It is now well known that real estate investors have a huge responsibility to play a proportionate role in lowering carbon emissions, if the world is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, as set out in the Paris Agreement.
It is understood therefore, that, in the longer-term in particular, portfolios that can boast strong ESG credentials will prove more resilient and more profitable.
Genuinely new and exciting opportunities are available to help build such portfolios, not least when it comes to the emerging “super-core” residential asset class, which can be defined as residential assets located in successful urban economies and underpinned by strong ESG profiles. Such assets are inherently sustainable — environmentally, socially and economically.
Such assets are inherently low risk when it comes to providing a predictable return over the short-, medium- and long-term. Established neighbourhoods in leading cities have not — and will not — fade in popula
