Daily Compliance News: August 15, 2025, The Privilege Protected Edition
FCPA Compliance Report - Episode 770 - Integrating ESG in Global Outsourcing: Insights from Inge Zwick
On Demand, On Purpose: Fashion Manufacturing That Doesn’t Cost the Earth
Daily Compliance News: July 16, 2025, The Corruption Comes to Cannes’ Edition
Understanding Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery: A Business Imperative with Clint Palermo
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Navigating Fiduciary Responsibilities in a Tide-Turning ESG Era
ESG Essentials: What You Need To Know Now - Episode 18 - The Reshaping of ESG & DEI
Compliance into the Weeds: More Compliance Challenges in the Trump Era
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 64 – Building Inclusion Through Sustainable Leadership / The EU Omnibus Proposal with Janet Ledger and Dr. Inna Amesheva
Podcast — UK FinReg Focus Areas in 2025: Sectoral Trends
Environmental and Sustainability Regulations & the New Administration
Podcast - Beyond Compliance: A Deep Dive into Carbon Markets Fraud and the Government's Response
ESG Essentials: What You Need To Know Now - Episode 17 - The Evolution of ESG Enforcement Under the SEC
Navigating ESG: Preparing for Future Regulations (Part Two) — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Regulatory Uncertainty: Benefits-Related Legal Challenges in a Post-Chevron World — Troutman Pepper Podcast
Navigating ESG: The Growing Importance and Compliance Challenges (Part One) — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 16: The Political and Legal Maze of ESG in the U.S. and Abroad
Episode 326 -- Dottie Schindlinger on Diligent's Report on Board Oversight of Cybersecurity Risks and Performance
Why ESG Matters?
JONES DAY TALKS®: ESG Reporting Rules: The SEC, CSRD, and California– Who's on the Hook?
The commercial real estate landscape is undergoing one of its most significant policy overhauls in years. The recently enacted “One Big Beautiful Bill” brings sweeping changes to tax incentives, financing rules, and...more
In order to address the growing challenges posed by escalating climate uncertainties in the real estate sector, ASTM International (ASTM) published in October 2024 the “Standard Guide for Property Resilience Assessments,”...more
The Industrial and Logistics sub-sector has been one of the darlings of the real estate industry for many years now, but what are the likely transformative trends which could reshape this sector in 2025?...more
Owners, lenders and investors in real property have long relied on ASTM E 1527-21, a product of ASTM International, in connection with Phase I Environmental Site Assessments. This product is used to establish that “all...more
BCLP’s Pan-European Real Estate team hosted a round-table event on 27 February 2024 with several Managing Directors at Alvarez & Marsal to discuss the European commercial real estate market, including the latest developments...more
Our latest roundup includes two large flood control projects in New Jersey, how residential REITs could benefit from higher interest rates, how the downfall of WeWork could cause expansive collateral damage, and more!...more
As pressure increases for organizations to reduce their environmental impact, sustainability is shaping the commercial real estate market. Our global real estate research reveals that over seven in 10 investors (71%) expect a...more
We are delighted to publish this briefing on current trends in Asia-Pacific (APAC) private real estate funds. This is the first time that Goodwin, IQ-EQ, and KPMG in Singapore have collaborated on such a project, and we...more
Along with the broader market, real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and publicly traded partnerships, frequently referred to as master limited partnerships (“MLPs”), have increasingly embraced the principles of...more
Investors that pursue operational real estate strategies focused on renewables can capture higher margins while contributing to the global shift away from fossil fuels. Real estate, which accounts for about 39% of global...more
Studios are excellent opportunities for operational real estate, with even more upside available to those who are able to provide important ancillary services. Achieving desired returns from traditional asset classes...more
With governments across the globe warning that action is urgently needed to diminish global warming and address the climate crisis, we look at the response of the EU, UK and US, with a focus on real estate. Climate damage is...more
Our annual Real Estate Capital Markets (RECM) conference, which we co-host with Columbia Business School, brings together thought leaders from across the real estate ecosystem to talk about forces shaping the sector and...more
In the first part of our series on Energy Efficiency, we looked at the backdrop and the various factors at play in relation to the target of achieving net-zero by 2050. In this article, we will explore how that backdrop is...more
As we close out the last remaining weeks of 2022, all eyes look ahead to 2023. Below is a quick snapshot highlighting three trends and predictions that may continue to shape the commercial real estate landscape in 2023....more
Against the ambitious backdrop set by the Paris Climate Agreement to reach net-0 by 2050, there is a clear drive by corporations to move forward on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) or sustainability...more
With likely recession encroaching, PropTech seen as cost-cutting tool in CRE - Bisnow – October 11 A rolling series of challenges, from the pandemic to labor shortages to an unfolding economic downturn, have increased focus...more
With ESG requirements varying across different jurisdictions, managers who market their funds in multiple jurisdictions are faced with the potential of having to comply with various regimes. Different jurisdictions can take...more
The Senate passes the Inflation Reduction Act, construction costs continue to rise across the U.S., commercial real estate advances the adoption of ESG strategies, and more....more
All signs point to a ‘growing appetite’ for digital twins Construction Dive – June 15 The implementation of digital twin technology is expected to increase by 36%, on average, over the next five years across major...more
Venture capitalists piled record $4B into PropTech in Q1 Bullet The Real Deal – April 19 A record $4 billion of VC equity funding flooded into the PropTech sector in the first quarter of 2022 as “investor confidence” in the...more
In our February edition of REF News and Views, we introduced the Green Loan Principles (“GLP”) that were published by the Loan Market Association (“LMA”). The GLP seeks to help facilitate and support environmentally...more
It is great to see that a social impact/ESG fund can come together quickly, and attract enough interest to be oversubscribed! Hopefully, the focus on investing in underserved communities is a trend that will continue to gain...more
ESG considerations is a key theme that has heavily influenced investments over the past few years and which will no doubt play an even more prominent role in the 2020s. We touched on this briefly in our 2021 closing article...more
In this the final edition of REF News and Views for 2021, we attempt to summarise the key movements and market activities we have seen within the European real estate finance sector − how this both impacted 2021 and how it is...more