ESG has evolved into a structural control framework for investment decisions, business models, regulations, and risk management. This international handbook provides an in-depth and practical analysis of the ESG transformation within the real estate industry.
The second, completely revised edition illustrates how ESG has evolved from a guidance framework to an operational management tool. It has been expanded to include geographical perspectives and delves deeper into biodiversity, the circular economy, and sustainability reporting. Authors from leading international real estate companies, consultancies, and academic institutions shed light on ESG requirements in national and international contexts.
Contents:
- A comprehensive guide to ESG and the real estate sector
- ESG in a national and international context, including regional market chapters, international contributions, and local specifics of ESG strategies
- ESG strategies and best practices for implementation in processes and systems
- Expanded topics include climate protection, biodiversity, the circular economy, and sustainability reporting
- Interdisciplinary perspectives include approaches from other industries, such as automotive and airports
Autorentext
Christiane Conrads, LL.M., is a lawyer and PhD candidate at Leuphana University Lüneburg. Since 2012, she has advised on national and international market participants in the real estate industry on sustainability and ESG matters at the intersection of law, regulation and market implementation. Until the end of 2025, she was a partner in the Sustainability Services Platform at PwC Germany, where she led the Global Real Estate ESG Practice. In this role, she was responsible for the substantive and strategic steering of national and international ESG projects, with a particular focus on European ESG regulation, sustainable finance, governance, and the implementation of market-based requirements in the real estate industry. Today, her professional focus lies on the further development and sharpening of ESG approaches in the real estate sector. As part of her PhD research, she is examining the integration of biodiversity requirements into existing real estate assets and their legal, regulatory and practical implementation.