By aligning on a common set of metrics, the industry can commit to validating both the health and financial outcomes of ESG investments within the built environment.
Trends & challenges with standardizing Corporate ESG Disclosures
Despite lingering questions about ESG reporting, movements in the market are signalling the eventual formation of a ‘universal’ ESG reporting standard.
The regulatory landscape surrounding climate change and Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) issues remains in a constant state of evolution. It will be necessary for organizations going forward to remain agile in their ability to conform and adapt to the ever-changing regulatory environment and ensure that climate-related legislation reviews are a routine part of an organization’s operations.
The Embodied Carbon in Real Estate webinar, held on February 17, 2022, was an opportunity to learn more about the role the built environment plays in addressing climate change. The webinar generated a great deal of conversation and prompted several important questions, which is why GRESB and eTool collaborated once more to further disseminate knowledge […]
Demystifying climate risk and the TCFD recommendations
Understanding your organization’s climate-related risks and opportunities has never been more critical. The most recent report from the UN’s IPCC on Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability is a review of climate impacts and how much we can adapt to them.
What does the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) mean for construction?
Our industry is engaged in an important dialogue to improve sustainability through ESG transparency and industry collaboration. This article is a contribution to this larger conversation and does not necessarily reflect GRESB’s position. International Emission Policy Europe is taking policy action as it works to achieve its climate change commitments for carbon neutrality by 2050. […]
Our industry is engaged in an important dialogue to improve sustainability through ESG transparency and industry collaboration. This article is a contribution to this larger conversation and does not necessarily reflect GRESB’s position. Looking back, it is fair to say 2021 was the year of climate commitments. Against the backdrop of the latest Intergovernmental Panel […]
Women in STEM and why you should have them by your side
Our industry is engaged in an important dialogue to improve sustainability through ESG transparency and industry collaboration. This article is a contribution to this larger conversation and does not necessarily reflect GRESB’s position. Last Friday, February 11th, was International Day of Women and Girls in Science. And to mark it, we wanted to shine a […]
Influence of ESG factors on the performance of private equity real estate funds in APAC
Sustainability has been gaining traction as a concept in recent times. However, the focus for fund managers appears to be fundamentally still on the bottom line, building the case for understanding the relationship between Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) factors and financial returns. The relatively young nature of the topic of sustainability coupled with the paucity of data available within the private real estate fund industry has resulted in a generally underdeveloped understanding of how ESG factors correlate with the performance of private real estate funds, especially so in APAC where the industry is at a more nascent stage compared to the European and US markets.
