Sustainability

Redevco lends €67m in second loan transaction

The Dutch manager has backed the delivery of German logistics properties for Invesco and Propel.

Sustainability now embedded in lending decisions, Expo Real panellists argue

Lenders still have an obligation to think about obsolescence, pbb’s Thomas Köntgen said.

Aexx lines up €100m EIB loan to finance sustainable Spanish real estate deals

The European Union’s lending arm has been financing real estate debt funds via its Regional Resilience Fund.

Redevco’s debt platform issues first £47.5m loan

The debut financing, secured against a London office development, supports the firm’s strategy to finance transitional assets.

Industry must ‘collaborate, not compete’ over climate crisis, C Change Summit hears

Only through collective action will urgent change be achieved, delegates at the Urban Land Institute’s Copenhagen conference are told.

Transition risk is causing property investors to abandon deals, says ULI

More than 60% of respondents to an Urban Land Institute survey said concerns about the risks involved in decarbonising assets have led to acquisitions not going ahead.

HSBC provides Polish shopping centre loan to Cromwell with Scope 3 targets

The bank wants Australia-listed sponsor Cromwell to report on indirect carbon emissions.

Deep dive: Why the industry is struggling to count the costs of decarbonisation

Measuring the impact of the escalating climate crisis on commercial real estate is becoming imperative but the sector is still learning how to do it.

How Berlin Hyp is targeting social impact through its latest loan product

The lender has introduced a loan framework designed to fund affordable housing in Germany and the Netherlands.

Why FAP converted its debt fund to ‘dark green’

The Berlin-based firm says its open-ended credit vehicle is one of the first in Germany to be classified as Article 9.