The 3rd annual Nordea GRESB Green Building Forum

New data streams providing asset-level intelligence on climate risk and resilience are revolutionising sustainable finance in the real estate sector. That’s why we are excited to have partnered with GRESB to hold our 3rd annual (and this time digital) Green Building Forum.

The interactive event focused on catalyzing dialogue between investors and issuers in breakout sessions, exploring multiple perspectives, and digging into practical examples of how climate risk and resilience are influencing the cost of capital and building valuations.

Speakers include:

• Jacob Michaelsen, Head of Sustainable Finance Advisory, Nordea
• Josien Piek, Head of EMEA, GRESB
• Marco Kisic, Head of ESG Research, Nordea
• Manish Kejriwal, Associate EMEA Real Estate, S&P Global Ratings
• Maria Gillholm, Vice President – Senior Credit Officer, Moody’s Investors Service
• Derk Welling, Senior Responsible Investment & Governance Specialist, APG Asset Management
• Anna Denell, Sustainability Director, Vasakronan
• Erik Landry, Climate Change Specialist, GRESB
• Edward Vaughan Dixon, Head of ESG, Real Assets, Aviva Investors

Agenda highlights:

• Key ESG considerations when assessing real assets
• How ESG impacts credit ratings within the real estate sector
• CRREM, science-based targets, decarbonization pathways and TCFD
• Regulatory and political developments, including the EU Taxonomy and Paris Agreement

Information on the breakout room videos:

Breakout 1: Asset owner perspective on working with ESG data (Derk Welling, Senior Responsible Investment Specialist at APG Asset Management) – Included in the video above at minute 1:21:46

Breakout 2: Asset manager perspective on working with ESG data (Anna Denell, Sustainability Director, Vasakronan) – Available here: https://youtu.be/uQXzlH7kGdc

Breakout 3: Technical perspective on asset-level ESG data (Erik Landry, Climate Change Specialist, GRESB) – Available here: https://youtu.be/NmNOGgiKdSo