Sustainable Investing

Affordable housing gap spells opportunity

As the gap between supply and demand for affordable housing widens, institutional investors see opportunities to invest to meet ESG goals and boost financial returns, writes Keith Button.

NREP bosses create ‘industrial conglomerate’ for a new era

Urban Partners will oversee the Nordics real estate manager alongside other businesses centered around the concept of cities.

Newcore closes fifth social infrastructure fund

The UK-focused manager credits the ‘positive social impact’ of its funds and its B Corp status for its largest fundraise yet.

ESG polarization is a challenge for global real estate investors

PERE Europe members highlighted vast differences in legislation and stakeholder expectations when investing on a global scale.

Protecting value through ESG

With ESG compliance now at the heart of the journey to core, sustainability has become the non-negotiable differentiator between prime and sub-prime buildings. Doug Morrison explores the metrics that matter.

How data-driven decisions add value

With investors seeking greater ESG impact without sacrificing returns, the need to collect, categorize and assess data at scale and in real-time has only increased.

Deep Dive: ESG moves down private real estate’s priority list

Sustainability and DE&I have taken a back seat to more urgent macro issues. Will organizations be able to get back on track?

BentallGreenOak: Japan is a unique opportunity

Japan’s positive lending environment, coupled with great infrastructure and governance reforms, creates a compelling and broad investment opportunity, says BentallGreenOak’s Fred Schmidt.

Four key takeaways from the Japan report

Japan’s real estate market is at a crossroads in several key areas: decarbonization, digitalization and J-REIT disruption.

Secondaries investors target sustainability

Investors in real estate secondaries are more concerned with ESG matters than ever. But the passive nature of some investments reduces their influence.