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OnlineFCA statement outlines rules for sustainable real estate investment products
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its new policy statement on Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and investment labels, which is set to help real estate fund managers with net zero strategies.
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OnlineGreen Finance Institute says property-linked finance could unlock ‘billions of pounds of investment’
The introduction of property-linked finance (PLF) into the UK market could unlock £52bn to £70bn of private capital to upgrade inefficient buildings, according to a report from the Green Finance Institute (GFI).
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NewsCBRE to become first ‘fertility friendly’ UK real estate firm
CBRE UK has partnered with the social enterprise consultancy and educational training provider Fertility Matters at Work (FMAW) to help it become “fertility friendly”.
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InsightBuilding consensus: big interview with new UKGBC chief exec Smith Mordak
UKGBC’s new chief executive Smith Mordak talks exclusively to Property Week’s Lem Bingley about the challenge of shifting hearts and minds in spite of current headwinds.
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NewsIndustry could be on the ‘cusp’ of a serious downturn in demand
There is a sense the industry could be “on the cusp of a serious downturn in demand across the markets”, Gareth Lewis, PwC director, said during a webinar yesterday to launch the firm’s joint report with the Urban Land Institute (ULI) titled ’Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe’.
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NewsPre-COP28 report highlights barriers to energy transition
A report published today by infrastructure consultancy AECOM has found that the dilution and delay of energy transition policy is affecting how businesses deliver decarbonisation.
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NewsReal estate is ‘dead in the water’ if it can’t adjust adjust to higher-rate environment
A report from PwC and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) published today (8 November) has revealed the industry fears interest rates, inflation and low European economic growth will be key concerns for the next five years, leading investment experts to question the medium-term outlook for property.
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NewsHines and Peterson Group secure €80m loan for Dublin Central Plaza fit-out
A joint venture between Hines and Peterson Group has secured an €80m (£69.9m) senior loan from global alternative asset manager Cheyne Capital to fund fit-out works at the mixed-use Central Plaza scheme in Dublin and to refinance an existing facility.
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ProfessionalWhy it’s essential to strategise in order to achieve ESG goals
For many organisations, the property they occupy is not seen as the fundamental tool it can be in achieving their environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives.
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InsightUKGBC’s Simon McWhirter on why the built environment needs a paradigm shift
To deliver a sustainable, net zero future, the built environment needs a paradigm shift. We must channel our deep dismay at the government’s short-sighted rollback into a powerful, collective voice focused on the changes we need.
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NewsRICS teams up with WELL and Ekkist to drive development of ‘healthy buildings’
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has partnered with the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) and built environment health and wellbeing consultancy Ekkist to help the industry design and build healthier buildings.
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NewsReverse mentoring blows mentees away
Mentors and mentees at Real Estate Balance’s recent reverse speed mentoring session spoke to Stephanie Denton about their experiences and the impact of the event.
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InsightVistry Group’s Jack Brayshaw on waiting for the Future Homes green light
Since the government announced the Future Homes Standard (FHS) in 2021, the housebuilding industry has been working hard to prepare for the new building regulations that come into force in 2025, requiring all homes to be 75% to 80% more energy efficient, and ready to transition to net zero emissions.
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InsightULI’s Lisette van Doorn on why carbon pricing is key to decarbonise real estate
How can real estate collectively address the sector’s impact on the environment to achieve a carbon-neutral, or even carbon-positive, built environment?
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InsightAXA IM Alts’ Phillip Shalless on the role of community-focused real estate
When it comes to the design and operation of new buildings, environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations are right at the top of the agenda.
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InsightThe Good Economy’s Vivienne King on solving inequality with place-based impact investing
While local authorities face an increasing number of complex challenges to support local economic resilience, sustainable development and levelling up within their own ‘backyards’, and all with reducing resources, there is a growing number of engaged asset managers who are seeking to make a positive contribution to the sustainable development ...
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NewsThriving Investments names four new non-executive directors
PfP Capital, which last week rebranded as Thriving Investments, has brought in four new non-executive directors including former UKGBC chief executive Julie Hirigoyen and PfP Capital founder Tim Saunders.
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NewsUKGBC reveals plans for climate change resilience roadmap
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has called for an industry ”gear shift” to drive systemic change as it announced it is developing a roadmap to support achieving a climate-resilient built environment by 2050.
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NewsProperty lenders need clear strategies on ESG performance, UCL report finds
Property lenders need to adopt and implement clear strategies on reporting their performance on a range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices before legislation is introduced to make them compulsory, according to a report published today (6 October) by University College London (UCL).
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NewsBritish Council for Offices crowns Barclays’ Glasgow campus UK’s best workplace
Barclays’ Glasgow campus won the ’best of the best’ prize at the British Council for Offices (BCO) National Awards last night (3 October), also taking home the trophy for best Corporate Workplace.
