The world is changing. With regard to anthropogenic climate change, there are two possible future worlds: We manage to shift our economy so that it operates within the planetary boundaries. We fail to do so and face significant climate change, including all the extreme weather events that can be expected.
Due to its connection with the financial sector as an investment or financing object, the real estate sector is affected by sustainable finance regulations like no other real economic sector. In particular, companies along the value chain of a property, from the project developer to the construction company to asset
In recent decades financial institutions have interpreted sustainability as an internal Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) topic only. However the industry has begun to develop a profound understanding of the significant impact that sustainable finance really can have. After the IPCC’s „Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C (SR15) in 2018
