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November 11, 2022Decarbonizing Commercial Real Estate
Reducing environmental impact is a priority for companies across the world. Commercial real estate owners, occupiers and businesses will likely need to develop plans to decarbonize portfolios quickly, and at scale.
- Brief | Creating Resilience
Here Comes the Sun: Solar Power Opportunities for Industrial Real Estate
November 29, 2022 3 Minute Read
With a record 662 million sq. ft. under construction and continued strong occupier demand, the U.S. industrial real estate sector can play a major role in meeting carbon-reduction and energy-efficiency goals by using solar energy.
- Viewpoint | Creating Resilience
Solar Energy Opportunities in US Industrial Real Estate
November 11, 2022
Executive Summary While annual U.S. commercial solar installations slowed in the past two years due to pandemic-related disruption in the supply chain, the industry is project
- Article | Future Cities
Five Ways to Leverage Investment in Electric Vehicle Charging for Public Good
August 17, 2022 10 Minute Read
Local, state, and federal agencies responsible for infrastructure investment are under mounting pressure to show progress on addressing climate change and socio-economic inequities.
- Report | Creating Resilience
A Check-in on the Hotel Sector’s ESG Initiatives
July 26, 2022 12 Minute Read
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the urgency for companies and individuals to act to protect the wellbeing of the planet.
- Article | Creating Resilience
Sustainability Leadership: How Life Sciences Companies Are Evolving to Meet Green Targets
July 26, 2022 5 Minute Read
CBRE’s Life Sciences Sector hosted a FOCUS Forum on “Sustainability Leadership: How life sciences organizations are changing their culture and decision-making to meet sustainability targets.”
- Report | Intelligent Investment
ESG and Real Estate: The Top 10 Things Investors Need to Know
January 3, 2022 20 Minute Read
2020 was a watershed year for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing in real estate as pandemic- and climate-related disruption, along with growing recognition of social inequity,
- Report | Creating Resilience
Real Estate's Role in the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Agenda
September 16, 2021 8 Minute Read
The past two years have seen an unprecedented degree of disruption—from the pandemic to climate-related events to social justice protests.
- Article | Creating Resilience
Is Green Cement Making Concrete Progress?
August 6, 2021 4 Minute Read
Building on the Paris Agreement, the UK Government has recently announced targets to reduce UK net greenhouse gas emissions by 78% by 2035 compared with 1990 levels.
- Article | Intelligent Investment
9 Key Trends Influencing Investor Strategies in 2021 & Beyond
June 10, 2021 15 Minute Read
CBRE’s global senior business leaders offer insights on strategies that will shape property owner and investor behaviors in 2021 and beyond.
Silver Bells and Silver Linings: An Expert Panel on the Future of the Global Economy
December 22, 2020 17 Minute Read
This week offers an inside look at CBRE’s recent panel discussion on the economic outlook and how it will impact the banking and financial services sector.
- Article
Sustainability Legislation
CBRE’s mapping tool provides a general overview of the risks and opportunities that are related to European Regulation through the lens of energy and carbon, as well as potential impact on real estate decision-making.