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Sustainability is a moral imperative and can go hand in hand with investment returns if opportunities to create value through environmental and social focus are seized, say Slättö’s Annachiara Torciano and Jonas Andersson.

The real estate sector urgently needs greater net-zero transparency and a focus on social contribution, says Schroders Capital’s Charlotte Jacques.

Data remains key to meeting ESG goals for investors, but engaging with stakeholders in the built environment is also important, says Invesco’s Maximilian Kufer.

Areim’s employees are driving it to prioritize social impact alongside environmental concerns, say Marika Hilldoff and Julia Mejegård.

Michael Sebastian, industry principal for AppFolio, shares why data is the next frontier for governance innovation.

Logistics specialist GLP is using its land acquisition skills to develop a data center business in Japan, where Yoshiyuki Chosa sees the market is substantially undersupplied.

Japan’s continued urbanization is driving real estate investment with environmental and social performance in mind, says BentallGreenOak’s Fred Schmidt, and it makes Japan’s largest cities a key focal point for imagining a more sustainable future.

Japan’s multifamily residential market has weathered the pandemic and continues to offer stable returns, especially in Tokyo’s large and liquid market, say Tadaaki Kurozumi and Tom Silecchia.