Climate Change Data

Union Investment Real Estate GmbH

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Decarbonization
  • Digitalization
  • Social Impact
  • Biodiversity

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced CO2 emissions in portfolios (specific numbers not provided)
  • Improved energy performance across the value chain (specific numbers not provided)
  • Increased use of renewable energy in existing buildings (specific numbers not provided)

Social Achievements

  • Created public space with water features used by nearby kindergartens (Emporio building, Hamburg)
  • Implemented WELL Building Standard in Prologis Park Datteln (focus on employee well-being)
  • Invested in relationships with tenants, anticipating their needs and providing new services

Governance Achievements

  • Established a new Asset Management Intercontinental unit covering hotels and other property types outside Europe
  • Implemented a successful sales program with sales proceeds exceeding most recent valuations
  • Established a data governance system ensuring clear responsibility for individual data items and a strong focus on data uniqueness (Apollo project)

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net zero emissions (timeline not specified)

Environmental Challenges

  • High inflation rates and interest rate rise impacting investment markets
  • Decline in cash inflows to open-ended real estate funds due to competition from alternative investments
  • Potential downward price pressure on real estate
  • Skills shortage in logistics industry
  • Reluctance of local authorities to grant permits for automated logistics facilities
  • Lack of hard criteria for assessing social impact in real estate
Mitigation Strategies
  • Cautious investment approach focusing on resilient use types and market opportunities
  • Successful sales program generating liquidity buffers for portfolio diversification
  • Investments in existing properties to deliver high-quality spaces
  • Focus on creating attractive workplaces in logistics properties to improve recruitment and retention
  • Collaboration with Fraunhofer IIS to identify measures for employee-friendly logistics properties
  • Development of interconnected value chain valuation for social impact real estate investing

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Minimum social safeguards, human rights, duty of care in supply chains, due diligence of the entire value chain

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, EU Taxonomy, SFDR