Barclay Ballard

With so many different sustainable strategies to choose from, investors and managers must decide what is right for their portfolios.

Technological evolution and climate-related obsolescence are both emerging trends on real estate investors’ radar, but so is the potential reclassification of the entire asset class.

Over the past decade, real estate DEI initiatives may have had some shortcomings, but the impacts were still positive. Now, political hurdles threaten to undo them.

Sustainability and governance may be top of mind for many investors, but opinions differ on precisely which green building practices deliver the greatest impact.

Investors pursuing value-add strategies are increasingly focused on sustainability credentials.

As climate change starts to bite and ESG rules tighten in many markets, investors face a substantial risk that their assets may get left behind.

More attention is being paid to the carbon emitted during an asset’s construction, but a lack of standardization around data collection is still holding back these efforts.

Rising demand for data centers, driven by artificial intelligence, poses significant sustainability problems. Could expanding into emerging markets help the sector clean up its act?

Investors and managers are creating value with a range of ESG and sustainability initiatives.

With many retail properties now ripe for conversion, asset owners must identify prime opportunities and navigate a host of challenges.