Sustainability overview
We believe the future belongs to those who charge ahead with bold and disruptive ideas, equitable business models and fresh approaches that create positive and lasting impact while delivering strong financial returns.
Need for real change
Real estate plays a crucial role in our urban lives.
Buildings are not just bricks and mortar, but where we live and work. It is within the walls of these buildings we spend most of our lives.
Over 50% of the world’s population lives in cities and this figure is expected to rise to nearly 70% by 2050. This rapid growth is placing notable pressure on housing infrastructure and giving rise to serious environmental and social challenges.
Cities account for a staggering 70% of global CO2 emissions, wherein real estate accounts for 40%. This is putting future generations at risk.
There is an immense need for developing, building and optimising real estate that meets the future demands related to the accelerated pace of urbanisation.
Beyond the environmental impact, buildings are often viewed and treated merely as an element of the built environment but where the real needs of people using such buildings and the surrounding communities are ignored.
These challenges are far too big to ignore. We want to make a difference.
Our role as a change agent
We are a real estate investment, development and management company committed to solving these challenges.
Our goal is to act with conviction in providing real estate solutions that lead to positive change for the benefit of people and the planet while striking a balance between acting with purpose and achieving profitability.
Taking on the role of a change agent, we are dedicated to driving real change, creating real impact and delivering real value through real estate with a core focus on sustainability.
Impact & profit
We are purpose-led and performance-driven.
Our aim is to strike a balance between creating positive impact and generating profit as we pursue our approach to sustainability.
Creating impact is intentional and integral to our core business activities. Simultaneously achieving economic sustainability is of equal importance to us. If our profitable growth cannot be sustained, we will be unable to scale our real estate solutions and consequently our direct impact will not last.
Our approach focuses on creating economic value while delivering meaningful societal benefits. We believe that this approach affords us a significant opportunity to enrich people’s lives, contribute to a more sustainable world and achieve lasting commercial success.
Sustainability guiding principles
We believe the future belongs to those who charge ahead with bold and disruptive ideas, equitable business models and fresh approaches that create positive and lasting impact while delivering strong financial returns.
Our approach to sustainability
Our approach to sustainability is guided by the following four strategic priorities.
- Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our times.
- Cities account for a staggering 70% of global CO2 emissions and real estate accounts for a staggering 40% of global CO2 emissions.
- There is an urgent need to bring down these emissions. We are committed to being part of the solution.
- Cities are growing fast and are facing multiple challenges.
- Our focus is to address underserved segments rising from urban megatrends, structural challenges and demographic shifts.
- Deep market insight enables us to select segments that benefit from the aforementioned tailwinds as we aim to provide rental housing that is affordable, accessible and suitable – primarily for people at or below the median income or other socially vulnerable groups.
- Over two thirds of the global population will be living in an urban environment by 2050.
- Our aim is to create places for people to thrive and prosper. With a customer-centric mindset, we aim to reimagine how real estate can solve real needs as we seek to create spaces and places where people feel at ease and included.
- Recognising that a holistic approach is essential to deal with the multifaceted dimensions of urban neighbourhoods, we strive to work with key local stakeholders to maximise our impact in local communities.
- Historic misalignment has led to inadequate – and at time even harmful – development of the urban ecosystem.
- Our aim is to bridge the gap between the interests of people, cities and capital. We adopt a collaborative approach where shared visions deliver shared benefits.
- Recognising that every country, city, and community is different, we operate through local teams on the ground with a deep understanding of the specific needs, conditions, stakeholders and market.
- Historic misalignment has led to inadequate – and at time even harmful – development of the urban ecosystem.
- Our aim is to bridge the gap between the interests of people, cities and capital. We adopt a collaborative approach where shared visions deliver shared benefits.
- Recognising that every country, city, and community is different, we operate through local teams on the ground with a deep understanding of the specific needs, conditions, stakeholders and market.
