Sustainability

Sustainability

New RTL HQ Gets Class “A” Energy Certificate Following Renovation by Wing

The renovation of Liget Center, as part of a Wing development, continues to progress according to schedule, and Liget Center...

Sustainability

New Office Spaces a Sign of Workplace Culture Transformation

The post-pandemic era has brought significant changes in companies' perception of office spaces, placing a strong emphasis on promoting corporate...

Sustainability

Clean Air in the Office Has Positive Impact on Work Efficiency

According to a Honeywell international survey of thousands of office workers, 93% of office workers surveyed have higher indoor air...

Sustainability

Wizz Air Looking to Sustainable Air Fuels to Take Flight

The ultra-low-cost airline Wizz Air, which claims to be Europe’s fastest-growing and greenest airline, has announced that it aims to...

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Skanska Launches ESG+ Office Package

Today, an ESG-compliant office is not only a necessity due to market changes and EU requirements, but also an added...

Sustainability

Budapest One Achieves Well ‘Platinum’ Accreditation

The 25,000 sqm Budapest One project has become the first office complex in Hungary to be awarded the highest possible...

Sustainability

More Hungarian Firms Must Prepare EU Sustainability Reports

European initiatives regarding sustainability reporting are being introduced across the continent, with many Hungarian companies having to adhere to new...

Sustainability

Trending in Hungary: Could AI Help Smooth the way for ESG Reporting?

With constant changes within Hungarian sustainability reporting requirements and advanced expectations from affected companies, consulting professionals across Budapest discuss the...

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Sustainability Increasingly Part of the Commercial Real Estate Investment Cycle

ESG-compliant features and sustainability accreditation are increasingly the norm in real estate as an essential requirement from tenants and investors...

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ESG Compliance in Hungary: Changes, Requirements and Deadlines

With the implementation of the ESG Act by the Hungarian Parliament, alongside additional requirements for domestic companies set by the...

Sustainability

Safeguarding Supply Chains: Navigating Global Changes with ESG-compliant Resilience Strategies

The dynamic landscape of trade barriers and heightened regulatory demands necessitates a fundamental realignment of international supply chains. However, the...

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Change Ahead on Corporate Loans: Banks to Screen for Sustainability Risks

Hungarian companies face significant changes in sustainability and ESG obligations this year, as was made clear at the Grant Thornton...

Sustainability

Hungarian Architects Using Space Tech to Reduce Carbon Emissions

Hungarian architecture firm Paulinyi & Partners has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to participate in the...

Sustainability

Allee Shopping Center GRESB ESG Rating, Affirmed as One of Europe’s Most Sustainable Retail Destinations

Allee Shopping Center in Budapest was assessed as one of the most sustainable shopping centers on the continent. Having secured...

Sustainability

ESG Compatibility: The Future of the Real Estate Market

A paradigm shift in real estate development, rising vacancy rates, tenant caution and a change in the function of facilities...

Sustainability

Enthusiastic Visionary Optimistic About Sustainable Future

Nándor Kovács jokingly describes himself as a “revolutionary” when it comes to real estate sustainability. Spend just a little time...

Sustainability

Westend Shopping Center Wins Green Investment of the Year Award

One of the leading Budapest malls, Westend Shopping Center, operated by Gránit Pólus Group, has won the “Green Investment of...

Sustainability

ESG Elements Central to Investment and Financing

Analysts say a sustainable recovery in the investment markets is underway, although investors are more selective in how they allocate...

Sustainability

Accreditation Systems Face More Complex Demands

Developers and asset owners in the region see a growing need for higher-level third-party sustainability accreditations such as BREEAM, LEED,...

Sustainability

The Business Case for Building Less, and Managing Better

Tibor Karsai, managing director of Rustler Kft., explains how coordinated design, investment and property operations can make circular strategies commercially...

Sustainability

Taking Discipline, Perseverance, and Goal-setting from the Pool to the Workplace

In his sporting life, Valter Kalaus was an Olympic swimmer at 18 and, now 56, competes regularly in Masters events....

Sustainability

Summer Heatwave Underscores Need for Urban Responsibility

Real estate sustainability is a top-down mindset: if a landlord’s leadership doesn’t walk the walk, employees won’t, and neither will...

Industrial, Sustainability

Demand for Prime Sustainable Industrial Space Remains High

The Central and Eastern European industrial and logistics markets are seen as an attractive development and investment option, with leading...

Sustainability

Allee Achieves Leading Sustainability Performance Among CEE Retail Properties

Allee Shopping Center has achieved a 5-star rating from the internationally recognized GRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark) system, ranking...

Enthusiastic Visionary Optimistic About Sustainable Future

Nándor Kovács jokingly describes himself as a “revolutionary” when it comes to real estate sustainability. Spend just a little time...

Westend Shopping Center Wins Green Investment of the Year Award

One of the leading Budapest malls, Westend Shopping Center, operated by Gránit Pólus Group, has won the “Green Investment of...

ESG Elements Central to Investment and Financing

Analysts say a sustainable recovery in the investment markets is underway, although investors are more selective in how they allocate...

Accreditation Systems Face More Complex Demands

Developers and asset owners in the region see a growing need for higher-level third-party sustainability accreditations such as BREEAM, LEED,...

The Business Case for Building Less, and Managing Better

Tibor Karsai, managing director of Rustler Kft., explains how coordinated design, investment and property operations can make circular strategies commercially...

Taking Discipline, Perseverance, and Goal-setting from the Pool to the Workplace

In his sporting life, Valter Kalaus was an Olympic swimmer at 18 and, now 56, competes regularly in Masters events....

Interior ESG Elements now Central to the Real Estate Industry

ESG interior elements related to building use trends, design, layout, amenities, and property and facility management are now seen as...

Summer Heatwave Underscores Need for Urban Responsibility

Real estate sustainability is a top-down mindset: if a landlord’s leadership doesn’t walk the walk, employees won’t, and neither will...

Cordia Starts Construction of 360° Residential Project

Cordia, part of Hungary’s Futureal Group, is expanding in Spain with the official start of construction of 360° by Cordia,...

Demand for Prime Sustainable Industrial Space Remains High

The Central and Eastern European industrial and logistics markets are seen as an attractive development and investment option, with leading...

ESG Compliance Driving Investment

A sentiment report published by SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors) Europe and the University of the Built Environment...

Lurdy Ház Earns BREEAM In-Use ‘Very Good’ Certification

Lurdy Ház in Budapest has now obtained the BREEAM In-Use “Very Good” certification, confirming the complex’s energy-efficient operation and environmentally...

Allee Achieves Leading Sustainability Performance Among CEE Retail Properties

Allee Shopping Center has achieved a 5-star rating from the internationally recognized GRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark) system, ranking...

Sustainability Pays: International Green Building Week Opens in Hungary

Hungary has joined a growing number of countries participating in International Green Building Week, a global initiative led by the...

ESG Elements Crucial to Sourcing Finance

Commercial lenders have become increasingly influential in shaping ESG practices in the Central European real estate sector, particularly through the...