Global ESG Real Estate Investment Survey Results

March 15, 2019

There is an incredible opportunity to create value by addressing Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) risks in the real estate sector – placing investors and fund and asset managers at the forefront of sustainable investing and management. Buildings account for approximately one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions and consume 40% of global energy. Remaining within 2 degrees Celsius of warming compared with pre-industrial levels translates to a need for the global average building energy intensity per unit of floor area to be at least 30% lower in 2030 than current levels. Following the Paris Agreement, the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and its collaborators produced Sustainable Real Estate Investment Implementing the Paris Climate Agreement: An Action Framework, to support the real estate sector in meeting the low-carbon goals of the agreement.

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EllisDon

EllisDon is a world-leading construction services company with approximately 2,500 employees, that completes over $3.5 billion in projects annually. In addition to offering traditional construction and project management consulting services, EllisDon effectively takes on client risk with a range of capital; intelligent building; virtual design and construction; and furniture, fixture, and equipment procurement services. EllisDon delivers construction expertise to clients around the world and boasts several offices across North America, the Middle East, and South America.

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