Nuveen Real Estate unveils new global impact investing sector

Nuveen Real Estate, one of the world’s largest real estate investment managers with more than $152 billion of assets under management, has launched a comprehensive global impact investing sector to provide strategies that address some of the most pressing social and environmental challenges in the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Nuveen said the strategy will focus on improving communities by providing supportive services; enhancing residents’ quality of life and financial outcomes; and ensuring affordable, sustainable and climate-safe housing. The sector will invest in early-stage projects and take an impact-led approach to increase the supply of social and affordable housing by targeting low-income and disadvantaged populations while also focusing on regeneration projects within healthcare, education and transportation services.

The new impact investing sector will add to Nuveen Real Estate’s existing sector specialist expertise, including retail, office