While a growing number of institutional investors understand the benefits of “going green” on their bottom line and have moved to incorporate sustainability metrics into their investment decision making, obstacles to full implementation persist and vary around the world. But artificial intelligence (AI) could be a game changer in levelling the playing field and increasing sustainability in the real estate industry.

In April, Institutional Real Estate Asia Pacific senior editor Dr Jennifer Molloy spoke with three sustainability experts, and their responses are collected below. We have regional perspectives on Asia Pacific from Yixin Huang, manager, sustainability and innovation, Asia Pacific, CBRE Investment Management; on Europe from Edward Pugh, head of sustainability, PATRIZIA; and on the United States from Tanja Milosevic, associate vice presid