Sustainability

Sustainability

Wing Releases 2nd Annual ESG Report

Wing has published its second annual ESG report, in which the real estate company provides information about its environmental, social,...

Sustainability

Budapest One Gets Breeam ‘Excellent’ Rating

Budapest One has received a Breeam “Excellent” rating in the category relating to the environmental consciousness of the development....

Sustainability

MOL Sets Sights on Self-sustainability

Hungary-based energy multinational MOL has seen troubled times along with its peers, but its latest figures show a significant rebound....

Sustainability

Real Estate Experts Expect Wave of Modernization

The EU Taxonomy and ESG directives already require an immediate change of approach for medium-sized companies. In a year or...

Sustainability

Phase 1 of East Gate Pro Business Park Gets Breeam Certification

The first halls of Wing’s East Gate Pro Business Park development, completed in the fall of 2022, have received a...

Sustainability

Green Contract Takes Center Stage in Real Estate Market

There is no question that sustainability actions, beyond positive environmental impacts and moral principles, bring economic benefits to market players....

Sustainability

Wing Development Skylight City Receives Breeam Certification

Skylight City, an office building developed by Wing, has received a Very Good rating under the Breeam In-Use sustainability certification...

Sustainability

H2Offices 1st Phase Gets Leed Platinum Certification

The first phase of Skanska's H2Offices has earned a Platinum Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (Leed) Core and Shell...

Sustainability

The Social Aspect of ESG is Now Inescapable

Around 15% of people in society live with special needs. For them, information about which buildings are wheelchair accessible or...

Sustainability

CompoBot Aiming to Revolutionize Office Biowaste Recycling

Hungarian invention CompoBot could be an effective way to provide sustainable office buildings with an eco-friendly way to compost and...

Sustainability

Preparing Offices for the Heat Starts in the Spring

With the summer quickly approaching, there are several steps that could be taken already in the spring to boost the...

Sustainability

Budapest Airport Receives Well Health-Safety Rating

Ferenc Liszt International Airport has been awarded the international Well Health-Safety Rating, becoming the first airport outside of the United...

Sustainability

Bureau Veritas Hungary Becomes Certifying Partner of Access4You

Bureau Veritas Hungary became a certifying partner of Access4You this month, according to a press release sent to the Budapest...

Sustainability

Pólus Center Energy Consumption Down, Visitors up in 2022

Despite economic challenges, Pólus Center managed to increase its traffic and reduce its energy consumption last year, according to a...

Sustainability

Phase 2 of Budapest Airport’s Noise Protection Program Starts

Budapest Airport launched the second phase of its Noise Protection Program yesterday, reducing noise burdens for people leaving in the...

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...