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S&P Dow Jones Indices Launches Green Real Estate Index Series
NEW YORK, MARCH 19, 2019: S&P Dow Jones Indices (“S&P DJI”), the world’s leading index provider, today launched a new series of indices designed to represent real estate companies with a strong track record of sustainability performance. The index series is an extension of the Dow Jones Select Real Estate Securities Indices (RESI) and utilizes […]
Mercatus And GRESB Partner To Improve ESG Data Collection And Reporting Process For Infrastructure Investors
BERLIN – Infrastructure Investor Global Summit Berlin – March 18, 2019 – Mercatus, a leading asset and investment management platform for alternative investors, and GRESB, the global ESG benchmark for real assets, today announced a strategic partnership to accelerate environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration for global infrastructure investors. More institutional investors than ever before are […]
GRESB and B Capital Partners pilot ESG Due Diligence Tool for Infrastructure Assets
GRESB and B Capital Partners AG joined forces to pilot an ESG due diligence tool for infrastructure asset investments with the goal to develop a standard process to improve both the quality and efficiency of ESG due diligence. B Capital Partners developed a pilot ESG Infrastructure Asset Investment Due Diligence Tool using the GRESB Infrastructure […]
The 2019 GRESB Assessments are now available in Pre-release
Earlier this month we published the pre-release versions of the 2019 GRESB Assessments. Each year real estate and infrastructure managers and companies use the Assessments to measure, benchmark and improve their sustainability programs and report to their investors on their ESG performance. The attention from investors on ESG performance has never been higher. At last count, over 80 institutional […]
GRESB Response to BBP feedback on the 2018 Real Estate Assessment
[icon name=”arrow-circle-down” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Download PDF This document was prepared by GRESB in response to the written feedback on the 2018 GRESB Real Estate Assessment provided by the members of the BBP. Elements of the document were discussed with the BBP during the in-person meeting kindly hosted by Aberdeen Standard Investments on December 4, 2018.
First European industry project certified by the Investor Confidence Project
Austrian community catering supplier GOURMET leads the way in energy efficiency with the first European industry project certified by the Investor Confidence Project VIENNA/LONDON, January 2019. The Investor Confidence Project’s innovative Investor Ready Energy Efficiency™ Certification has been awarded to a waste heat utilisation project at GMS GOURMET GmbH. The project saves natural gas and […]
On January 1, 2019, Alan Dalgleish, Chief Executive at ANREV, the Asian Association for Investors in Non-listed Real Estate Vehicles, will succeed Steven A. Wechsler, President & CEO at Nareit as non-executive director on the GRESB Board. Commenting on his appointment, Alan said: I am delighted to have been nominated to join the GRESB board […]
Another loan deal is signed linking interest rates to GRESB Results
In April, Gecina and ING announced the first commercial real estate loan deal linked to a GRESB score. It marked an important step in green financing in the real estate sector and we are pleased to see the loan recognized by Property Investor Europe in their Bank Loan of the Year 2018 Award. ING has a strong […]
2018 was another inspirational year for GRESB. A growing number of institutional investor members, now controlling assets valued at USD 18 trillion, called on real estate and infrastructure managers to report on their ESG performance. The industry responded decisively, with 903 real estate companies and funds, 75 infrastructure funds and 280 assets stepping forward to […]
