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A sustainable office that’s also a proof of concept

How Drees & Sommer turned its own Stuttgart headquarters into a laboratory for the future of construction, and why the building next door is about to push the experiment even further.

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From ESG to EBITDA: what the market is still getting wrong

Sustainability now needs to become central to core investment strategies

The missing metric in hotel decarbonisation

Real estate deserves more than just a spreadsheet

Robotisation heralds a new era of sustainable construction

EU greenwashing regulation: what you need to know

Sebastian Kreutel

Amid shifting attitudes to ESG, we need to be clearer about the business case

Same technology, smarter structure: why investment managers are exploring a new approach to onsite solar

What you need to know about the EU Voluntary Sustainability Standard

In pictures: A modern makeover in the Square Mile

From derelict factory to Europe’s largest tech campus: Vilnius leads by example

Climate risk exposure is a determining factor for APAC investment market

We need to articulate and prove the financial case for transition

The owner-occupier relationship must be aligned at asset level

The language might change, but climate risks still remain

The cost of electricity versus gas needs to improve

Radical collaboration is what real estate needs to enable sustainable impact at scale

Definitions and methodologies still lack harmonisation across Europe

Digital technologies, including AI, represent a significant opportunity

Lease structures pose a major challenge to decarbonisation

Climate risk is now a critical factor in shaping business decisions

Core issue is transforming existing building stock at the required pace

Decisive factors remain leadership, governance and strategic alignment

It’s a two-tier market in terms of progress

There is still no consensus on the economic rationale to address ESG

Fragmented data, solutions and priorities are holding us back

Getting measurable results is still proving to be a challenge

We are entering the phase of real execution and measurable impact

Sustainability is now seen as a driver of asset value

We see sustainability as part of how the business operates day-to-day

Our biggest challenge is to effectively deploy capital

Meaningful progress requires a coordinated approach

Adopting a holistic, lifecycle approach to decarbonisation

New technologies will be vital to reducing carbon impacts

Industry strives to keep up with pace of regulatory change

Occupiers target buildings that support net-zero goals

Lack of policy and regulatory certainty a drag on ambitions

We’re always seeking a deeper connection to our portfolio

The most significant challenge is tenant-controlled emissions

Real estate needs to prepare for structural changes by 2028

Gauging the climate threats to data centre investments

Sustainability still matters, even if ESG has become a lesser focus

Xylo: ‘the most sustainable new build in London’

Environmental leadership brings competitive advantage, shows research

The AI boom has an energy problem – and it’s reshaping global investment

Courtney Fingar

Ron van Bloois

How life-long learning brings fresh energy to business

Vive la différence: Paris office gets a sustainable renovation

Drawing a clear line between disclosing and doing

Green leader: Better environmental performance also means better financial performance

Opinion: only an ecosystem-led approach can mitigate the real estate polycrisis

Why energy efficiency is the new alpha in real estate returns

Making sustainability a boardroom priority

From glass factory to health centre: creating CEE’s first artificial ‘Blue Zone’

2026 Winter Olympics: ‘Ensuring a long-term sustainability legacy’

December 22, 2025

In pictures: 2026 Winter Olympics Athletes’ Village

December 22, 2025

Data centre boom creates a carbon dilemma for investors

December 22, 2025

Operational excellence is key to residential performance

December 19, 2025

From data to design: how Concular is scaling reuse across Europe

December 19, 2025

SFDR 2.0: a new framework for sustainable real estate investing

December 19, 2025

Alice in Wonderland and a Lego safari: bringing the fun to offices

December 19, 2025

Why social value is a growing factor in land-use decisions

December 18, 2025

How IPUT is getting the measure of social value

December 18, 2025

‘Whenever we see a roof, we see an opportunity’

December 17, 2025

Green leader: Turning climate ambition into operational reality

December 17, 2025

Sustainable special economic zones will shape the next wave of urban growth

Courtney Fingar

December 17, 2025

Achieving net zero in desert climates

December 17, 2025

Highlights from the EPRA Sustainability Summit 2025

December 17, 2025

Circularity is not a zero-sum game

December 17, 2025

Triple C from COP30, label C and circularity

December 17, 2025

From monofunctional Munich office to multifunctional hub

October 29, 2025

Welcome to the future of mixed-use development

October 29, 2025

‘It is about adding financial value rather than being green’

October 28, 2025

Celebrating the best in sustainability

October 28, 2025

Why we’re moving away from the term ‘CRREM Stranding Year’

October 28, 2025

Seville to host the EU’s first net-positive emissions building

October 28, 2025

In pictures: Sweden carves out a city of wood

October 27, 2025

London icon gets a 21st century makeover

October 27, 2025

The art of entertaining sustainably

October 27, 2025

Tourism’s next test: can sustainability drive investment and growth?

Courtney Fingar

October 27, 2025

Optimising UK housing strategies to balance impact, risk and return

October 27, 2025

‘Why every building needs a digital DNA’

October 27, 2025

Bringing listed heritage buildings into the net-zero age

October 23, 2025

How the listed sector can alleviate Europe’s housing crisis

October 23, 2025

An evidence-based strategy to future-proof the built environment

October 23, 2025

Public and private finance joins up to develop carbon capture

October 23, 2025

Green leader: We can remove carbon at scale… if we work with nature

October 23, 2025

Why the VerusSol method makes rooftop solar a value driver

October 22, 2025

Opinion: Intrinsic motivation is a tough cookie

October 22, 2025

Christine Lemaitre

Promoting biodiversity one certification at a time

The Natural Capital Laboratory: rewilding in action

Redevco evolves sustainability strategy to place new focus on nature and biodiversity

Quantifying the value of nature to real estate

Project focus: using nature-positive actions to fight climate change

Sustainability begins at home… and in the office

Is circular construction the answer to greener building?

Sovereign wealth funds are increasing in number – and ESG is on their radar

Courtney Fingar

In pictures: from industrial warehouse to modern mixed-use space

Climate change won’t wait – nor should we

The green shift: embracing nature in real estate strategies

Nature-related interdependencies: a Japanese case study

Listed real estate’s guide for sustainability reporting

Powering the 2035 industrial and data-driven revolution

We can speed up decarbonisation… if we can cut through the data spaghetti

Respect for nature adds value for everyone

Monaco’s eco masterpiece: a new standard on sustainable development

Why it won’t be so easy to row back on responsible investing practices

A foundation for maximum social impact

Beyond winter’s gloom: Europe must stay on the path to net zero

Sustainability can be the catalyst to solve Europe’s middle-income housing crisis

How to extend buildings vertically

Trump era could herald slowdown of global ESG momentum

Courtney Fingar

How longevity is changing the future of senior housing

Sylwia Ziemacka

The business case for timber: unlocking sustainable profits

Build clean to cut carbon and create jobs

‘ESG is not seen as a cost any more: the dialogue has changed’

Achieving net zero in desert climates

Healthcare: ‘Real estate is the easy part of it’

Developing new strategies to strengthen drought resilience

Christiane Conrads

‘The momentum is on the side of the transition’

Decarb or die? What 2025 may hold in store for real estate decarbonisation

Poland needs clear government strategy and incentives on ESG

Biophilic riverside living in Seoul

A streamlined, industry-led initiative for climate finance

How EPRA plays a key role in promoting climate transparency in listed real estate

‘We need a sustainable energy framework’

Data has the power to transform real estate

‘Housing affordability? The only answer is to build more homes’

December 16, 2024

How Brussels is leading the way in urban mining

December 16, 2024

Supply chains and regulations push logistics ESG agenda

December 13, 2024

‘Our approach is to invest where we can make a difference’

December 13, 2024

How CTP is creating impact on brownfield sites

December 13, 2024

Magnificent seven: ULI global award winners 2024

December 13, 2024

Egypt is shaping cities that are resilient, inclusive and forward-thinking

December 12, 2024

Sustainability matures into a fundamental principle of investing

December 12, 2024

Climate resilience is no longer optional – this is what you can do

December 11, 2024

Preparing the for next step on the ESG journey

December 10, 2024

Focus moves to social impact as ESG becomes standard

December 10, 2024

Senior housing is a ‘resilient long-term investment’

December 10, 2024

Merging real estate and renewable energy

December 9, 2024

Putting a price on our greenhouse gas emissions

December 9, 2024

How to better stress test for climate change

December 9, 2024

Tackling ambiguity in real estate sustainability indicators

December 8, 2024

US shift away from a sustainability-focused agenda has economic risks

Courtney Fingar

December 8, 2024

Ron van Bloois

A circular licence to change and act

December 6, 2024

How ‘The People’s COP’ highlighted the importance of biodiversity

Christiane Conrads

December 6, 2024

BRE: Building on a century of research

October 23, 2024

The best of the best: BREEAM Awards 2024 winners

October 23, 2024

From regulation to innovation: a new era in sustainable real assets

October 21, 2024

Seeking a different model for senior living

October 21, 2024

Germany embraces geothermal energy to power green transition

October 20, 2024

For ESG, it’s location, location, location

Courtney Fingar

October 20, 2024

ZAR on a mission to green Germany’s residential

October 20, 2024

The impact of EU Deforestation Regulation on real estate

Christiane Conrads

October 20, 2024

‘Digitalisation and AI are driving the requirement for lifelong learning’

October 20, 2024

A playbook for the real estate sector’s green transition

October 18, 2024

Rethinking ESG: turning the definition on its head

October 17, 2024

Where sport and sustainability meet

October 17, 2024

Beware how financial markets are pricing in climate risk

October 17, 2024

Senior housing sector faces obstacles to affordability

Sylwia Ziemacka

October 16, 2024

Four key ESG regulations you need to know about

October 15, 2024

Life-long learning about climate change is a must

October 15, 2024

How can artificial intelligence help real estate’s green transition?

Greening residential portfolios: an impossible challenge?

Designing for social value

Stranded offices are a lesson for residential

Impact in numbers – June

Social impact: more focus will help deliver better results

How to build a credible strategy for ESG adoption

Christiane Conrads

Five lessons from five years of investing in affordable housing

A new lease of life for long-proven material

Social impact: unlocking social value throughout an asset’s lifecycle

A unified strategy and cooperation are needed to achieve net zero

Courtney Fingar

Understanding the buildings in our portfolios is first step to sustainability

Sustainability emerges as a critical factor in property valuation

Prepare for a range of climate futures

Germany’s commercial real estate remains green and is getting greener

Creating aspirational environments seniors want to move to

Summit tackles key issues as populations continue to age

Sylwia Ziemacka

Real estate has a responsibility to decarbonise – here’s how

Ron van Bloois

Opinion: making a material impact

Control and ownership are key to resilience

Asia Special: A Jenga hotel for a tropical climate

Asia Special: Singapore evolves from garden city to city in nature

Asia Special: Ronald Lu & Partners – Bringing nature to every doorstep

Asia Special: Singapore’s ‘visionary leader in landscape architecture’

Asia Special: ‘Redefining the status quo of urban living’

Asia Special: The green skyscraper of the future

Focus shifts to attracting more diverse workforce

Sue Brown: life-long equality campaigner sets out real estate’s to-do list

Creating resilient communities in the Middle East

COP28’s call to action: electrify buildings responsibly now

COP28 made progress on built environment’s net-zero challenge

Courtney Fingar

COP28 roundtable – a green oasis in the desert

Courtney Fingar

Comment: Impact of the Community

A green transformation is underway in the industrial and logistics sector

Panattoni Park Cheb South – the world’s greenest industrial space

Moving to defuse a senior-living time bomb

C&W report: rehabilitation properties in demand in Germany

Green leader: Green valuation means aligning ESG ambitions with actions

The link between circularity and biodiversity in real estate

Christiane Conrads and Sebastian Kreutel

We need a broader view to create resilient cities

Qualitative data provides valuable insights into alternative climate futures

Development that delivers a positive environmental impact

Retrofitting: balancing embodied carbon and operational savings

Making the right choice in today’s evolving energy landscape

The IMPACT interview: Anders Danielsson, Skanska

January 4, 2024

Seville bids to become ‘metropolis of the south’

January 4, 2024

In pictures: Seville’s new urban district

January 4, 2024

Seville’s sustainable retail therapy

January 4, 2024

Impact in numbers

January 3, 2024

John Morden Centre: prize-winning senior living

January 3, 2024

A blueprint for net-zero retirement

January 3, 2024

Paris looks to clear hurdles in race to net zero

January 3, 2024

‘The biggest contribution we make is providing and digitising data’

January 3, 2024

Sustainable cities in the desert: building greener in extreme climates

Courtney Fingar

January 3, 2024

ESG definitions in transition

January 3, 2024

Transforming neighbourhoods into sustainable communities

January 3, 2024

Wind farms: five leading UK projects

January 2, 2024

Navigating the CSRD: a roadmap for sustainability reporting

January 2, 2024

Why Europe needs to adopt digitisation to successfully implement ESG

January 2, 2024

Pioneering a net-zero approach for indirect real estate investing

January 2, 2024

Meeting the challenge of delivering social value

Sylwia Ziemacka

January 2, 2024

How to avoid ‘social washing’

January 2, 2024

Economic reality of social value can no longer be ignored

January 2, 2024

Focus on liveability dominates city agendas

January 1, 2024

ESG: Europe is past the why, now it’s how and when

January 1, 2024

Logistics occupiers want more green buildings

January 1, 2024

How to quantify the financial impacts of climate change

January 1, 2024

Stewardship is the new way to lead in real estate

December 31, 2023

Ron van Bloois

Comment: Commit global, act local

December 31, 2023

How offices can empower sustainable mobility

December 31, 2023

SHHA: Collaboration takes us to the next level

Sylwia Ziemacka

December 20, 2023

The complexities of turning buildings from ‘brown’ to ‘green’

December 20, 2023

Why the boomer generation is senior living’s biggest challenge

December 17, 2023

Creating affordable cities: the urban investment challenge

October 19, 2023

Opportunity for investors and entrepreneurs to rebuild Ukraine

October 19, 2023

Logistics investors and occupiers at odds over ESG compliance

October 18, 2023

Ron van Bloois

‘We need a connected vision for healthcare’

October 17, 2023

Düsseldorf East: Creating added value and setting new standards

October 12, 2023

Impact in numbers

October 11, 2023

European care strategy: ‘It’s worth investing in care sector’

October 11, 2023

Europe is a patchwork of regulations and market conditions

October 11, 2023

Demand for care homes rises rapidly

October 10, 2023

Care home sector: betting on a ‘social premium’

October 10, 2023

Digging deep for a greener Berlin

October 10, 2023

Investors are diversifying – and senior housing is the beneficiary

October 10, 2023

Standard bearers of sustainable buildings

October 10, 2023

A Tonic for LGBT+ senior living

October 10, 2023

Money alone cannot ease mismatch in senior accommodation

October 10, 2023

Social housing and sustainable finance: natural partners for green investors

October 9, 2023

Social focus drives investment in affordable rental housing

October 9, 2023

Vertical communities reach for the skies

October 9, 2023

Redevco: why sustainability pays off in the long term

October 9, 2023

‘It’s becoming almost impossible to stay ahead of ESG regulations’

October 9, 2023

‘A clear mismatch between talk and action when it comes to ESG’

Courtney Fingar

October 9, 2023

IMPACT Profile: Robbie Epsom – leading the transition to net zero

October 7, 2023

Data key to keeping up with ESG regulatory landscape

October 7, 2023

The importance of biodiversity should not be underestimated

October 6, 2023

Speeding up the transition to future-proof construction

October 6, 2023

The role of climate scenarios in the investment process

October 6, 2023

CEE offers a rich green tapestry of investment opportunities

October 2, 2023

Existing buildings under the spotlight

October 1, 2023

A green concert? That’s music to my ears

October 1, 2023

Mark Rose: ‘The solutions for net zero are already here’

‘With every building we invest in, we want to make an impact’

Impact in numbers

Legal & General shows how to reconcile impact investments with returns

UCEM: Making sustainability education better by degree

Funds support local economic development

Community-spirited development

Staying the course on SDGs the only sensible option as FDI declines

Courtney Fingar

We need more trust in sustainable investing

UK greenwashing clampdown is on the way, despite delay

The hidden high price of air pollution

A call to action for the insurance sector

Six ways to make a difference in the fight against climate change

Redevco: leading the green transition in cities

Offices and logistics insulated from energy shocks

Renewable energy: ‘You have to do it, no matter what’

Ron van Bloois

The impact of positive power

Why 2025 EPBD recast is a game changer for EU real estate

It’s time for an open dialogue on senior housing and healthcare

Sylwia Ziemacka

Demystifying ESG – starting your journey to net zero

‘Technology and data are the key to adding value to assets’

The impact of listed real estate

Market is now driving progress on ESG

Cooperation is the key to sustainability in real estate

Italy Special | Porta Nuova shows the way forward on sustainable cities

Italy Special | Public-private cooperation key to Milan’s success

Italy Special | Porta Romana sets the gold standard

Italy Special | Carbon-negative living in Milan

In pictures | The sky’s the limit for Vertical Forest concept

Climate Risk Monitor development brings better insight of risks

Sustainable homes of the future – all under one roof

Can business step up and lead societal change?

Sylwia Ziemacka

Bringing food back into the city

Tackling the ESG data challenge

Sustainable offices contribute to sustainable cities

Residential real estate: the right measure of impact