In the third and final part of our Deep Dive, we find energy efficiency – key to the energy transition – remains the 'forgotten fuel' and that most managers and investors prefer engagement over divestment.
It will be critical for those investing in infra - directly or indirectly - to adopt measures both at the portfolio and firm level to reduce emissions.
We asked industry leaders questions from how they are reducing their carbon footprint to whether they are divesting from fossil fuels. With some notable exceptions, disclosure was hard to come by, suggesting there is a lot of work to be done.
Since the final recommendations were released in 2017, the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures has gained momentum and supporters, but ‘progress must be accelerated’.
The investment manager closed its latest fund last September on $220m.
NTR, Whitehelm Capital, Schroders, Vantage Infrastructure, BBVA and GRESB discuss measurement, what happens when things go wrong and why covid-19 is likely to accelerate ESG's march to the mainstream.
Hines, which recently acquired a green apartment portfolio in Denmark, sees ESG investing as a form of ‘future-proofing’ during times of crisis.
On the firm’s Q1 earnings call, executives said its sustainable initiatives have proven fruitful amid the covid-19 crisis.
In the US, universities are implementing comprehensive energy transition programmes with the help of alternative investors.
With property costs mounting in many of the world’s environmentally vulnerable markets, climate change is increasingly becoming an issue that the industry is being called to address now.