Welcome to 2023: ESG & employees still win even in economic uncertainty
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues and the power shift in favor of sought-after employees will emerge as business-as-usual topics in 2023, even amid the uncertain global economic environment.
On New Year’s Eve, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed New York’s “Cumulative Impacts” bill into law, making New York the second state in the nation to require assessment of “cumulative impacts”...
Smaller Banks Are Stepping Into The CRE Lending Void. For Now
The commercial real estate debt market crumpled last year, weighed down by historically aggressive interest rate hikes, but one little-watched corner of the sector has stepped in to partially fill the void.
There were some big climate policy moves in 2022. What’s on tap for the new year?
When it came to climate change, 2022 offered some reasonably good news and some pretty alarming bad news.
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...
