Rural Matters

2021

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Capital Gravity
An interactive view of the top investment flows around the world
3 years ago
Executive summary: the sustainable acceleration
Active Capital is our flagship Global Capital Markets report. It offers a unique perspective on the outlook for global real estate investment. Here is the executive summary of this year's report.
3 years ago
The global rise of sustainable finance
A year on since we highlighted the rise of sustainable financing as a fundamental driver of investment resilience, sustainable lending has continued to develop at pace across the globe.
3 years ago
Forecasting global cross-border capital flows
Our Capital Gravity model forms one of the cornerstones of our Active Capital research. Now in its sixth year, we have used the latest machine learning techniques and unique datasets to predict where…
3 years ago
Green building value: do green-rated buildings add a premium to sales price?
The importance of ESG in real estate has been widely publicised. But the precise influence of green credentials on a building’s sales price is less well understood.
3 years ago
An introduction to Active Capital: the sustainable acceleration
Active Capital offers a unique perspective on the outlook for global real estate investment: from our forecasts of capital flows to our analysis of the most pressing strategic considerations, this…
3 years ago
The search for sustainably led cities
Investors are increasingly mindful of ESG considerations, whether at an individual building, portfolio, or corporate level. This is the result of both a rapid uptick in the benchmarking of ESG metrics…
3 years ago

Latest News

Our research highlights governance, including diversity of decision making, as a significant driver of operating profit margins for global listed real estate firms. Lower energy use and environmental…
3 years ago
This time last year, we introduced Active Capital through the lens of immense uncertainty and unprecedented shock. Now, thanks to the rollout of a global vaccination programme, markets are cautiously…
3 years ago
This year, ESG is central to our Active Capital research, with a particular focus on sustainability.
3 years ago