Sustainability

Sustainability

HUF 77 bln in Green Home Program loans disbursed in Feb

Banks had concluded 2,519 loan transactions worth HUF 77 billion in the National Bank of Hungary's Green Home Program by...

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CPI Hungary, Energo Hungary join forces for Earth Hour

Earth Hour, initiated by WWF, was joined by Budapest real estate portfolio owner CPI Hungary and new user-focused energy market...

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Budapest ONE office building receives WELL, BREAM certifications

The first phase of Futureal Group's Budapest ONE office building, which has already been completed, has been awarded the WELL...

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1st AmCham Sustainability Summit Debates the Journey to Net-zero

Put COVID to one side; forget, if you can, the tragedy unfolding in Ukraine. You are left with what we...

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Real estate owners turn to tech to achieve sustainability

Reducing carbon emissions is now a top priority for real estate owners since numerous investors have committed to reaching net-zero...

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Indotek Group reduced carbon emissions by nearly 600 tonnes in 2021

In the last two years, Indotek Group, one of Hungary's leading real estate investment management groups, has launched almost 16...

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ESG Criteria Central to Investment Strategies

As evidenced by recent Budapest and CEE commercial office transactions, ESG investing (the integration of environmental, social and governance factors...

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CPI Property Group issues sustainability-linked bonds

CPI Property Group (CPIPG) has become the first real estate company from the CEE region to issue sustainability-linked bonds, according...

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Atenor certified carbon neutral

Belgian real estate developer Atenor has obtained the Carbon Neutral certification in collaboration with CO2logic, according to a press release...

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Borrowers take out HUF 22 bln of Green Home Program credit

Lenders have disbursed about HUF 22 billion of credit in the framework of the Green Home Program of the National...

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Immofinanz to reach emission-free status by 2040

Commercial real estate company Immofinanz is looking to become emission-free along its entire value chain by 2040, according to goals...

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Atenor’s RoseVille office building gets BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating

Belgian real estate developer Atenor announced that RoseVille, its Class “A+” office building on Bécsi Road has been awarded the...

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Lenders report strong demand for Green Home Program credit

Hungary's biggest lenders have said demand for credit available in the framework of the Green Home Program of the National...

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Sustainability and Equality: How can a Telco Contribute?

Sustainability and gender equality are among the most pressing issues of the 21st century. To make progress in these areas,...

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Just 2.6% of homes in Hungary nearly zero-energy buildings

Just 2.6% of homes and accommodation-type properties in Hungary received a rating of BB or higher (meeting near-zero energy requirements)...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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....

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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...

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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...