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Investors 'are increasingly demanding that real estate obtains green certification'
28 April 2017Investors are beginning to view real estate developments that lack a sustainability certification as an increased risk, according to one certification company.
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NN IP mulls ESG scoring for infrastructure investments
13 January 2017NN Investment Partners (IP) is considering scoring its infrastructure investments on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials.
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Infrastructure investors 'still not reporting environmental metrics'
12 October 2016Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are being increasingly incorporated into infrastructure investment, but environmental data is still not being widely reported.
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GRESB expands its reach into 'real assets'
04 April 2016Standards body GRESB has launched a service assessing the environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials of 'real assets', as it expands its scope further away from the real estate sector.
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Investors worth $1.5trn launch infrastructure sustainability benchmark
07 September 2015Investors representing $1.5 trillion of assets have teamed up with the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) to launch a similar framework for infrastructure assets.
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Real estate sector boosts on-site renewables use
02 September 2015The global real estate sector increased its use of on-site renewable energy last year by 50%, and achieved a 3% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to an industry survey.
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Green bond industry groups turn spotlight on property sector
03 June 2015Two reports aiming to establish best practice among green bond issuers in the real estate sector have been published by separate industry groups.