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GREEN GOVERNANCE
Green GovernanceA holistic approach for feasible and successful Net Zero Transition Plans in the real estate industry The CRREM initiative releases a report on Green Governance and how to implement and develop feasible Net Zero Transition Plans in the real estate industry. The report was authored by the CRREM team and supported by EPRA and […]
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CRREM, ULI and Berkeley Lab Join Forces
CRREM [Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor], ULI [Urban Land Institute], Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory [Berkeley Lab] are partnering to further increase the granularity of the regional US and Canada CRREM pathways. Austria – March 29, 2023 – Measuring and understanding property related emissions is increasingly important, with the global push toward a more sustainable […]
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GRESB, CRREM and PCAF Join Forces
GRESB, PCAF [Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials], and CRREM [Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor] are partnering up in 2021 to provide investors and banks with the guidance they need to measure and report on their financed emissions from real estate. Furthermore, this partnership is meant to help financial institutions formulate, set, and implement forward-looking targets […]
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Laudes Foundation supports CRREM
We are very excited to announce that the Laudes Foundation will support the updates and enhancements of the CRREM Risk Assessment Tool within the next years. Laudes Foundation was launched in 2020 as part of the Brenninkmeijer family enterprise and aims at challenging and inspiring the industry to harness its power for good. Laudes […]
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New study on EU taxonomy recommends CRREM pathways
We are happy to hear that the new “EU Taxonomy Study – Evaluating the market-readiness of the EU taxonomy criteria for buildings” recommends to use of CRREM for assessing the carbon performance of existing buildings. The study initiated by CRREM partner and GSIC member DGNB and others states, that in order to improve the performance […]
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CRREM joins cooperation with IBPDI Initiative
We are happy to announce that CRREM recently joined a cooperation with IBPDI. The International Building Performance & Data Initiative (IBPDI) was founded by CRREM partner and GSIC member BuildingMinds, Microsoft and pom+ and is the first global, industry-wide data and performance standard for real estate. The initiative aims at providing a standardised, harmonized and […]
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Aberdeen Standard shares their motivation on using CRREM
In order to see if all their buildings are on the right way towards achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050, CRREM partner and GSIC member Aberdeen Standard compares each property’s carbon intensity with external benchmarks. The Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor (CRREM tool) displays country- and building-type specific decarbonisation pathways and thereby offers Aberdeen […]
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Allianz and Codic use CRREM to assess carbon performance
We are glad to hear that a joint venture of Allianz Real Estate and Codic used the CRREM methodology to assess their redevelopments’ carbon performance. As stated, the 15,000 m² property will be fully compliant with our CRREM decarbonisation pathways. Read more…
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Spanish article about CRREM
Our colleague Paloma Taltavull has published an article in the Spanish journal ‘Panorama Social’ published by FUNCAS. Issue 32 is devoted to cities, and Paloma’s work deeps in exploring four challenges the cities should face on pages 107-126. The fourth is the need for cities decarbonization, explained based on the CRREM results. The full issue […]
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Real estate market. decarbonization and economic growth (Mercado inmobiliario, descarbonización y crecimiento económico)
CRREM has organized a seminar for Students (Master course in Economics and PhD Student in Economics) about how to apply the tool and the impact on building investment. The organization was in collaboration with the ‘Cátedra de Transformación del Modelo Económico Valenciano’ and several experts on finance, public management and valuers attended. The seminar reached […]
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CRREM AT ESG für Immobilienfonds
In January, 28th our CRREM colleague Sven Bienert will participate in the webinar organized by GIF titled ‘ESG für Immobilienfonds. 17. gif-Fachtagung Indirekte Immobilienanlage’ presenting the topic ‘ESG metrics: Welche KPIs werden für Investoren entscheidend sein?’, at 15.05. The program can be dowloaded here and the presentation, here. You can see the whole session in […]
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CRREM at IPE Webinar
Our CRREM colleague Dirk Brounen presents his talk titled ‘How can Core Real Estate Investors have a positive impact on Climate?’ at the IPE Real Assets Seminar. You can access to the presentation in this link and can see the videos and other information about the event here.
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ULI Greenprint Member Webinar on CRREM
Our colleague Sven Bienert participated on the ‘ULI Greenprint Member Webinar on CRREM’ on January 12th 2021 together with other two speakers: Mathieu Elshout (PGGM) and Abigail Dean (Nuveen). The seminar covers the perspective of investors and asset managers of the benefits of using the CRREM tool. The presentations can be downloaded below: Prof. Sven […]
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CRREM in DigitalTalk Quo Vadis IV
Our colleague Sven Bienert has participated in the conference ‘DigitalTalk Quo Vadis IV’ which took place on 10 of December 2020. The presentation can be downloaded here and you can see the recorded session, here.
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ULI Blueprint and CRREM
Our CRREM member, professor Sven Bienert, has participated in the ULI Greenprint Members-Only webinar on the CRREM tool for global real estate on January 12th 2021.
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Participation in the 2020 GRESB Real Estate Benchmark leaps 22% amid accelerating investor demand for ESG data
As a part of Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor (CRREM) project, GRESB applied the CRREM Tool to estimate data reported in the 2020 Assessment. The GRESB’s early analysis of participants who were able to provide 100% data coverage in Europe shows that average GHG intensity of participants exceeds the CRREM 2C pathway by 2035, and […]
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CRREM participates in the ZIA meeting
Dr Sven Bienert participated in the event organized by the ZIA on the 23rd of September. The meeting consisted of a speech directed to the CSR/ESG responsible persons, representing the largest German real estate investors.
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CRREM-ERES London Industry Seminar
The European Real Estate Society (ERES) and CRREM organized the London Industry Seminar. The remote seminar took place on the 4th of September from 2 pm to 6.30 pm. Here you can find the programme with all the participants: Programme Further, you can watch the presentations from the speakers: Panel 1: Ingrid Nappi: ERES Introduction Laura Gabrielli: Presentation […]
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16 Immobilien-Symposium des IRE|BS Institut für Immobilienwirtschaft
CRREM took part in the 16th Real Estate Symposium, organized by the IRE|BS (Immobilien-Symposium des IRE|BS Institut für Immobilienwirtschaft). The event took place on October 8th and 9th. Find more information via: Programme
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CRREM at the DGBC Workshop
Dirk Brounen (TIAS) and Mathieu Elshout (PGGM) participated in a virtual workshop, organized by DGBC. The event took place on July 7th and had an audience of 30 investors. During the meeting, our colleagues presented and discussed CRREM, while DGBC presented their Paris Proof framework. You can see the presentation at: Dirk Brounen & PGGM – […]
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