COVID-19 as a game changer – People. Planet. Profit.
At the beginning of the corona crisis, the markets have just experienced a significant shock. This is shown by many indices. However, the indices have not fallen quite as far as they did during the financial crisis of 2008 and are already on an upward trend again.
What next for sustainability – the post-pandemic corporate agenda
One key business lesson from the pandemic is the need for a radical upgrade of company assessment of social, political and environmental risks. Good ESG policies are an essential part of building this awareness.
Rethinking Occupant Health and Re-Entry Strategies During a Pandemic
Buildings and places – and how we use them – will be more important than ever in a post-pandemic world. Re-imagining and re-calibrating mix-used developments will be especially important in getting tenants, residents, shoppers and clients back to engaging meaningfully with their communities in safe and healthy environments.
The Forest and the Trees of the TCFD: Pairing Asset-Level and Strategic Resilience Assessments to Uncover Risks and Opportunities
In real estate, climate resilience is fast becoming an investment imperative. Losses in the sector due to climate-induced natural disasters are mounting and our customers are seeing financially material impacts to their portfolios. By 2070, $35 trillion in real estate assets will be at risk if the world does not change its current carbon emissions trajectory, according to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Feedback on a data analysis script that enabled energy savings during Covid-19 lockdown
The health crisis caused by Covid-19 has affected the whole world, practically taking everybody by surprise. Following the announcement of the lockdown, non-essential stores along with numerous corporate offices had to close. Giulia Caputo, Data Scientist at Deepki, explains to us how she and her team were able to detect potential net savings of 123 000 € per week at more than 3 500 buildings courtesy of data analysis during this exceptional period.
Now Is The Time To Start Moving the Needle On Your TCFD Efforts, Here’s Why
Companies are recognizing the importance of assessing risks and planning for contingency. While many investors have historically looked at how an organization assesses and acts upon risk from a reactive standpoint, companies and investors are beginning to take a proactive approach by assessing and planning for risk through disclosures and strategic approaches. Now, more than ever, improving the quality of firms’ climate disclosures is critical to managing climate risks and opportunities in financial markets.
A quiet, financial revolution is going on around us that will have far-reaching effects on the real estate industry and beyond. It is already causing large changes in investment and management methods, as well as a wholesale review of corporate philosophy and policy throughout entire organisations. When we look back, we will see that it has forced a substantial reconsideration of real estate investment valuations, modelling, and benchmarking.
Around the world, governments, businesses, private developers and city planners and officials are spearheading a growing movement to make structures in vulnerable communities more resilient through improved preventative action
100 Resilient Cities defines urban resilience as ‘the capacity of individuals, communities, institutions, businesses, and systems within a city to survive, adapt, and grow no matter what kinds of chronic stresses and acute shocks they experience’. While this definition is set in the urban context, it is also applicable to suburban and rural areas. It is worth highlighting here that the key of resilience is not only to survive and adapt, but also to grow, regardless of the challenges experienced.
