AREF (The Association of Real Estate Funds)’s Post

This week the Rest Infrastructure Investment Team undertook a site visit to our most recent investment: Repurpose It.   RepurposeIt accepts construction and green waste, and then sorts and recovers materials for sustainable reuse. It's a great example of an investment that can achieve both a great environmental impact, and financial return for our superannuation members.   RepurposeIt have teamed up with the one and only JAMIE DURIE OAM to help educate people about the circular economy and the little things they can do to help. Get more information here: Living With Purpose - https://lnkd.in/gmScwGNq #infrastructureinvestment #restsuper #circulareconomy - Rest - Palisade Impact

Our oceans represent one of the least developed markets for purposeful and profitable activity. With nature positivity becoming a key driver for long-term business resilience, understanding and embracing the opportunities and challenges across the #blueeconomy can become a great driver for future business success, as well as improving wider ecosystem health and resource security by considering #naturalcapital as part of the investment process. #Sustainablefinance has a key part to play in this process, as highlighted here: https://lnkd.in/eaHsBdMM

Alternative power and water solutions have become less of a grudge purchase, and more of a critical investment. Great to see that Investec offers innovative and flexible #SustainabilityFinance to clients.

Accessing green financing by securing, the first of its kind in the #Sultanate_of_Oman, a USD 35 million in funding through Sustainability Link Loans, #ASYADGroup is actively pursuing concrete actions to scale #sustainability and integrating environmental stewardship into the DNA of its corporate ethos. Read more about Asyad’s sustainability strategy: https://bit.ly/3vFGAZM #Forbes #GreenFinancing

Green real estate does more than attract environmentally-conscious customers and investors. It can also offer lower operational costs and mitigate the risks of rising energy prices.   Discover how progressive ESG planning can change the game at https://bit.ly/43VUO4d #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #SouthEastAsia #PG4B #Malaysia #DataSense #ESG #SustainabilityMatters

Unlock sustainability in your portfolio with green leases! Discover the advantages in our latest video #greenleases #realestate #cee #esgstrategy #esg #sustainablebuilding

Blue is the next green: Bonds financing water conservation projects are approaching a 'tipping point' Today, the green bond market is valued at around $2 trillion. Compared to that, the blue bond market is much smaller, just about $5 billion, but it's on the cusp of a big change, Lawton explained. He's seeing even more enthusiasm around the asset than he observed for green bonds when they were at the stage blue bonds are today. #water #financing #conservation #sustainability #energy

Just over a year ago, I was asked after a panel discussion, what was necessary to bring funding to critical water projects and technologies. If you know me, you’re well aware that I have my father’s British humor, or at least poor attempts at it. I responded that we have to make water “sexy” as I flicked my unnecessarily (and embarrassingly) long hair back. Very modest laughs from the West Texas audience, which we’ll chalk up to encouragement for a haircut and to not quit my day job. But here’s the short of it - 3 things needed to happen: 1. We all needed to wake up to the critical nature and immediacy of water scarcity and the economic opportunity on the other side of the same, 2. Industry needed to demonstrate that meaningful returns (read: profitability) and quantifiable metrics could be readily understood and applied, and; 3. The financial sector needed to create tools to facilitate direct investment into an emerging blue economy. We’re reaching a crescendo at this point. Every day we’re reminded how necessary water is in everything we do. Companies like Infinity Water Solutions are demonstrating profitability is possible, predictable and repeatable. And now the financial sector is responding in kind. If you’re not already long water, you probably should be.

Clean energy policy developments and the need for low-cost capital will continue to drive building owners and developers to look for new sources of financing. Jessica Bailey, CEO and President, Nuveen Green Capital, covers this and more in our latest episode of #Nuveenin90 #cleanenergy #greeninvesting #ESG #sustainability

Excited to be part of this collaborative global effort and even more excited to share the results. Sustainable finance tools are increasingly critical in driving the transition to a low-carbon economy. At the same time, there's a need to enhance the financing sector’s understanding of the role buildings and green building certifications can play in decarbonization as well as a need to increase knowledge within the real estate sector of how to fully leverage these financing instruments. "Financing Transformation" aims to address those gaps by demonstrating how certification systems like LEED can provide credibility and standardization in evaluating and certifying green building projects. https://lnkd.in/g7TKqZVw This guide represents a first of its kind collaborative effort between major players including U.S. Green Building Council, BRE, Singapore Green Building Council, Alliance HQE - GBC, Green Building Council of Australia. More to come soon... #sustainablefinance #LEEDv5 #buildingdecarbonization