Sustainable Investing

The global head of the insurer’s alternative business said performance is the top priority as it works to decarbonize its €85bn real estate portfolio.

Carbon emissions can be reduced at a substantially faster rate with proptech adoption, says Luke Graham, the firm’s head of research.

Social and environmental gains are foundations of success, says Marius Schöner, managing director, head of EMEA residential operator division at CBRE Investment Management.

Although 38% of investors were overallocated to the asset class in 2023, only 27% plan to invest less capital this year.

The total of $138.93bn raised in 2023 represented a 41% drop from the $236.04bn raised in the 2021 fundraising peak.

The German manager has raised around €300m to invest in social and affordable housing across western Europe.

With General Atlantic as its new owner, the firm will add Japan as a new investment market for real estate.

With the enforcement of CSRD directive in Europe this year, it will only get harder to lease real estate that is environmentally obsolete, says ICAWOOD’s Laurence Desmazieres.

Bouwinvest’s Stephen Tross is expecting the market to turn in mid-2024 and wants to be ready to pounce on opportunities.

Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has established core and value-add vehicles with a combined target of £1bn in partner fund commitments.