ESG news – Page 35
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AXA REIM returns with development strategy
EUROPE – AXA Real Estate Investment Managers has attracted strong interest in its first European real estate development fund in six years and expects to be able to raise at least €600m by September.
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PGGM won over by SLI's responsible investment credentials
NETHERLANDS/UK – PGGM, the Dutch pension fund asset manager, has invested €75m in a UK shopping centre fund managed by Standard Life Investments.
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Pension funds and IVG co-invest in green fund
EUROPE – Four unnamed pension funds – three German, one Austrian – have each invested €33m in a €300m sustainable office fund.
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Strathclyde to increase focus on RI in property review
UK – Strathclyde Pension Fund's current review of its property portfolio will include 'further consideration' of the application of its responsible investment (RI) strategy.
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Low carbon property fund to target 'high-quality tenants'
UK – A new 'low carbon' real estate fund is being planned to refurbish 50 properties in the UK into high specification energy efficient space and offer it to tenants at ‘market prices’.
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Standard Life snaps up Tesco 'eco' sale-and-leaseback
UK – Standard Life Investments has acquired a Tesco Extra Supermarket in Shrewsbury for its £1.85bn (€2.04bn) Pooled Property Pension Fund.
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UK and Nordic pension investors opt for Nordic logistics fund
UK/NORDICS - A group of large Nordic and UK institutional investors have invested in a new logistics real estate fund offered by Nordic Real Estate Partners, which will invest in Nordic logistics properties.
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Danish pension funds take on sustainable office development
DENMARK - Danish pension funds PensionDanmark and Lægernes Pensionskasse, and Swedish financial group Nordea Life have purchased a sustainable office development in Denmark through a joint venture.
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Responsible investment fund to develop UK care homes
UK – A new socially-responsible real estate fund backed by local authority pension funds has invested in the UK care home sector.
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Pension investors unveil environmental real estate index
GLOBAL – A study conducted on behalf of three major European pension investors has led to the launch of a global Environmental Real Estate index, after evidence showed few property managers meet the global standards pension funds expect when it comes to tackling environmental issues.
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Strathclyde pension fund buys BREEAM green office
UK – The Strathclyde Pension Fund has purchased a sustainable office development in Glasgow, which is seen as the first building in the city to achieve a BREEAM (BRE Environment Assessment Method) ‘excellent’ status.
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Pension funds to up focus on 'creeping' climate change
EUROPE – A group of UK-based institutional investors, including the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), has urged investors to engage with companies and policymakers on the issue of climate change adaptation, and to incorporate the related risks into their analysis and decision-making.
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SRI real estate fund gains positive pensions start
UK – Local authority pension funds have given their financial backing to a new socially-responsible real estate fund based in the UK and launched by Bridges Ventures.
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Principal raises $214.4m for green fund
UNITED STATES - Principal Real Estate Investors has raised $214.4m (€144.6m) in equity commitments for its Green Property Fund.
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Crown Estate signs first green lease
UK – The Crown Estate has signed its first green lease for part of its £750m (€860m) Regent Street regeneration programme in London.
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Prupim trials reveal sustainability gains
UK – Prupim, the real estate division of the UK life assurer Prudential, has announced significant cuts in the environmental impact of its property portfolio in 2008, including sharp reductions in carbon dioxide emissions and water usage.
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III-Investments goes green on real estate
GERMANY – HypoVereinsbank subsidiary III-Investments has launched the first real estate spezialfond to invest exclusively in ‘green’ real estate assets.
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Sarasin launches new green listed fund
GLOBAL – Sarasin has launched what it claims to be the world’s first fund to specialise in investing in sustainable real estate companies.
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PGGM to pursue ESG terms for real estate
NETHERLANDS – PGGM Investments, the Dutch pensions asset manager, will in future scrutinise all real estate investments under environmental, social and governance (ESG) terms as part of its strategy to encourage all companies to abide by responsible investment principles.
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Henderson prepares for two-tier sustainability
UK – Henderson Global Investors is aiming to “future proof” its UK real estate assets against the emergence of a sustainability-led two-tier market, the fund manager announced today in its first responsible investment report (RPI).
