Environmental, social and governance issues present demonstrable risks and opportunities for real estate. Khalid Husain, Head of ESG, and Jan Willem van Kranenburg, Senior Analyst, discuss how our integrated ESG approach at Cohen & Steers assesses and values these topics as part of our investment approach among different real estate sectors and companies.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Khalid Husain, Senior Vice President, is Head of ESG.
FURTHER READING
Why invest in listed REITs today
REITs have outperformed stocks and bonds when yields and growth move lower. Demand is healthy while supply is constrained. And REIT valuations relative to the broader equity market are meaningfully below the historical median.
The Real Estate Reel: A closer look at Q1 REIT returns and what may be next
Listed REITs were down for the first quarter as markets adjusted to a rise in real rates, but we believe the outlook is positive in hard, soft and no-landing scenarios.
3 Reasons to own listed REITs today
We see compelling evidence to own listed real estate in the current environment.
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