Sustainability

Sustainability

CPI Hungary announces switch to green energy from 2022

From 2022, CPI Hungary will supply the electricity needed to run its property portfolio exclusively from renewable sources, enabling tenants...

Sustainability

Sustainability is the central theme of Allee Shopping Center’s renovation

The visitors want more sustainable and greener shopping center, and they expect concrete, tangible measures instead of promises; by now...

Sustainability

CA Immo converting building operations to green electricity, gas

CA Immo announced converting building operations to green electricity and gas, saving more than 60,000 tonnes CO2 emissions annually from...

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Codic aiming for accessibility with ongoing projects in Budapest

Brussels-based Codic Group's Hungarian subsidiary is aiming to achieve Access4you Design & Building Gold certification to provide a barrier-free environment...

Sustainability

Global growth in sustainable investment funds to double in 2021

Investments in the environmental, social, and governance-based (ESG) landscape are expected to remain on a growth trajectory in 2021, the...

Sustainability

Investing in our Environmental Future

When I first became a journalist back in 1986, environmental issues were only just beginning to gain ground, albeit at...

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All CTP buildings in CEE achieve BREEAM certification

All 292 buildings of European commercial real estate developer CTP have been awarded BREEAM In-Use status at the "Very Good...

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Budapest joins C40 Clean Construction Declaration

The mayors of Budapest, Oslo, Los Angeles, and Mexico City have pledged to halve emissions from all construction activities in...

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Future-proof Facility Management

Building and operating a facility involves an astounding array of tasks, ranging from monitoring to quantity and costs estimate, from...

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Market Talk: COVID-related Concerns Underscore Real Estate Sustainability Issues

Sustainability issues have become key elements of the planning, construction and management of office and, increasingly, other commercial properties....

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Locational Factors Increasingly Central to Sustainability

Development in Budapest brings in environmental issues, relating to the city as a business and commercial center, and locational issues...

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EBRD supports development of sustainable industrial real estate in Romania

The industrial real estate sector in Romania will receive a boost thanks to an agreement signed between the European Bank...

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Resort real estate price rises slow

The rise in the price of residential and holiday real estate in priority resort areas slowed down in the past...

Sustainability

Duna House commissions revenue drops 1/3 on pandemic impact

Second-quarter commissions revenue of listed real estate broker Duna House fell 33% year-on-year to HUF 1.89 billion as lockdowns to...

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Weekly Plusz bond sales steady

The latest weekly sales of the Hungarian Government Securities Plusz bonds for retail investors reached HUF 40.5 billion, higher than...

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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....

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...

Sustainability

Apollo Tyres Achieves ISCC+ Certification for Hungary Facility,

Apollo Tyres' facility in Hungary has been awarded the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification Plus (ISCC+) certification, the company tells...

Sustainability

Lightware Reinforces ESG Commitment with Participation in Girls in STEM Day

Lightware continues to strengthen its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives by fostering diversity, inclusion, and community engagement within the...

Sustainability

Schaeffler Expands Solar Park in Szombathely as Part of Climate Strategy

Schaeffler Savaria Kft., the Hungarian subsidiary of the global Schaeffler Group, has expanded its on-site solar park in Szombathely, reinforcing...

Sustainability

Erste Purchase Proves ESG key to Major Investment Deals

ESG issues are becoming central to transactions at the high end of the commercial real estate markets, as exemplified by...

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...

Apollo Tyres Achieves ISCC+ Certification for Hungary Facility,

Apollo Tyres' facility in Hungary has been awarded the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification Plus (ISCC+) certification, the company tells...

Lightware Reinforces ESG Commitment with Participation in Girls in STEM Day

Lightware continues to strengthen its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives by fostering diversity, inclusion, and community engagement within the...

Schaeffler Expands Solar Park in Szombathely as Part of Climate Strategy

Schaeffler Savaria Kft., the Hungarian subsidiary of the global Schaeffler Group, has expanded its on-site solar park in Szombathely, reinforcing...

Erste Purchase Proves ESG key to Major Investment Deals

ESG issues are becoming central to transactions at the high end of the commercial real estate markets, as exemplified by...