Sustainability
Insights, Stories, Reports
We live and work in our built environment so real estate affects us every day. Our sustainable investment portfolios are less tangible. We publish the following resources to connect the two.
Spotlights.
Climate Change Comes for Home Insurance
More property owners will be finding it difficult to insure their homes and businesses in the US.
Company Profiles
Derwent
Derwent is a London-focused office REIT with 99% of the company’s portfolio is in central London. Derwent recognizes that climate change is a material issue for their business.
Empire State Realty Trust
Empire State Realty Trust champions energy retrofits of mid-century buildings in New York City. They published an ESG Playbook in partnership with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).
American Tower Corporation
American Tower Corporation is a specialized REIT that owns and develops wireless infrastructure so that you can read this webpage wherever you stream content.
Extra Space Storage
Extra Storage Space is one of the largest self-storage management companies in the United States.
Landsec
Landsec Securities Group is a diversified REIT owning office and retail properties in the UK with a concentration of properties in London.
Sekisui House
Sekisui House REIT, Inc. is primarily an owner and operator of residences and office buildings.
Prologis
Prologis owns logistics real estate facilities across the globe that they rent to companies that need to transport goods.
Host Hotels & Resorts
Host Hotels & Resorts is one of the largest lodging REITs that owns luxury and upscale hotel properties.
Unibail Rodamco Westfield
‘URW’ is one of the largest owners of shopping centers in the world.
Hammerson
Hammerson plc is a European Retail REIT owning and operating shopping centers predominantly in the UK, Ireland and France.
Kilroy
A diversified REIT, Kilroy develops, acquires, and manages real estate properties on the West Coast.
SL Green
SL Green Realty Corp is one of New York City’s largest office landlords with a focus on acquiring and maximizing the value of Manhattan-based office buildings
Avalon Bay
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. is a REIT with decades of experience and success in developing, retrofitting, acquiring, and managing apartment homes throughout the most competitive U.S. markets.
Welltower
Welltower is the largest health and wellness real estate investment trust in the US. Welltower has operated senior homes and medical offices successfully for over 40 years.
Ventas
Ventas is a leading S&P 500 real estate investment trust with a diverse portfolio of around 1,200 properties.
Hannon Armstrong
Hannon Armstrong invests in assets that are fundamental to the operation of electric power systems.
Equity Residential
Equity Residential, a US residential REIT, has properties across the US.
Case Studies
Inflation Reduction Act
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) could easily be renamed the “Enabling the Transition to a Low Carbon Economy Act” because of its many incentives for renewable energy. The IRA aims to reduce in emissions by 40% by 2030.
Salesforce Tower
Building design and technology create a building that is fit for the resource constraints – drought – and opportunities – temperate weather – of the Bay Area in California.
Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is an example of how an old building can be retrofitted for energy efficiencies that are cost effective.
Engagement Reports
The Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate Strategy operated as a mutual fund from October 31, 2017 and prior to the fund reorganization on December 4, 2023. The investment objectives have not changed. The materials above are shown for periods prior to the ETF listing date.
Video Library
Watch our collection of videos featuring interviews from Vert Asset Management and leading industry experts.