UN ’s New Report on Responsible Property Investing

 

Today, multiple posts are required just to stay on top of the good news onslaught.

Earlier this year, I put out a bunch of posts about the good work of the Responsible Property Investing Center and why it is so critical for spreading the principles of triple bottom line investing within commercial real estate.

Now, we’ve learned through Dr. Gary Pivo, that the UN has just issued a new, stronger report cataloging the many successes institutional investors have enjoyed applying the principles of responsible property investing.  It also urges the rest of the investment real estate community to work harder to adopt its Principles for Responsible Investment.

Still mulling over whether triple bottom line investing would make a difference to your portfolio’s returns? Then you should definitely take a look. I think the terms ‘triple bottom line’ or ‘environmental, social, and governance’ tends to trip up some of our old school colleagues.

When you read through the principles plus the examples of day to day actions most of the signatories are taking across their portfolios, however,  it becomes pretty clear: RPI simply represents good management practices.

Already have some experience with applying responsible property investing across your asset portfolio? By all means, speak up! The rest of us would love to hear about it.