ESG news – Page 37
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Norway to push sustainability in real estate
NORWAY – The Norwegian Ministry of Finance has issued a public consultation on the evaluation of ethical guidelines for the Government Pension Fund – Global, which reveal environmental concerns will be an important factor in the management of its real estate portfolio.
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Managers launch green standard for old assets
EUROPE - A consortium containing four of Europe’s largest property investors has developed what it claims is the first standard to measure the sustainability of existing buildings.
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UK calls in green experts as EC targets shoppers
UK - The UK government is to examine existing buildings as part of a 'greening' agenda dominated to date by concerns over new-build standards.
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Sustainability standards possible in two years
EUROPE - Global reporting standards on real estate sustainability are achievable in two years, delegates were told at the British Property Federation’s first ever international sustainability session at last week’s MIPIM convention in Cannes.
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EC pursues UK and Belgium over EPC status
EUROPE – The Belgian and UK governments are being taken to task by the European Commission for their failure to implement EU requirements stating how energy performance in buildings is measured.
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Environment code to calculate property’s carbon emissions
GLOBAL - The Investment Property Databank (IPD) has launched a majorglobal initiative to help real estate owners measure and understand theenvironmental impact their buildings have, as officials believe suchdata will become a component of future real estate pricing andlegislation.
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Morgan Stanley forms solar project fund
UNITED STATES - Morgan Stanley has put together a $200m (€135.9m) solar project fund to invest with Recurrent Energy and provide solar power to institutionally-owned real estate across the country.
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Green building ‘will define class A’
UNITED STATES - Tenant demand will eliminate non-green new-build real estate in the US, according to a report published by Prudential US’ subsidiary Pramerica Real Estate Investors.
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Thomas Properties goes green
UNITED STATES - Thomas Properties Group has formed its first green investment fund as pension funds are now turning their attentions to sustainable real estate investments.
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Sustainability to split real estate pricing - DTZ
EUROPE – Real estate manager DTZ is predicting Europe will eventually develop into a two-tier property market which prices less energy-efficient real estate at a discount.
