Performance Benchmarking of the role of Local Government as a Regulator

whitePaper | June 7, 2022

The built environment has been one of the key contributors to rising emission levels across the globe, creating an immediate urge to build net-zero carbon emission buildings. A 2021 research paper titled – ‘How to build smart, zero-carbon buildings – and why it matters’ published by The World Economic Forum in 2021 reveals that buildings represent 39% of global greenhouse gas emissions, including 28% in operational emissions and 11% in building materials and construction.

whitePaper | July 14, 2022

Over the past several years, it has become clear that many investors want to invest in a way that their capital delivers both financial performance and a positive impact on society. What started out as a movement to bring ethical considerations into investing and evolved into “sustainable investment” with an emphasis on managing ESG investment risk, is now clearly shifting its focus towards better understanding the ways that investments can contribute to solving societal problems.

whitePaper | February 5, 2023

A key challenge facing real estate investors and property owners is ensuring the value of their portfolios keeps rising. Various external factors can harm property valuations, but applying environmental, social, and governance standards causes increases. Many companies are turning to ESG consulting to take advantage of this trend.

whitePaper | December 12, 2022

Private real estate outperformed most sectors globally in 2022, rewarding investors who continued to increase their allocations to the sector over the last decade. However, we expect to see pockets of softness in 2023, including value losses in some markets and sectors. But even as the market slows, opportunities will remain in commercial real estate.

whitePaper | May 11, 2022

We provide institutional investors, including pension funds, insurance companies and consultants, with data and analysis to assess, research and report on their investments. We are committed to fostering and nurturing strong, productive relationships across the institutional investment sector and are continually innovating new solutions to meet the industry’s complex needs. We enable institutional investors, including pension funds, insurance companies and consultants, to conduct rigorous, evidence-based assessments of more than 5,000 investment products offered by over 700 asset managers. Additionally, our software solutions enable insurance companies to produce consistent accounting, regulatory and audit-ready reports.

whitePaper | December 8, 2022

Operations is the management of an organization’s inner workings. The goal is to make it run as efficiently and effectively as possible. Numerous decisions about each real estate facility positively or negatively impact operations, including location, proximity to other points, and layout.