ESG

ECB threatens 20 banks with fines after climate-risk warning

Regulator has repeatedly warned that lenders aren’t doing enough to prepare for the fallout of extreme weather shocks

Beauparc Utilities founder closing in on €19m deal for Chancery building in Dublin city centre

Eamon Waters back on the acquisition trail following purchase earlier this year of Victoria’s Secret’s flagship Grafton Street store

Hines and Peterson Group secure €80m refinancing deal for Central Plaza

Joint-venture partners obtain long-term investment loan from UK-headquartered lender, following full refurbishment of former Central Bank

Elmpark campus in Dublin 4 for sale at heavily discounted guide of €55m

Higher interest rates and ESG requirements see Dublin 4 scheme’s capital value fall to below replacement cost level of €170 per square foot

Principal Global Investors agrees deal for offices at Kildress House

US-headquartered investment manager relocates Dublin operation to new, ESG-compliant accommodation

Banks told to review clients amid historic ESG crackdown in EU

Regulator revising capital rules to include ESG risks

Newpark Real Estate to deliver sustainable logistics space at Vantage Business Park

Developer uses mass timber structures in first for Irish market

Climate change presents significant challenge for real estate investors

Opinion: It is becoming more difficult to fund, sell or occupy a building if its construction and operations do not comply with best sustainability practices

Investors warn ‘fluffy’ environmental and social metrics are being gamed to boost bonuses

Majority of S&P 500 companies use ESG (environmental, social and governance) criteria to guide pay

Apartments at Kennedy Wilson’s Capital Dock secure WiredScore Platinum certification

Scheme in Dublin’s south docklands features dedicated telecommunications rooms to guard against data theft

ESG label shunned amid political polarisation

Data doesn’t suggest companies are pulling back on ESG initiatives but caution may be linked to increasingly toxic US debate

Less than 1% of office buildings occupied by State are A-rated for energy

With a third of the nation’s carbon emissions coming from the built environment, the Government must lead drive for energy-efficiency and retrofitting

Software firm makes environmental, social and governance issues that bit easier

Galway-based Diligent employs almost 300 people and targets the growing corporate transparency market

Greenwashing firms and public entities face growing threat of litigation

Claims of progress will come under increasing scrutiny, environmental lawyer warns

Big tobacco flirting with ESG suitors

Philip Morris believes vaping will bring it within the remit of ethical investment funds

Older office buildings can be as good as new. They’re often even better

Opinion: Suggesting that only new buildings are ‘ESG-compliant’ is nonsense. The upgrading of older stock is simple

New greenwashing law backed by most Irish people - survey

A new study shows many consumers mistrust environmental claims made by companies, but are not confident of spotting false claims

Demand for office space in Dublin slumps as tech layoffs and hybrid working hit demand

CBRE highlights fall-off in leasing activity but insists first quarter is traditionally slow

Vyta revenues double on organic growth, acquisition

Focus on sustainability lifts Irish secure IT recycling company’s revenues

Transfer pricing can be an easy target for tax authorities

As the drive to make multinationals pay their share gathers pace, intercompany arrangements are more likely to be challenged, explains Claire Healy of Mazars

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