBOS measures ESG performance of buildings esg ibos Feb 01, 2023

The ESG movement is rapidly changing the way we look at buildings when assessing their value. Besides rental income and location, what other aspects s...

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"ESG-compliant real estate hotter than ever, greenwashing and lack of evidence becoming a growing problem." esg greenwashing Feb 01, 2023

ESG and sustainability are becoming increasingly important factors for the growing interest of investors in tangible assets such as real estate and in...

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Euronext launches CAC SBT 1.5° Index paris proof Jan 15, 2023

Euronext on January 12 announced the launch of the CAC SBT 1.5° (gross return Bloomberg code: CASBT15P), an index investing solely in companies within...

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Due Diligence real estate for ESG increasingly tightened esg inrev Dec 13, 2022

ESG is becoming an integral part of strategic decision-making in real estate investments. Thus, INREV, the European organisation of unlisted real esta...

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Deloitte: 99% of listed companies invest in ESG reporting esg Dec 13, 2022

99% of listed companies expect to invest in ESG reporting technology and tools over the next 12 months, according to accountant and consultant Deloitt...

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'Alternative funds such as real estate under pressure due to inadequate ESG policies' article 8 article 9 eu taxonomy Nov 28, 2022

Private equity firms and hedge funds are under increasing pressure to adopt ESG policies and integrate sustainability factors into their investment po...

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'Deep green' funds most popular despite economic downturn article 8 article 9 eu taxonomy sfdr Nov 28, 2022

Sustainable investment funds that can provide hard evidence of their ESG efforts are raising money much more easily during the current downturn in the...

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Wide gap between companies and shareholders on ESG reporting esg sfdr Nov 16, 2022

There is a significant 'disconnect' between companies and their shareholders when it comes to reporting on ESG. Companies and investors are not aligne...

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Broad ESG funds lose out to 'greener' Art.9 vehicles in Europe eu taxonomy sfdr Nov 10, 2022

Investors in Europe are turning away from funds that focus on broad environmental, social and governance principles, and towards investments that demo...

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ECB gives banks deadline for managing ESG risks banks ecb esg eu Nov 07, 2022

European Central Bank to step up enforcement on banks failing to meet ESG deadlines.

Almost all European banks are not doing enough to identify and a...

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Property manager has critical role in ESG eu property manager sfdr Nov 01, 2022

Environmental Social Governance (ESG) is rapidly gaining importance among real estate companies. But the property sector still has a long way to go wh...

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Reuters study: importance of ESG increases amid 'perfect storm' esg eu sfdr Oct 19, 2022

Thomson Reuters has compiled a special report, ESG Under Strain. This report has been published to scrutinise the current challenges for governments, ...

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ESG regulation European property funds tightened further esg eu sfdr Oct 19, 2022

Those who want to benefit from the ever-increasing flood of capital towards sustainable real estate must provide hard evidence. From the end of this y...

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PwC survey: more than half of executives lack understanding of ESG strategy or risks esg Oct 13, 2022

According to PwC's recently released annual Corporate Directors Survey, most corporate boards do not have a good understanding of their companies' ESG...

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ULI warns of 'carbon bubble' in property values c change crrem uli valuation Oct 13, 2022

The Urban Land Institute (ULI) warns of a 'carbon bubble' in the pricing of European real estate and urges the sector to work together to preserve the...

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Expo Real: Strong growth of Article-9 ESG funds esg expo real sfdr Oct 13, 2022

Expo Real 2022 is all about Environmental Social Governance (ESG). An unprecedented number of meetings have ESG as their topic. Also, more and more as...

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RICS: 'property industry still not measuring CO2 emissions sufficiently globally' Oct 03, 2022

A significant part of the real estate sector still does not measure CO2 emissions sufficiently. One of the main barriers is the lack or unfamiliarity ...

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Let's meet up at Expo Real! Oct 03, 2022

This week, Jan Willem De Graaf and Paul Wessels are attending Expo Real on behalf of Blue Module. Send a DM to Jan Willem or Paul if you want to talk ...

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LIVE Expo Real: Impact ESG & Sustainable Investment Oct 03, 2022

The rise of ESG – Environment, Social, Governance – has been a guiding principle for global investors and institutions for a while, but after the pand...

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Blue Module supports measuring CO2 risks property via CRREM Sep 21, 2022

Blue Module has implemented CRREM in its ESG software. CRREM is an increasingly important standard to measure and benchmark building-level data agains...

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Tenant wants more transparency on rising energy costs Sep 21, 2022

Most building owners and asset managers have been focusing on energy performance for many years, but now adequate reporting on it is becoming painfull...

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Corona's game-changer: Healthy office now a necessity Sep 08, 2022

It is the game-changer of the corona crisis: Healthy offices are now a must-have, not a nice-to-have, for building owners and employers.
The health of ...

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