ESG news – Page 32
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PGGM to 'intensify' talks on controversial wind farm project
NETHERLANDS – Locals in Mexico sabotage plans to build largest wind farm in Latin America.
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German asset manager snaps up three UK onshore wind farms
EUROPE – HgCapital subsidiary Ridgewind sells assets to Munich Re's asset management division.
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UK awards mandates to energy-efficient infrastructure specialists
UK – Contracts predicated on ability to match government money with institutional funding.
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EU outlines plan for green building investment
EUROPE – Loan guarantees, project bonds from the European Investment Bank potential stimuli.
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'Exemplary' Olympics sustainability due to public sector management
UK – JLL says absence of public control could have 'compromised sustainability goals'.
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Investors call on EU to promote energy efficiency in real estate
Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change says regulatory framework must be improved.
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Cleantech companies have evolved, says SAM
Former niche market to evolve into 'growth market' for private equity investors.
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ESG roundup: Green infrastructure, mandatory climate reporting
Regulation, supply/demand changes creating opportunities in green infrastructure.
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Irish infrastructure fund buys stake in wind farms
First investment by AMP Capital-managed fund takes stake in wind farm portfolio.
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German renewables vehicle gears up pension funds for Solvency II
€600m clean energy vehicle to 'capture' European pension funds with advent of solvency rules.
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Company launched to help restructure distressed CEE property
Launch by Austrian law firm Wolf Theiss will be led by former Investkredit Bank vice president.
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UBS real estate business to target tenants with green building agenda
Concedes efforts to engage tenants in sustainability efforts have so far proved 'unsuccessful'.
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IPRE Investor Forum: ESG must not cancel out value gains, says APG
Sustainability specialist says balance must be struck between building's needs, bottom line.
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IPRE Investor Forum: Real estate going to 'hell in a handcart'
Keynote says industry must revert to way of thinking 'not dominated by short-term capital growth'.
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Commitments to AP2 agriculture venture boosts assets to $2bn
Venture with TIAA-CREF sees commitments from Canadian asset managers and other unnamed investors.
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Oil sovereign wealth funds 'key' to growth of green energy – WEF
World Economic Forum says states must decrease dependence on traditional energy sources.
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GRESB and GRI join forces for sustainability drive
Collaboration ahead of the latest survey of property funds and companies
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Real estate sector has most to gain from sustainability, says Deutsche Hypo
German mortgage bank also laments number of sustainability certificates currently on market.
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St Bride's Houston decries 'madness' of real estate managers' low fees
Former head of ING REIM calls on industry to resist cutting fees for short-term gain.
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PGGM teams up with Denmark's PKA for 'knowledge exchange'
Dutch scheme considering similar partnerships with funds that share same goals, values.
