Sustainability is the carrying out of economic activity without depleting resources or having harmful impacts now or for future generations.  Sustainability in building developments must be considered from the very earliest stages, as the potential environmental impacts are considerable.  Once the decision to erect a n ...

SIGNA Real Estate has adopted the ESG principles of sustainable development and is committed to responsible corporate management.  As one of Europe’s major real estate investors, SIGNA takes economic, environmental and social aspects systematically into account in business decisions and the value-creation processes.  T ...

Developers are adopting strategies to identify opportunities to benefit from improved environmental, social and economic (ESG) performance.  The financing of sustainable development projects can be achieved through such financing circularity as green bonds, green loans, sustainability-linked loans and circular leasing. ...

The Brickvest flash survey asks whether investors would like to see more real asset investment opportunities with stronger ESG credentials.  It encourages investors to express their concern about the amount of real asset opportunities that do not meet our ESG requirements.  Alternatively, you can voice your opinion tha ...

Land accounting is needed for land-related policies that aim to address climate, biodiversity, socio-economic and other sustainability challenges.  The EEA’s interactive land cover dashboard shows land cover stocks in Europe by country, year of observation and other parameters.  The EEA’s approach to environmental acco ...

To win over investors, companies must pay more attention to ESG concerns and integrate ESG practices into business strategy and operations.  Companies must do more than issue sustainability reports and engage in other standard ESG practices.  To build long-term profitability, a compelling corporate purpose should under ...

The highest return on the investment (ROI) can be realized when the issues of the various stakeholders are considered for their feasibility assessment throughout the project's whole life cycle.  The financial feasibility study (FFS) determines if or confirms that a development project is potentially profitable and shou ...

Sustainable development is the responsible use of productive resources in a development project or undertaking to safeguard long-term environmental, social and economic sustainability.  Sustainable development is adopted to provide lasting socio-economic benefit to all project stakeholders without compromising the abil ...

Sustainable hospitality calls for hotels to respect cultural values, engage in fair-market competitiveness, support local businesses and community, and provide good labor conditions.  Hotel companies and operators implement sustainable practices while increasing profitability.  Hotels are designed according to sustaina ...

ESG risk is the possibility of suffering a negative impact on a company arising from environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors.  Sustainability risk (SR) is an ESG event or condition that could have a negative impact on the value of a financial product.  Besides the risk of greenwashing, there are several chal ...

The built environment – residential and commercial real estate and infrastructure development – accounts for around 13% of the world’s GDP.  Research shows the construction materials comprise 50%-60% of the total cost in construction projects.  When sourcing materials, companies need to consider their environmental imp ...

The Sustainability Linked Loan Principles published by the Loan Market Association (LMA), the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA) and the Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA) set an international baseline for determining how financing can facilitate positive corporate performance and achieving meas ...

This study identifies the key factors in the environmental management and sustainability of hotels, as perceived by travelers.  It is based on a sample of the 25 best hotels in Switzerland from a TripAdvisor ranking in 2018 that draws from more than 500,000 reviews.  The results highlight the key factors related to env ...

Until 2030, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) expects an average annual growth rate of international tourist flows of 5% per year.  In this report, Horwath HTL has identified key issues and recommendations for consideration by international donors in order to target and improve the effectiveness of intervention fo ...

Verbund AG issued the world's first Environmental Social Governance-linked syndicated loan.  Its interest rate is not determined by reference to the financial rating but by reference to a sustainability rating established and assigned by the ESG rating agency Sustainalytics.  If Verbund AG's sustainability rating decre ...