Journal of Property Investment & Finance: Volume 42 Issue 5

Guest editorial: Embracing ESG in valuation: a paradigm shift in the International Valuation Standards

Georgia Warren-Myers

Is there a green discount in commercial real estate lending?

Sebastian Leutner, Benedikt Gloria, Sven Bienert

This study examines whether green buildings enjoy more favorable financing terms compared to their non-green counterparts, exploring the presence of a green discount in commercial…

Green investments, green returns: exploring the link between ESG factors and financial performance in real estate

Giacomo Morri, Fan Yang, Federico Colantoni

The aim of this research paper is to analyze the connection between ESG performance and financial performance within the real estate sector. By focusing on ESG ratings and pillar…

Sustainability scoring tool for real estate according to German and European valuation principles in the purchasing process

Katharina Oktabec, Nadine Wills

Sustainability has become an integral part of the real estate industry, alongside advancing globalization and demographic development. Due to real estate's influence on greenhouse…

A new metric for assessing the “S” dimension in environment, social, governance (ESG) for real estate

Graeme Newell, Muhammad Jufri Marzuki

ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) has taken on increased importance in recent years for all stakeholders, with the S dimension now taking on a stronger focus in the real…

Mapping the International Valuation Standards ESG criteria and sustainability rating tools adopted at scale by the Australian commercial real estate market

Cida Ghosn, Georgia Warren-Myers, Christhina Candido

The proliferation of environmental rating tools over the past two decades has endeavoured to assist the industry in measuring sustainability. Recent changes to the International…

Real Estate Insights: The “S” in ESG: unlocking financial performance through human capital and real estate integration

Karen McGrath, Elaine Worzala

This study aims to provide a different view of existing statistics and apply them to a current topic.