Investment & Lending
Investors and lenders are the financial powerhouses behind the commercial real estate sector. They provide the capital to acquire, develop, redevelop, refurbish and manage commercial property. There are a wide range of investors and lenders ranging from large pension funds, to sovereign wealth, private equity and banks.
Many of these investors have developed ESG strategies for their equities portfolios and are now looking towards their real estate assets to understand the investment risks and opportunities associated with sustainability issues. Many lenders are also looking to incorporate sustainability and ESG requirements into their lending criteria.
To stimulate market transformation in this area, we have the Investment & Lending Workstream. This workstream covers our European Investments Working Group and wider activities to engage with the investment and lending community.
INVESTMENT & LENDING WORKSTREAM
European Investments
Our European Investment Working Group is a knowledge sharing forum chaired by Georgie Nelson at abrdn and Abigail Dean at Nuveen Real Estate.
The Group brings together members to share and discuss common challenges and solutions associated with investing in real estate across Europe. Our members have heard talks on subjects including the French Décret Tertiaire policy, the EU Taxonomy, SFDR, the EU’s proposal Social Taxonomy, and an overview of ESG regulation across Europe.
Members of the European Investment Working Group include:
abrdn, Aviva Investors, Blackstone, BMO Real Estate, Brookfield Properties, CBRE GI, DWS, EDR REIM, Federated Hermes, GPE, Grosvenor, Invesco, LaSalle Investment Management, Lendlease, Low Carbon Workplace, M&G Real Estate, Morgan Stanley, Norges Bank, Nuveen Real Estate, Orchard Street Investment Management, PGIM, Savills Investment Management, Schroder Real Estate, SEGRO, URW and Workspace Group.