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A Liquid Global Sustainable REITs Index By Reitsmarket
Brussels, June 7, 2018 – Reitsmarket launches its new global sustainable REITs index. After the successful launch of the Euronext® Reitsmarket Global Balanced Index and the Euronext® Reitsmarket Global Conviction Index in October last year, Reitsmarket now offers investors access to a sustainable alternative. Both the existing Global and Conviction indices, launched in October last […]
Mind the Gap: EPRA, GRESB, close in on shared sustainability language
The European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA) and the real estate sustainability benchmarking organization GRESB have completed the comparative Gap analysis of EPRA’s latest Sustainability Best Practices Recommendations (sBPR) Guidelines with the 2018 GRESB Real Estate Assessment that encompasses public and private equity property investments. The Gap analysis concludes that the industry represented by both […]
Gecina concludes with ING France the first sustainable improvement loan indexed on its GRESB Rating
Gecina, the largest European Office REIT and ING France have signed a €150m sustainability performance-linked loan with its margin depending, among other factors, on its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance measured by its GRESB Rating. Progress will be measured through GRESB by benchmarking Gecina’s performance against its peers through a customized package of ESG […]
More great speakers for the GRESB | Siemens: Sustainable Real Assets Conference in London
We’re a few weeks away from the GRESB | Siemens: Sustainable Real Assets Conference in London and there’s good news … we’ve added even more great speakers. Join us on April 25th to hear international perspectives on resilience in the real estate and infrastructure sectors from: Michael Brooks, CEO, REALPAC Ashley Hegland, Sustainable Development Advisor, Swire Properties […]
Today marks the beginning of the 2018 GRESB reporting season for real estate and infrastructure portfolios and assets worldwide. Companies, fund managers and asset operators can now login to the online Portal and start completing their Assessments. (If you do not have a GRESB Account, click here to create an account.) GRESB Assessments provide high-quality […]
GRESB integrates new BREEAM API to enhance green building certification reporting
GRESB and BRE have collaborated to integrate a BREEAM API with the GRESB Portal for the 2018 reporting cycle. The link unlocks the capability to locate, select and match valid BREEAM certificate entries to specific assets within a GRESB portfolio and help to improve the speed and accuracy of reporting for clients. GRESB participants can […]
Is there a relationship between ESG and financial characteristics of private infrastructure investments?
Today, we are pleased to announce the launch of an empirical study of the relationship between ESG and financial characteristics in private infrastructure investments. Promoted by the Long Term Infrastructure Investors Association (LTIIA), this study, will be based on data from GRESB Infrastructure and EDHEC Infrastructure Institute. The study is also part of the EDHEC/LTIIA […]
We are delighted to announce that Josien Piek has joined GRESB as Head of EMEA. Josien is a macro economist with a 25-year background in the financial sector. She was a banker, structuring and syndicating loans at de De Nationale Investeringsbank and later a fixed income portfolio manager, managing credit portfolios of ABP (the civil […]
Just Published: 2018 GRESB Assessment Reference Guides and Modules
Today we published Reference Guides for all 2018 GRESB Assessments including Real Estate, Infrastructure and Debt. The Reference Guides provide detailed information on each of the Assessment indicators and are designed to support participants as they complete the 2018 GRESB Assessments. The new GRESB Resilience Module and the updated Health & Well-being Module are also […]
