Pirkko Juntunen
Special ReportsPhysical climate risk moves centre stage for real assets
Once the preserve of insurers and climate modelling specialists, physical risk analysis is fast becoming embedded in institutional investors’ acquisition, underwriting and asset management processes.
Special ReportsBCI: A long-view, cycle-led approach to natural capital
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) has been active in the natural capital space for two decades with an approach focused on long-term stewardship, cycle-aware deployment and respect for local realities
Special ReportsNEST: Sticking with timberland – for now
NEST made a deliberate move into timberland just over a year ago, and while geographic expansion is on the cards, the UK pension fund is not considering other natural capital assets for the time being
Special ReportsAP2: Nature as a cross-cutting financial factor
AP2 has embedded natural capital across its entire portfolio, using it to underpin its strategy for risk management, due diligence and engagement with investee companies
Special ReportsOxygen Conservation: Poised for a step change
Oxygen Conservation is convinced that buying land for large-scale nature restoration is on the verge of a golden age as institutional investors discover the opportunity
AnalysisIPE Real Assets ESG Briefing
From a year of pragmatism in 2025 to a year of resilience in 2026
AnalysisIPE Real Assets ESG Briefing
Biodiversity impact, once peripheral to risk modelling, is rapidly becoming central
AnalysisIPE RA ESG Briefing: Regulation lag spurs private leadership in natural capital
Natural capital is transitioning from a niche concern to a mainstream investment theme
AnalysisIPE RA ESG Briefing: Water risks from data centres demand sharper investor scrutiny
Investments in data centres have increased from $11bn in 2020 to $50bn in 2024
Special ReportsIndustriens Pension: Co-investment as a pragmatic sweet spot
Industriens Pension has developed a taste for partnering with fund managers on infrastructure investments
NewsSlättö’s industrial platform expands with Swedish portfolio acquisition
Evolv platform buys 24 properties from Swedish family Rejme/Knopf
AnalysisIPE Real Assets ESG Briefing: ESG priorities shifting but remain a top priority in Europe
The strategic priority of ESG has fallen to pre-2021 levels in global importance
AnalysisScaling up natural capital to boost investor returns
Opportunities in natural capital investments are gathering pace, but concerns are being raised within the industry about the impact of government policy shifts
AnalysisIPE RA ESG Briefing: Scalable soil carbon investment gains momentum
Recent deals demonstrate that soil carbon can operate at scale
NewsOxygen Conservation and Burges Salmon launch carbon partnership
New £1m partnership marks shift in voluntary carbon market
Special ReportsReal estate industry must adopt AI to be competitive
Institutional investors tend to be risk averse, but as Pirkko Juntunen finds, pension funds and asset managers must embrace AI to avoid increasing costs and decreasing returns
Special ReportsAI muscles in on physical climate risk
Insurers are already using AI to understand the physical risks of climate change on property. Now investors stand to gain. Pirkko Juntunen reports
Special ReportsIlmarinen looks to real estate debt amid market volatility
Finnish pension insurer Ilmarinen has increased its exposure to real estate debt to tide it over uncertain times, Mikko Antila, head of international real estate, tells Pirkko Juntunen
Special ReportsHome turf prevails over cross-border real estate for Danica Pension
Denmark’s second-biggest pension fund is maintaining a domestic focus for the time being as market recovery generates new opportunities. Pirkko Juntunen speaks to Michael Nielsen
InterviewsGREEN and LOTUF: Real estate decarbonisation initiatives join forces
Two organisations merge to make headway with a standardised set of metrics. Pirkko Juntunen reports
