“Our role is to support our clients as they manage the sustainability aspects of their assets at every stage of each property’s lifecycle,” said Ms Scipio del Campo. Clients include investment funds, family offices, developers, occupiers, and private investors seeking exposure to every type of real estate asset (offices, logistics, retail, residential, hospitality, etc). CBRE’s ESG and Sustainability Solutions European operation has nearly 300 people, of which 8 serve the BeLux market, with Ms Scipio del Campo’s team based in Cessange.

Understand the evolution

“Our pan-European operation supports clients wherever they are investing in the continent, using a consistent, comparable methodological approach to describe the different ESG characteristics of each asset,” she said. It is challenging for investors to keep up-to-date with the evolving nature of European and national sustainability regulation, as well as market sentiment towards ESG in each jurisdiction. In some contexts, more emphasis is placed on climate action, while in other locations there is increased stress on social, governance and other environmental factors. Additionally, increased attention is being paid to the social and environmental sustainability of supply chains.

CBRE guides clients through these nuances. ESG considerations are factored in throughout the property lifecycle, be it with transaction support, property management, construction, refurbishment, governance of the asset, and the different elements of the disposal phase. Investors are then better able to manage the complexities and understand the trade-offs that will affect them, their clients and the residents of each property. “We have a series of ESG benchmarks against which each asset can be assessed, thus enabling clients to take the sustainability and financial investment decisions that suit them,” said Ms Scipio del Campo.

Bring strategy to life

They also help with the creation of real estate ESG strategy and implementation road maps, with these brought to life with data measured and collected to animate a range of metrics. This information gives comfort to investors and residents, as well as being required for regulatory compliance needs, and for the audit and due diligence processes. This data is also needed to gain green building certification.

Both large players that have invested in creating their own ESG methodology & compliance standards a smaller operators can lean on expert advice to help them thriving in their real estate transition while optimizing their investments.

“We provide a holistic view of assets,” said Ms Scipio del Campo. “ESG assessments are aligned with the views of our capital markets, occupiers, workspace, and property management teams, with the desires of occupiers also factored in. This puts investors in the position to make the decisions that suit them best. This has a big impact on savings, and it is building the highest possible value of the assets.”

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