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A Concept for Measuring Real Estate Sustainability from the Investors’ Perspective

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  • Janina Bösche

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Although there is an increasing demand for sustainable investment products accompanied by increasing regulations regarding sustainability disclosures, people suffer from a lack of information concerning the offered investment products’ sustainability. Despite hundreds of ESG indicators for standard investment products available in the literature, there is no holistic approach to assessing real estate sustainability to date. However, as the real estate sector is responsible for 40% of energy consumption and 29% of greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union, it is critical in meeting the Paris Agreement’s climate targets. This paper presents our ideas for developing a concept for a real estate sustainability metric and real estate specific sustainability indicators. We aim to develop a metric that offers a transparent sustainability assessment for real estate based on the triple bottom line, thereby enabling (potential) investors to assess the sustainability of offered assets for themselves. Obwohl die Nachfrage nach nachhaltigen Anlageprodukten steigt und die Regulierung zur Offenlegung von Nachhaltigkeitsaspekten zunimmt, mangelt es auf Seiten der Anleger:innen an Informationen über die Nachhaltigkeit der angebotenen Anlageprodukte. Auch wenn in der Literatur hunderte von ESG-Indikatoren für Standard-Investmentprodukte zur Verfügung stehen, gibt es bisher keinen ganzheitlichen Ansatz zur Bewertung der Nachhaltigkeit von Immobilien. Da der Immobiliensektor jedoch für 40% des Energieverbrauchs und 29% der Treibhausgasemissionen in der Europäischen Union verantwortlich ist, ist er für die Erreichung der Ziele des Pariser Klimaabkommens von entscheidender Bedeutung. In diesem Artikel stellen wir unsere Ideen zur Entwicklung eines Konzepts für eine Nachhaltigkeitsmetrik für Immobilien und immobilienspezifische Nachhaltigkeitsindikatoren vor. Unser Ziel ist es, eine Metrik zu entwickeln, die eine transparente Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung für Immobilien auf der Grundlage des Drei-Säulen-Modells bietet und damit (potenzielle) Investor:innen in die Lage versetzt, die Nachhaltigkeit der angebotenen Assets selbst zu bewerten.

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  • Janina Bösche, 2021. "A Concept for Measuring Real Estate Sustainability from the Investors’ Perspective," Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly Journal of Economic Research, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 90(4), pages 19-42.
  • Handle: RePEc:diw:diwvjh:90-4-3
    DOI: 10.3790/vjh.90.4.19
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    Keywords

    Real Estate Sustainability; ESG Score; Asset Evaluation;
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    JEL classification:

    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
    • Q51 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Valuation of Environmental Effects
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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