Sustainable Investing

The Certified Metrics tool, which is being piloted by managers including PGIM Real Estate, will be the first to benchmark the ‘S’ in ESG.

The investment manager believes the impact on returns of energy-efficiency upgrades will be more ‘manageable’ than previously feared.

The Chicago-based firm’s top sustainability executive said managers have not fully assessed the threats affecting their portfolios.

With its US Impact Housing Fund, the Chicago-based manager is aiming to preserve affordable housing units with expiring tax credits.

However, the global CIO of the German asset manager sees recent government reforms as a way for the sector to return to a ‘healthy’ balance.

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.

The global data center sector is set for rapid growth thanks to content, the cloud and AI, and real estate investors are keen to tap into a structural growth opportunity.

The mounting carbon footprint is pushing data centers toward sustainability, with edge computing expected to expand rapidly over the next decade to meet energy efficiency needs.

Data center owners and operators face increased pressure to run environmentally friendly facilities.

The Dutch pension investor has continued to make dispositions after its selling activity reached a five-year high last year.