While the built environment is going in the right direction, it is still not moving fast enough to decarbonise building stock, according to the latest annual sustainability report produced by RICS and World Built Environment Forum.
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CBRE Global Investors is the latest firm to announce the appointment of a specialist head of sustainability and innovation.
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Axa IM Alts is pursuing a €185 mln office development primarily constructed of sustainably-sourced wood using a timber frame around a concrete core.
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Barings has appointed Kristina Arsenievich as ESG director to enhance the firm’s activities across its equity and debt portfolios in Europe.
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BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management has completed the first acquisition for its European Impact Property Fund (EIPF).
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Stockholm-listed property firm Kungsleden has prolonged and expanded a credit facility totalling SEK 2.9 bn (€280 mln) with Handelsbanken, complementing the terms of the loan with a focus on diversity and carbon reduction.
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The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB), the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) and the Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor (CRREM) are joining forces to provide investors and banks with a unified approach to measure and report on their financed emissions from real estate.
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Belgian shed developer WDP has achieved Edge green building certification at 48 sites across Romania, a key territory for the firm.
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Belgian REIT Immobel, hedge fund DW Partners and investment firm Whitewood have signed a 12-year lease agreement with Total for a new Belgian headquarters, the Multi building in the centre of Brussels.
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Hungarian developer Futureal Development Holding announced on Wednesday that it has raised €150 mln through the issue of a 10-year green bond.
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Alternative lender Investec has appointed Jane Niles as head of real estate offshore, within its corporate and family office team in the Channel Islands, as it looks to capitalise on the continued appeal of real estate investment opportunities in both the UK and offshore.
