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European Climate & Environment Regulatory Updates

2 April 2020
Government regulations create the rulebook for real estate investors to engage in the real estate market. In recent decades, this rulebook has been changing to incorporate concerns for climate change […]

Working from home… what environmental implications?

1 April 2020
The Covid-19 outbreak has forced most of the world population to leave their offices when possible and complete their work online, from home. Working from home usually means no public […]

Entrepreneurial streak: The real estate talent turned founders – featuring Etienne Cadestin

23 March 2020
‘It’s a start-up world out there’ In a recent article, Karl Tomusk talks about the real estate industry’s new challenges and the rising stars of entrepreneurialism featuring Longevity’s Global CEO […]

Onward to the Roaring 20s: This is the decade to do sustainability right

13 January 2020
With the welcoming of a new decade we must reflect on what can be achieved in 10 years. Our predecessors in the 1920s drove wide-spread adoption of such products as […]

Urban trees: so much more than Carbon sequestration

20 November 2019
In July, Science published the article ‘The global tree restoration potential’ which suggested another 0.9 billion hectares of tree canopy cover can be planted in rural areas, which would sequester […]

Longevity Partners Netherlands issues its first BREEAM certificates

19 November 2019
Longevity Partners Netherlands issues its first BREEAM certificates Having opened its doors nearly two months ago, Longevity Partners B.V. has issued its first BREEAM-NL In-Use certificates to Klépierre. As part […]

Update from Roger Toussaint

11 November 2019
When we opened our Amsterdam office late 2019, we had a clear purpose for Longevity to help accelerate the transition to a low-carbon and climate resilient urban environment. Whilst the […]

The real estate sector needs to wake up to the physical risks of climate change

21 August 2019
The impact of climate change is causing an increase in average global temperatures, precipitation irregularities (more intense rainfall, or drought) and sea level rise. These changes are expected to result […]

Four Questions to Justin Travlos

19 May 2019
Longevity Partners’ founder and global CEO Etienne Cadestin asks four questions to Justin Travlos – Global Head of Responsible Investment at AXA IM Alts. What are some of the biggest challenges you […]

EU scraps Chinese Anti-Dumping Tariffs

5 September 2018
The European Commission announced last week that it would be removing trade duties on solar panels and cells imported from China, Taiwan, and Malaysia with immediate effect. Why were they imposed? […]

Sustainable portfolio management and value creation with BREEAM In-Use

18 June 2018
In the last two decades, sustainability has taken centre stage within the property sector. The link between sustainable assets and a so-called ‘green premium’ remains something of a holy grail, […]

The common links between cycling, the property sector and climate change

25 April 2018
The Cycle to MIPIM has raised an incredible £750,000, as announced last night. A wonderful testament to the organisers and participants who worked so hard on such an amazing event. […]

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