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An assessment of the transposition of the Energy Efficiency Directive into Member State legislation.

According to the EU Energy Efficiency Directive of 2012, companies are required to regularly undergo mandatory energy audits or implement energy management systems by the December 2015 deadline. At the same time, EU Member States must develop programmes to promote voluntary energy checks to SMEs, including through financial incentives.

Delayed transposition in eight Member States and missing secondary legislation in additional countries has created considerable legal uncertainty for businesses. Large companies are generally aware of the December 2015 deadline for conducting mandatory audits, though the conditions under which these audits have to be performed are, in many Member States, still unclear. Additionally about half of EU Member States are behind schedule in the provision of support programmes for SMEs to undergo energy audits and to implement identified energy saving measures. 

Prepared by EUROCHAMBRES – The Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry

The Young Professionals Seminar Rotterdam 2015 was held on 11 and 12 June. While investors and fund managers are implementing their real estate strategies against a generally positive economic backdrop, the current geopolitical and macro economic conditions make for interesting times. This year’s seminar looked at how the real estate industry may evolve in the future and how young professionals can get involved. View highlights from the Young Professionals Seminar 2015

INREV asked members how satisfied they are with their membership. The survey covers general satisfaction and all areas of INREV activities: Professional Standards, Research  and Industry Data, Public Affairs, Training and Education and Communications and Events.

INREV's Annual Report and Financial Statements are available since 2009 and provide the Chairman's Report, Mission, History, Association Stucture, and describes INREV's platforms, committees, membership status, activities, and financial report.

As many investors are looking for more control over their investment decisions, the industry has seen an expansion of products such as joint ventures, club deals and separate accounts.
This webinar, led by Pieter Roozenboom, Head of Separate Accounts Continental Europe at CBRE Global Investors, will focus on separate accounts and will examine the characteristic of this product covering the following topics:
 
• Why separate accounts?
• Investor’s profile
• How does separate account investment work?
• CBRE Global Investors investment strategies
• Lessons learnt 

This report compares the two most recent sets of standards produced by INREV and NCREIF PREA Reporting Standards: the INREV Guidelines 2014 and the NCREIF PREA Reporting Standards Handbook Volumes I and II.

This research aims to identify risk factors affecting the performance of non-listed real estate funds in Europe, controlling for their specific characteristics.

The INREV Annual Conference was held in Barcelona on 22 and 23 April 2015 under the theme 'Journeys into space: future trends for real estate'. View the highlights from the Annual Conference Barcelona 2015