A green agenda has turned into a growing subject throughout an increasing number of European listed real estate companies over the last decade. The focus on sustainability is probably not only goodwill or partly legislation driven but rather a benefit driven action to achieve an economical...

The real estate sector accounts for more than a third of global greenhouse gas emissions and thus offers great potential for carbon abatement. Energy efficient and green buildings are rapidly transforming the commercial property sector, and institutional investors can benefit from that...

We evaluate the sustainability of real estate investment vehicles in Switzerland according to the three Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) pillars. For this purpose, we conducted a survey of direct investors (real estate investment companies, funds, and foundations) inquiring about...

Although there is an increasing demand for sustainable investment products accompanied by increasing regulations regarding sustainability disclosures, people suffer from a lack of information concerning the offered investment products' sustainability. Despite hundreds of ESG indicators for...