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CEE offers a rich green tapestry of investment opportunities

Multinational companies capitalise on modern office infrastructure and lower refurbishment costs in the region.

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AEW costs climate premium for keeping assets unstranded

Existing buildings under the spotlight

Nicol Dynes

A green concert? That’s music to my ears

Ron van Bloois

Commerz Real and Bosch present new data platform

The Green Finance Institute extends to Denmark and Spain

Prologis Park Eindhoven, the world’s greenest warehouse

EIB backs CTP’s solar panel roll out with €200m finance deal

Axa starts development of Munich hybrid timber offices

Investors seek poor performers for sustainability upgrades: KF

Redos and Shell add charging infrastructure to retail parks

Threestones Capital acquires German retirement homes

Cromwell’s Janki shopping centre gets €66m green loan

KKR and Ikea retailer give grid-scale battery backup a boost

Goldman Sachs: investors are switching to sustainable funds

Commerz Real buys solar and wind power plants in Spain

New LondonMetric PV arrays cut tenants’ grid power needs

Surplus renewables to cut gas use in Vonovia apartments

First acquisition for Orchard Street’s new Impact fund

New survey: ESG now a priority in RE investment strategies

Morgan Stanley and Crowley JV to support US offshore wind

Summer break

Survey reveals ESG ‘chatter’ not always reflected by the reality

Alex Avery, CEO, Pragma Consulting

Green finance and REIT culture part of Singapore’s attraction

Thomas Veith, Partner, Global Real Estate Leader, PwC.

Singapore will be faster to establish taxonomy than EU

Thomas Veith, Partner, Global Real Estate Leader, PwC

Apex Group to build new green hydrogen plants in Germany

Sustainability and liveability goals gain traction for ULI

Ron Pressman, Global CEO, ULI

Holes in expertise challenge property’s enthusiasm for ESG

KGAL wind and solar energy fund invests €1.3bn in Europe

Nordic age care system creates resilient investment sector

Kasper Wehner, Investment Director, Northern Horizon

Small town co-living model for seniors has financial advantage

Frédéric Durousseau, Group Chief Real Estate & Development Officer, Korian

UK faces warehouse supply crisis as 60% likely obsolete

ESG an APAC priority but Europe’s best practice sought

Christiane Conrads, Global Real Estate ESG Leader, PwC

Coima refinances Milan’s Corsa Como Place with €137m facility

New approach is required as disability and aging converge

Timothy Ghilain, Interim Chief Executive, EASPD

Singapore’s green leadership role possibly a global model

Christiane Conrads, Partner, Global Real Estate ESG Leader, PwC

ARCO summit: senior housing is attracting more investors

‘Meaningful discounts’ for rents on Cheyne’s Manchester BTR

Research indicates gap in boomer housing provision

Henning Weiss, Co Founder, The Embassies

Patrizia rooftop power plant joins Europe’s race to net zero

ARCO conference: quantity and quality for senior housing

Berlin Hyp’s social loan targets affordable housing supply

GLP’s Netherlands rooftop PV project one of largest in Europe

Green roof requirements could make 76% of offices redundant

SHHA Summit: high investor interest but challenges remain

Timber-built city quarter to be developed in south Stockholm

Goodman creating one of Germany’s largest PV schemes

Social housing and healthcare among top topics at Provada

Ron van Bloois, Managing Editor, Real Asset Impact

FAP fund’s article 9 transition increases capital commitments

Huge opportunities adjusting to ‘100% nightmare scenario’

Sir Jonathon Porritt, Founder Forum for the Future.

Tenants and peer pressure to force positive change on ESG

Tech will help solve ESG issues but there is no silver bullet

Working group offers solutions to help fit SFDR to real estate

ESG: a ‘tsunami of regulations’ will hit the real estate sector

Elithis fund buys Le Harvre energy-positive resi tower

Deepki buys Nooco to optimise carbon footprint of buildings

PV power plants move Finnish office investor toward net zero

The IMPACT interview: ‘Everyone in real estate should make net zero a core part of their role’

Nicol Dynes

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

Nicol Dynes

Azora to reduce Spanish hotel portfolio’s energy consumption

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

Richard Betts

Impact in numbers

Nicol Dynes

Legal & General shows how to reconcile impact investments with returns

Nicol Dynes

UCEM: Making sustainability education better by degree

Nicol Dynes

Funds support local economic development

Nicol Dynes

Community-spirited development

Nicol Dynes

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

Courtney Fingar

We need more trust in sustainable investing

Guest View

UK greenwashing clampdown is on the way, despite delay

Nicol Dynes

The hidden high price of air pollution

Guest View

A call to action for the insurance sector

Guest View

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

Audrey Klein

Redevco: leading the green transition in cities

Guest View

Offices and logistics insulated from energy shocks

Guest View

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

Paul Strohm

BNP Paribas Real Estate hires Edward O’Brien in healthcare and senior living role

Nicol Dynes

AXA IM Alts appoints Victoria Hall to new head of funds role

Nicol Dynes

Trustek recruits ESG and technology expert Katie Whipp

Nicol Dynes

Jussi Rouhento rejoins Northern Horizon as managing director

Nicol Dynes

Savills appoints new director in sustainable design team

Nicol Dynes

KF hires Hashemi and creates new research team

Nicol Dynes
Ron van Bloois

The impact of positive power

Ron van Bloois

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

Guest View

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

Sylwia Ziemacka

Demystifying ESG – starting your journey to net zero

Guest View

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

Richard Betts

The impact of listed real estate

Guest View

Market is now driving progress on ESG

Nicol Dynes

Cooperation is the key to sustainability in real estate

Nicol Dynes

Colliers’ sets up new unit as Poland’s power bill up 350%

Ingka’s €30m wind stake could meet 1/3 of Finnish power need
Real Asset Impact - May/June 2023

Real Asset Impact – May/June 2023

Lucien Howlett

New Nordic alliance to focus resources on urban challenges

New €250m Azora fund to aid firms with carbon cutting skills

Scope for greenwashing calls currently precludes Article 9

Sebastian Kreutel, Director, Head of Real Asset Financial Services, PwC

Partners Group signs carbon removal deal with Climeworks

Savills: best cities attract Clean & ClimateTech companies

Intreal research: Article 8 funds earn positive returns earlier

Azora takes stake in Abatable in decarbonisation drive

LaSalle Debt Investments to expand sustainable lending

Real estate investors catching up as occupiers focus on ESG

Sam Addison, Head of Project Management, Occupier Services EMEA, Colliers.

Accurate data is essential for achieving sustainability goals

76% of Europe’s offices may be obsolete as expectations rise

Heimstaden establishes new green financing framework

L&G: impact investing delivers benefits and good returns

Catella fund buys affordable green PRS scheme in Berlin

The Impact interview: Manfredi Catella

Nicol Dynes

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

Nicol Dynes

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

Nicol Dynes

Italy Special | Porta Romana sets the gold standard

Nicol Dynes

Italy Special | Carbon-negative living in Milan

Guest View

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

Guest View

Climate Risk Monitor development brings better insight of risks

Guest View

Sustainable homes of the future – all under one roof

Nicol Dynes

Can business step up and lead societal change?

Sylwia Ziemacka

Bringing food back into the city

Richard Betts

Nuveen launches Global RE Carbon Reduction Strategy

Eurazeo sustainable infra fund hits €420m and spreads reach

Tackling the ESG data challenge

Nicol Dynes

Sustainable offices contribute to sustainable cities

Guest View

Residential real estate: the right measure of impact

Guest View

Failure to unlock ESG value risks brown discount

Guest View

Regulation turns the spotlight on occupiers

Guest View

E, S and G must work together to create value

Guest View

Green leaders: Josh Spencer – Hit the target, but don’t miss the point

Guest View

UK Proptech Association: Our digital mission at Mipim

Guest View

Courtney Fingar: Cities are ground zero for net zero

Courtney Fingar

Raising the roof on solar power

Guest View
Ron van Bloois

Why social impact is a game changer

Guest View

Audrey Klein: The needle has shifted for capital allocation

Audrey Klein

Real estate helps create real impact at GOSH

Richard Betts

MIPIM: cooperation the key to more sustainable real estate

MIPIM: Cut carbon now using existing solutions says report

In pictures: Singapore can be Europe’s green light

Paul Strohm

Real Asset Impact – March 2023

Lucien Howlett

Record renewable energy production for Commerz Real

ESG compliance centre stage as lenders query RE values

Assem El Alami, Head of International Real Estate Finance, Berlin Hyp AG

WorldGBC demands strict EU rules on buildings’ emissions

Housing fund draws more UK local council pension schemes

How to avoid hitting the target but missing the point on ESG

Puma backs new sustainable construction research centre

IPUT’s Wilton Place scheme to be living lab for social impact

Ingka takes a 15% stake in Australia’s biggest wind farm

First acquisition in Spain for KGAL’s new resi impact fund

EU sustainability regs are poor fit for property assets: INREV

KGAL-Pfalzsolar JV to grab share of Greek solar boom

Aviva survey finds 93% of global investors take ESG into account

Patrizia and Mitsui to launch infrastructure strategy in APAC

TOG opens London’s tallest mass timber office building

Ireland’s Power Capital secures €240 million for solar projects

€110m AIB green loans finance Kennedy Wilson’s Dublin trio

Real estate industry ready for climate change action says ULI

Infrastructure assets poised to head off tailwinds: CBRE IM

Tania Tsoneva, Snr Director, Global Infrastructure research, CBRE Investment Management

Commerz Real climate impact fund reaches €1bn milestone

Fresh perspective of elevator data gives office owners a lift

Invesco’s prime London asset to become carbon-neutral

Innovative approach required to decarbonise retail: ECSP

Canary Wharf: Estate aims high on urban regeneration

Nicol Dynes

Canary Wharf: Residential showcases green commitments

Guest View

Interview Christiane Conrads: Navigating the ‘alphabet soup’ of ESG standards

Nicol Dynes

Why real estate needs a seat at the table at COP28

Nicol Dynes

Climate change litigation and its impact on real estate

Guest View

‘We can help people and the planet by creating sustainable buildings’

Nicol Dynes

Steep hills on logistics’ path to net zero

Nicol Dynes

Future-proof infrastructure and biodiversity drive sustainability

Guest View

Commerz Real’s Klimavest adds Swedish solar to the mix

Private and public sectors need to collaborate on social issues

Guest View

Co-living for seniors: a new solution to a growing problem

Guest View

Senior housing deals slow as interest rates rise

Nicol Dynes

Investments in infrastructure boosted by the energy crisis

EDI: Generational shift drives greater diversity in Europe

Nicol Dynes

Deliver ESG agenda to benefit from ‘green premium’ in yields

Guest View

Climate change costs not factored in risks ‘climate bubble’

Paul Strohm

Social impact needs a long view

Nicol Dynes

Impact investing means having the courage to be proactive

Nicol Dynes

The need for speed on the road to net zero

Nicol Dynes

Data: It’s all about understanding the ESG performance of assets

Guest View

New post-pandemic priorities force cities to change

Nicol Dynes
Ron van Bloois

Opinion: Are you (un)biased?

Guest View

Paris declares support for river delivery following IKEA lead

Long-term planning needed to ensure secure supply of energy

Survey reveals sector’s progress on diversity, equity & inclusion

Joint venture KGAL/Premier for solar and wind power in Spain

Sharing know-how best way to tackle climate change: PwC

Patrizia builds Dutch BTR using sustainable timber

Real Asset Impact – December 2022

Lucien Howlett

MAPIC: Ingka Group launches meat-free food hall concept

Gap between green and brown assets set to grow: Bouwinvest

Proactive investors who focus on ESG will reap rewards

Westminster council launches new sustainable city charter

ESG Certification for Mark’s Paris Regeneration Fund

More restrictive ESG policies likely from banks: Berlin Hyp

Assem El Alami, Head of International Real Estate Finance, Berlin Hyp AG.

German institutions focusing on ESG, Empira survey shows

Commerz Real PV plans help Denmark toward power target

Non-institutional assets are the real ESG challenge for property

Richard Craddock, Managing Director, Debt Investments, LaSalle Investment Management.

World’s first net zero logistics scheme will avoid offsetting

NREP’s new internal carbon tax will shorten route to net zero

Garbe puts energy into newly launched infrastructure arm

Actis subsidiary buys rights to build Europe’s largest PV plant

Building age gap grows to a gulf as ESG costs mount up

Brian Gaffney, Director, Murphy Mulhall & Partners

Orchard Street impact fund raises £90m at first close

Property managers react to onward march of energy prices

£500m bond issue to bridge gap in London social housing

Portfolio-wide sustainability needs urgent action: Sunrock

Hugo Willink, Managing Director, Sunrock Germany

Commerz Real fund buys into French wind and solar portfolio

Encore+ fund’s ‘tree’ house doubles down on carbon

David Ironside, Fund Manager of Encore+, LaSalle Investment Management.

Lambert Smith Hampton hires two for ESG team expansion

Nicol Dynes

Urban&Civic appoints Quartermaine as head of sustainability

Nicol Dynes

Amro Partners hires new director for sustainability

Nicol Dynes

Andy Mercer joins Colliers to drive ESG delivery in EMEA

Nicol Dynes

Stevenson joins CBRE to head up ESG investor strategy

Nicol Dynes

Heimstaden appoints Konar Riple head of social sustainability

Nicol Dynes

Miller-Jones strengthens Europa Capital’s sustainability team

Nicol Dynes

Kajima/Low Carbon Alliance JV launch renewable platform

Greek renewables supply 100% of electricity requirements

C-change costs not factored in and property overvalued: ULI

Golding opts for mixed technologies for new fund

Energy crisis highlights need to increase spend on renewables

Rebekah Tobias, MD, Investor Relations & Business Development, MARCOL

ESG makes new openings for foreign investors in Germany

Alexander Lehnen, Partner, Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein

Allianz’s path to decarbonisation: Assess, improve, engage

Nicol Dynes

Meadows: creating a field of (net-zero) dreams

Paul Strohm

Berlin Hyp: Germany’s green pioneer in real estate financing

Nicol Dynes

Sydney project takes re-use to new heights

Guest View

Timber building: Munich’s eco thoroughbred

Paul Strohm

Nuveen: ‘Impact investing is in our DNA as a company’

Nicol Dynes

Taking logistics into a new era of sustainability

Nicol Dynes

Tech decarbonisation platform ready for European expansion

Nicol Dynes

Get tenants involved to create healthy buildings

Nicol Dynes

Impact Funds Watch: Deepki, Downing

Nicol Dynes

‘We have less than a decade to create the cities of the future’

Guest View

Effective ESG strategies need data transparency

Nicol Dynes

ESG: how to wipe out greenwashing

Guest View

Delivering data will smooth the path to net zero

Guest View

Real estate ready to adopt social impact as best practice

Nicol Dynes

COP26: Embedding net zero in cities is the legacy

Nicol Dynes

Skanska: Building for a better society

Guest View
Ron van Bloois

Less is more as growth is redefined

Guest View

To rebuild or retrofit, that is the question

Guest View

Data takes on new role as ESG moves up property agenda

Vincent Bryant, Co Founder & CEO, Deepki

Real Asset IMPACT – October 2022

Lucien Howlett

Nearshoring process raising resilience while cutting carbon

Oliver Salmon, Global Capital Markets Director, World Research, Savills

REITs stand by their ESG policies despite economy

Sue Munden, Senior Real Estate Analyst, Bloomberg

Energy resilience will be ‘key differentiator’: Tritax Eurobox

Nick Preston, Fund Manager, Tritax EuroBox

Challenges for diversity and inclusion in Europe’s real estate

Lonneke Löwik, CEO, INREV

BNP Paribas strengthens healthcare and senior-living team

Nicol Dynes

Avignon Capital appoints Kok to lead sustainability team

Nicol Dynes

Harworth promotes Peter Henry to director of sustainability

Nicol Dynes

Avison Young recruits Thomson as new ESG director

Nicol Dynes

Oxford Properties appoints Hala El Akl to ESG role

Nicol Dynes

Amanda Sturgeon appointed as Built by Nature’s first CEO

Nicol Dynes

AXA IM Alts to build a £1 billion net-zero office tower in the City

Path to net zero is best split into steps says energy expert

Philip Blaauw, CEO and Founder, INNAX

Path to net zero requires more collaboration to meet deadline

Elizabeth Halliday, Head of Responsible Business, Morgan Sindall Construction Scotland.

Focus on three aspects when building: carbon, cost and time

Dr. Torill Bigg, Chartered Chemical Engineer, Tunley Engineering

Kajima and partners find funding for Polish PV farm

Greenman OPEN invests more in roof mounted solar panels

Public sector in Scotland leads the way on carbon reduction

Lisa Mcdade, Environmental Advisor, Kier Construction

ULI: Social impact will become best practice in real estate

Palace Capital sells industrial assets to focus on ESG & offices

Prologis starts development of life science building in UK

Canadian Solar buys six PV parks in Italy from Innovo

LaSalle IM to develop Munich’s first hybrid timber office space

From green premium to brown discount as ESG is now a must

Progress in ESG upgrades still slow despite tighter regulation

CBRE buys French ESG firm to increase its European coverage

Colliers/7R report analyses impacts on Polish logistics

Łukasz Jachna, Board Member, Chief Capital Markets Officer, 7R.

Provada: data disclosure a key component of ESG strategy

Provada: tenant engagement essential to reach ESG goals

PwC launches English version of ESG real estate handbook

CEO interview: ‘We need to participate in the decarbonisation of real estate’

Richard Betts

Timber special: the key to lower emissions?

Guest View

Timber special: The challenges and opportunities of timber construction

Nicol Dynes

Timber special: ‘We’re in the early stages of a long journey’

Nicol Dynes

Shariah-compliant investment’s natural affinity with ESG

Paul Strohm

Rikke Lykke: ‘We need to have the end user much more in our sights’

Richard Betts

A four-step guide to carbon reduction

Guest View

First pan-European low-carbon label targets net zero

Nicol Dynes

Competition in senior housing market heats up after covid

Nicol Dynes

Operators in CEE find ESG pays dividends

Nicol Dynes

Deciphering the metrics: what ESG means

Nicol Dynes

INREV’s standard approach

Nicol Dynes

Challenge as ESG bar is set ever higher

Nicol Dynes

How proptech can help real estate achieve its ESG goals

Guest View

UK PropTech Association: ‘We bring together the ecosystem’

Nicol Dynes

Investors seek global level playing field on ESG

Nicol Dynes

Innovation helps create smarter spaces to live and work

Guest View

Digital parking finds a home at student housing operator

Richard Betts

Impact CEO interview: Fenk’s ESG focus at Primonial REIM
Ron van Bloois

A new mindset can turn our existing stock around

Guest View

CEE Summit: Real estate markets ‘fragile’ after war brings uncertainty

Paul Strohm

Advanced Manufacturing hub drives innovation in Glasgow

Nicol Dynes

Leading the charge for rooftop solar power in logistics sector

Guest View

Mahr von Staszewski leads Immobel’s green office effort

Paul Strohm

New focus on conversions in Paris as ESG now a priority

ESG compliance a must for banks and alternative lenders

Technology to the rescue to deal with the ESG challenge

CEE Summit: more investors taking on the ESG challenge

EU leads the way on ESG, but global level playing field a must

UK institutions press regulators for ‘fit-for-purpose’ ESG metrics

Catella resi fund raises €280m as investors take ESG to heart