A high level summary of what's being discussed in recent committee meetings:
- Impact investing education- an event exploring 'social impact vs social value' was held on 9 Demember and will be complimented by an educational paper.
- ESG Metrics in MSCI outputs - the Committee is supporting MSCI in its production of ESG metrics to be included in MSCI products, such as Property Fund Vision and the Index.
- Retrofitting - A second event focussed on solutions took place on 25 November. It was well attended by a wide range of organisation and the roundtable nature of the event provided the opportunity for attendees to actively contribute. The Committee is now working on key takeaways, which will also include a guide to energy-saving solutions. Post-event details can be found here.
- Just Transition - a working group is considering how Just Transition can influence the real estate sector in a series of three articles. The first two articles can be found here, while the final article is due for publication in January.
- Stranded assets - the Committee, in discussion with AREF's Tax Committee, has requested the addition of zero-rate VAT on the refurbishment of economically stranded assets as part of AREF's Budget recommendations.
- SDR guidance - an update of the original guidance is due shortly.
- Tenant data collection - a working group has been convened to discuss the different approaches to tenant data collection with aim to produce a guidance note on the most appropriate approach.
- Debt and ESG podcast series - preliminary discussions have taken place debating content for a podcast series on debt and ESG.
- Five-year roadmap - a working group has been formed to update the Committee's five-year roadmap, originally created in 2021.
- Lobbying - the Committee liaise with AREF’s Public Policy Committee on ESG & impact investing policy and legislative changes & AREF monitors and responds where necessary. View our industry consultation responses and other lobbying activity here.
Next meeting: TBA
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