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The Autumn Conference 2018 was held in Madrid on 28 November under the theme 'Embracing the alternatives: future proofing the real estate industry'. To catch up view an overview of the highlights, presentations and a short video.

If you missed the INREV/GRESB webinar last week, you can now view it online to hear insights on the ESG performance of European non-listed real estate portfolios and hear Roxana Isaiu, Director Real Estate, GRESB, Sebastiaan Blom, Investment Manager at PGGM and Daniel Chang, Managing Director at Hines discuss the results of the 2018 GRESB real estate survey. 

The Finance, Operations and Technology Round Table 2018 brought together senior finance, technology and reporting specialists for a full day event to discuss how the latest technology trends are impacting businesses.

The latest Tax Round Table event updated attendees on current tax developments, how they impact fund structuring and about changing national rules that challenge tax planning.

This document is the final report for the DG Energy study ‘Preparation of common guidelines and recommendations to improve the consistency of the implementation of certain aspects of Article 8 and Annex VI of the Energy Efficiency Directive’.

Prepared by Ricardo Energy & Environment

Health and Well-being in Real Estate: Why does it matter?

The wellness agenda has evolved into a fundamental pillar of corporate real estate strategy becoming a firmly entrenched necessity at the core of future real estate investment decisions

This webinar is led by Tim Habraken, Associate Director at CBRE Nederland and Abigail Dean, Head of Sustainability at TH Real estate.

The webinar covers:

• Outlook on the societal dynamics and background of why the health and well-being has become such an important topic in real estate;
• How does H&W relate to sustainability / ESG;
• Explanation of different H&W concepts and how to define and implement a suitable H&W strategy;
• Overview  of implemented H&W strategies across different asset classes on fund and asset levels
• Specifications and Certificates available in the market
• Real life examples of WHP programmes.

The 2018 Nick Tyrrell Research Prize has been awarded to joint authors Dr Frank Ametefe and Dr Steven Devaney, both of the Henley Business School, University of Reading, with Professor Simon Stevenson of the University of Washington, for their paper, Optimal Composition of Hybrid/Blended Real Estate Portfolios.