ESG – What Can We Expect In 2022

Everyone is talking about ESG, but what is it exactly and what can we expect in the real estate industry in 2022? Here are the most important points:

What exactly is ESG?

Investors are increasingly thinking more sustainably. In doing so, they are increasingly confronted with the buzzword ESG. The acronym can be broken down into: E - Environment, S - Social and G - Governance. But what exactly does it mean?

ESG stands for various criteria for assessing the sustainability of a company or an economic activity. These criteria are not just abstract, but in part already very concrete and verifiable in a comprehensive set of rules. The players in the real estate sector are also particularly affected by its implications, as they are responsible for almost 40% of CO2 emissions in the EU.