Climate Change Data

Brack Capital Properties N.V.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Climate Goals & Targets

Short-term Goals:
  • Continued development, marketing and handing over of apartments in the Grafental project in 2022.
  • Obtaining construction permits for stages J-K in the Grafental Ost project and commencing construction and marketing in 2022.
  • Approval of the city building plan for the Gerresheim project by the end of 2022.
  • Completion of the Aachen project and handover of apartments to tenants in 2022.

Environmental Challenges

  • Delays in obtaining zoning plan approvals for the Gerresheim project due to objections from Deutsche Bahn AG.
  • The spread of the Corona virus and its macroeconomic implications on Germany and globally.
  • The Russian military invasion of Ukraine and its potential impact on raw material prices and global markets.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Discussions with the Düsseldorf municipality regarding dividing the zoning plan for the Gerresheim project.
  • Measures to reduce the Company's leverage and focus on residential real estate to mitigate the impact of the Corona crisis.
  • Monitoring the situation in Ukraine and assessing its potential impact on future operations.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: IFRS

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Challenges in receiving long-term financing from German banking corporations, partly due to the situation of ADLER, the controlling shareholder.
  • Changes in the real estate market in Germany and the capital market in Germany and the world also had a considerable effect on obtaining long-term financing.
  • Significant decline suffered by ADLER in the rating of its bonds and also the announcement by the rating company Maalot S&P about lowering the Company's rating to 'ilBBB-' and lowering the rating of the Company's bond series to 'ilBBB+' following its assessment that the Company has limited access to funding sources and its liquidity is weak.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Completed a private placement by expanding bonds (Series B) and raised an amount of approximately NIS 576 million (approximately EUR 163.5 million).
  • Entered into agreement with international banking corporation to obtain a credit in the amount of EUR 30 million (not utilized).
  • Entered into agreement with ADLER, the controlling shareholder to obtain a credit facility in a total amount of EUR 200 million.
  • Extended the repayment date of one of its loans by 3 years (EUR 29.2 million).
  • Completed the sale of residential real estate assets located in Leipzig at an asset value of approximately EUR 240.0 million.
  • Completed the sale of another property from the Company's income generating commercial real estate portfolio in the city of Ludwigsburg for a total of approximately EUR 12.8 million.
  • Entered into an agreement to extend the repayment date of one of the Company's loans (at a scope of EUR 34.5 million).
  • Examining the sale of additional assets from both the income generating and development portfolios.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: IFRS

Third-party Assurance: Somekh Chaikin Certified Public Accountants (Isr.)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • The war in Ukraine led to increased tensions, sanctions on Russia, and effects on raw material prices and transportation.
  • Rising interest and inflation rates worldwide impacted operating costs, raw material costs, labor costs, and financing costs.
  • The war in Israel impacted the Israeli economy, causing a slowdown in commercial activity and instability in capital markets.
Mitigation Strategies
  • The Company does not anticipate material impacts from the wars in Ukraine and Israel on its activities.
  • The Company is unable to assess the possible future impact of the hostilities and economic crisis.
  • The Company's diverse property portfolio is expected to limit the impact of inflation and interest rate increases.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities