Why those waiting for a return to normal in commercial real estate will get left behind
Nathalie Palladitcheff gets asked all the time when things will get “back to normal” in the commercial real estate world, but the chief executive of Ivanhoé Cambridge thinks the premise of the question is flawed.
EPA Launches New Environmental Justice Tool
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has created a new environmental justice (EJ) mapping and screening tool called EJScreen in order to better fulfill the Agency’s obligations relating to the protection of public health and the environment.
EPA adds sites in Mississippi, Nebraska to the Superfund National Priorities List
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the addition of two sites to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) where releases of contamination pose significant human health and environmental risks.
A ‘bridge’ over troubled real estate waters?
Desmond Devoy, of Canadian Mortgage Professional, sat down with Steven “Skip” Walters, senior vice president of First Source Mortgage Corporation, to discuss how it is experiencing strong business in commercial real estate.
2022: A Tumultuous Year in ESG and Sustainability
It was another tumultuous year for humanity and business. Inflation, supply chain problems, the first war in Europe in 80 years, and much more came together to challenge us all.
3M Will Discontinue Use Of Hazardous PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ By 2025
Manufacturing giant 3M announced plans on Tuesday to stop making products that contain a class of hazardous “forever chemicals” known as PFAS by the end of 2025...
5 things to watch in metro Detroit’s commercial real estate market in 2023
This year was a chaotic one for commercial real estate, as things like interest rates and construction costs soared and the office market continued to suffer.
EPA Recognizes ASTM E1527-21 as Satisfying All Appropriate Inquiries Rule
It has taken a year to obtain greater certainty of what is required to satisfy the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) all appropriate inquiries (AAI) rule (40 CFR part 312).
Sustainable Debt, ESG Markets Turn Frosty in 2022
In the past five years, the world’s sustainable finance markets have expanded from niche products a decade ago, to more than one and half trillion dollars of bonds and loans issued last year.
More than 600,000 service members given ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
More than 600,000 service members at 116 military installations were annually served water with potentially unsafe levels of the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, according to an Environmental Working Group analysis.
