Spotlight On ASTM’s Committee E50: A Conversation with Tim Haley
ASTM’s Committee E50 on Environmental Assessment, Risk Management, and Corrective Action develops important voluntary industry standards and best practices that play a critical role in commercial real estate transactions and pollution prevention. ERIS sat down with committee chair...
Environmental risk assessment is evolving with some rapidly emerging and important factors that can’t be ignored. Anyone involved in CRE transactions routinely assesses a wide range of potential risks.
Episode 11 – Real ESG Value: Megatrends Transforming CRE
ESG (environmental, social, governance), along with macro and mega economic trends are transforming the commercial real estate market and impacting brownfields redevelopment.
How Financial Services Firms Are Wrestling with ESG Challenges and Opportunities
While financial institutions are increasingly integrating ESG factors into core processes, there’s still a gap between aspirations and results.
ESG Goals Increasingly Drive Brownfield Redevelopment
“Brownfield” is the technical name for an underused or abandoned industrial or commercial property. Brownfields can range from old factories to vacant warehouses; from defunct gas stations to former dry cleaning establishments.
Three Common ESG Business Questions Answered
As interest in expanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives grows across sectors, so do the questions surrounding ESG frameworks and best practices.
Why ESG investing is at a ‘critical stage’ after nearly 20 years
ESG-related assets under management will increase to US$33.9-trillion by 2026, up from US$18.4-trillion in 2021, according to a PwC forecast.
Voluntary and Mandatory Climate Disclosures: Key Considerations for Companies
Companies should be thoughtful and strategic about how they structure their voluntary and mandatory climate disclosures.
ULI Global Sustainability Outlook 2023
Report Summary: The Sustainability Outlook annual publication, first launched in 2021, is an opportunity for ULI to share insights from member experts on the key environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues that will impact strategic real estate and land use decision-making...
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.
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.
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.
Rethinking How We Measure Companies on Social and Environmental Impact
A new framework offers a broader, more effective approach to assessing both the internal and external aspects of a company’s social and sustainability performance.
‘It’s Just Noise’: CRE Dismisses Rising Anti-ESG Rhetoric Amid Calls For Climate Risk Transparency
Political backlash against environmental, social and governance investing is on the rise amid calls by the Securities and Exchange Commission to mandate climate reporting, with several...
How the Real Estate Industry Is Addressing ESG Compliance
Commercial real estate may be ahead of most industries on the ESG adoption front, given the inherent wastefulness of most office buildings.
Three Commercial Real Estate CEOs Committed To ESG
The commercial real estate industry has had a heightened focus on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives over the last few decades.
Six CRE Trends to Watch in 2022
As consultants to the commercial real estate industry, Partner handles thousands of diverse CRE projects each year for lenders, investors, corporate occupiers, and developers—we see a lot.
A Year-End Review of the Environmental Regulatory Landscape
Anne Austin recently joined Industry Insights host Joel Simon to discuss the key considerations and drivers of the Biden administration’s major regulatory initiatives.
Real estate is drunk on ESG. But what’s in the cocktail?
ESG is all the rage in real estate. But what goes into a rating is unclear. This year, real estate awoke to its status as the quiet villain of climate change.
ESG Decision-Making — What are the Alternatives?
ESG—environmental, social, and corporate governance—is the focus of socially responsible investing, reflecting the notion that corporations should serve the interests of not only their shareholders, but of all their stakeholders.
Environmental, Social and Governance Considerations: The ABCS of ESG
Gone are the days where organizations are mechanically evaluated based on balance sheets and book value alone. Tangible assets are now merely a piece of the corporate pie. A well-articulated sustainability plan is a necessary ingredient.
Climate Change, ESG Moves Into CRE Underwriting
Global climate change negotiators from almost 200 governments over the past two weeks have put commercial real estate solidly in place to play a role in addressing carbon emissions.
ESG: The New Must-Have in the Due Diligence Process
An ESG assessment may provide a potential acquirer with a detailed analysis of a company’s ability to operate successfully in a corporate world with growing environmental awareness.
