Sustainable Investing

UK pension starts alts buildout with property allocation

Having picked its first private markets fund, NOW: Pensions will move into other illiquid assets, potentially alongside Mercer, director of investment Martyn James tells PERE.

Investor portfolios shift from passive returns to active management

Property allocations have taken on a more nuanced role in investors’ portfolios as the asset class has matured.

DEI progress has stalled, not surrendered

Over the past decade, real estate DEI initiatives may have had some shortcomings, but the impacts were still positive. Now, political hurdles threaten to undo them.

ESG enters a ‘new phase’

The integration of sustainability in private real estate investment has broadened considerably over the past decade, but is it still on track?

Europe expected to benefit from US investors’ loyalty to climate action

Sustainability chiefs tell PERE Network Europe Forum delegates that investors will shift allocations amid US ESG backlash.

Japanese investors: US real estate still reigns, but Europe gains

At the PERE Tokyo Forum, property investors in the country say America remains their top choice despite some policy concerns.

The Stack, Vancouver: A modern icon changes hands for the first time

Oxford Properties and CPP Investments had co-owned the portfolio that includes the building on a 50-50 basis, until Oxford agreed to buy out CPP’s stake for $1.1bn.

GRESB: Data centers need their own sustainability benchmark

As data centers grow in scale and strategic importance, investors face rising pressure to evaluate their environmental and social impacts through sector-specific, comparable metrics, according to Chris Pyke, chief innovation officer, GRESB.

Arrow Global: Building resilience through diversification

With macroeconomic trajectories uncertain, financial institutions offering a broad range of products across multiple geographies are positioned to deliver positive returns, explains Arrow Global’s Ellis Sher.

Residential investors seek the right balance of ESG and economic returns

Sustainability and governance may be top of mind for many investors, but opinions differ on precisely which green building practices deliver the greatest impact.