manage to green

Sustainability goes beyond ecology. Accordingly, our sustainability strategy comprises many building blocks.

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"We want to take biodiversity into account in our portfolio. That is why we are working on developing appropriate processes and tools." Elena Winter, Senior Manager Sustainability Union Investment Real Estate GmbH

Protecting ecological diversity: the biodiversity guideline

The loss of biodiversity threatens key natural resources essential to human life – such as pollination, fertile soil, clean water and protection against natural hazards.

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According to the 2019 Federal Climate Protection Act, carbon dioxide emissions in Germany are now to be reduced by 65 per cent by 2030, rather than 55 per cent.

‘We are helping to shape the future’

Decarbonisation is a major challenge for the property sector. We take decarbonisation and sustainability risks into account at an early stage in our property strategy.

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"As part of our ‘Manage to Green’ strategy, we aim to gradually reduce energy consumption and CO₂ emissions across our actively managed property portfolio." Jan von Mallinckrodt, Head of Sustainability Union Investment Real Estate GmbH

“Transformation takes time”

Fund manager Thomas Röhrs, who is responsible for UniImmo: Deutschland, and Head of Sustainability Jan von Mallinckrodt discuss sustainable portfolio management and the necessary transformation of property holdings. Interview by Christine Mattauch and Fabian Hellbusch

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The Paris Agreement aims to keep the rise in global average temperature well below 2 °C and to pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5 °C.

Brick by brick: the foundation of our sustainable real estate strategy

Measurement, analysis, improvement, communication. Careful coordination is essential in order to achieve ambitious goals. Those are the building blocks of our “manage to green” sustainability strategy.

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"Real estate can add value beyond mere rental space. That takes committed people on the ground to kick things off." Roman Dirscherl, Sustainibility team Union Investment Real Estate GmbH

How buildings bring people together

Giving presents to children at Christmas, donating food or even blood. Union Investment’s tenants,asset managers and property managers worldwide are transforming office buildings and shoppingcentres into places where people come together to help others.

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All good things come from above: the “Imke” bee project

Union Investment has created homes for two million bees on the rooftops of around 60 buildings.These insects make a hugely important contribution to the ecosystem – and therefore also to our sustainability strategy.

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