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Nils Kok, executive director of the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB), joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT headquarters in Washington, D.C. Kok commented on the recent release of the 2014 GRESB Survey results, which pointed to a strong improvement in the sustainability performance of the global real estate industry as a whole. …
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The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) 2014 Survey results released Sept. 4 point to strong improvement in the sustainability performance of the global real estate industry as a whole, according to GRESB. The survey looked at data from listed property companies and private equity real estate funds around the world. In total, the respondents’ …
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Shopping center REIT Regency Centers Corp. (NYSE: REG) has completed the sale of $ 250 million of 10-year “green bonds,” the first time a U.S. REIT has issued bonds that exclusively target investment in environmental sustainability projects. Lisa Palmer, Regency Centers’ CFO, said market reaction to the bonds was “extremely positive.” News
Brad Molotsky, executive vice president and general counsel with Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE: BDN), joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2014: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Boca Raton, Fla. Brandywine Realty has its headquarters in Radnor, Pa. The company owns, leases and manages urban, town center and suburban office properties. …
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Ari Frankel, head of ESG strategy, real estate, at Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management, joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2014 Leader in the Light Working Forum in San Francisco. Frankel was asked why gathering sustainability data has become a key project for the REIT industry. He responded that 100 percent of studies …
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