ESG news – Page 30
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Irish infrastructure fund buys stake in wind farms
First investment by AMP Capital-managed fund takes stake in wind farm portfolio.
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German renewables vehicle gears up pension funds for Solvency II
€600m clean energy vehicle to 'capture' European pension funds with advent of solvency rules.
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Company launched to help restructure distressed CEE property
Launch by Austrian law firm Wolf Theiss will be led by former Investkredit Bank vice president.
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UBS real estate business to target tenants with green building agenda
Concedes efforts to engage tenants in sustainability efforts have so far proved 'unsuccessful'.
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IPRE Investor Forum: ESG must not cancel out value gains, says APG
Sustainability specialist says balance must be struck between building's needs, bottom line.
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IPRE Investor Forum: Real estate going to 'hell in a handcart'
Keynote says industry must revert to way of thinking 'not dominated by short-term capital growth'.
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Commitments to AP2 agriculture venture boosts assets to $2bn
Venture with TIAA-CREF sees commitments from Canadian asset managers and other unnamed investors.
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Oil sovereign wealth funds 'key' to growth of green energy – WEF
World Economic Forum says states must decrease dependence on traditional energy sources.
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GRESB and GRI join forces for sustainability drive
Collaboration ahead of the latest survey of property funds and companies
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Real estate sector has most to gain from sustainability, says Deutsche Hypo
German mortgage bank also laments number of sustainability certificates currently on market.
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St Bride's Houston decries 'madness' of real estate managers' low fees
Former head of ING REIM calls on industry to resist cutting fees for short-term gain.
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PGGM teams up with Denmark's PKA for 'knowledge exchange'
Dutch scheme considering similar partnerships with funds that share same goals, values.
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Prupim in discussions over green metric for ‘baffled’ investors
Union Investment survey also finds investor dissatisfaction over sustainability criteria
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Al Gore outlines key actions for 'sustainable capitalism'
Says capitalism 'superior' to other systems, but laments trend towards 'short-termism'.
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Pre-crisis property fund structures 'no longer fit for purpose' – PwC
Consultancy says funds designed for specific kinds of investors will emerge with market recovery.
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Tenants, owners battle over green real estate benchmarking
Sustainability Now panelists say landlords 'won't do anything' unless laws are changed.
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US voters back solar investment despite corporate collapses
Solar Energy Industries Association says 82% of public supports further sector subsidies.
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UK property investors must factor in flood risk, climate analysts warn
'Major' weather event could wreak long-term damage not only in capital but across UK.
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CBRE to include sustainability in UK property valuations
Says profession must reflect 'commercial benefits' of sustainability in appraisals.
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CEE to adopt LEED as green building standards duke it out
Influx of overseas investors pushes region toward LEED instead of UK's BREEAM.