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The study provides an overview of the fund of funds industry globally, including insights by target region, by style and structure and other associated characteristics, as well as analysis of the performance of funds of funds.

This study has been conducted since 2007.  Since 2015 the study has been carried out with ANREV.

This paper sets out the contribution of Commercial Real Estate (CRE) debt in Europe to the real economy. It
considers the changing structure of the market, the characteristics.

This paper was produced by APL, CREFC Europe, INREV and ZIA.

This survey looks at total real estate assets under management (AUM) of fund managers active in the non-listed real estate fund industry globally.
The full survey lists the Top 50 Fund Managers by total real estate AUM, non-listed real estate vehicles under management broken down by region and by non-listed real estate funds under management broken down by region.

This survey has been conducted annually since 2012.  Since 2015, the survey has been global in scope, thanks to the involvement of ANREV and NCREIF.

A guide to developing the business case for saving energy in real estate portfolios.

This toolkit is a practical guide for organisations to plan and initiate energy efficiency programmes. It provides a variety of corporate approaches towards achieving efficient building portfolios, which assist in developing an approach that best fits your organisation.

The tool guides you through a five step process, first the creation of a vision, the planning of the implementation process, and the organisational implementation. This is followed by evaluation and measuring of the outcome and the final step is the conclusion of results and related feedback.

There are three main components to the Vision Stage of this toolkit that help establish a clear vision which is vital for a successful energy efficiency program. The tool helps with (1) formulating a clear statement of intent, (2) demonstrating an organisation's commitment and (3) forming a framework for subsequent program development and implementation.

In addition the tool helps set up the monitoring systems that are essential to support any energy reduction measures. Whilst this toolkit has been designed for standalone use, it can also be used to assist companies working towards the ISO 50001 Energy Management System Certification.  

Stakeholders who may be interested in using the tool are finance, sustainability, corporate, social responsibility, communication teams.

Prepared by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development

A report connecting global risks to local economies.

60 million people, equivalent to the world’s 24th largest country, are forcibly displaced, and crimes in cyberspace costs the global economy an estimated US$445 billion, higher than many economies’ national incomes.

The Global Risks Report 2016 highlights the most significant long-term risks worldwide. The year 2016 marks a forceful departure from past findings, as the risks which the Report has been warning about over the past decade are starting to manifest themselves in new, sometimes unexpected ways and harm people, institutions and economies.

The responses from Europe show that the most dominant risks include fiscal crises, cyber-attacks, unemployment, asset bubbles and energy prices. In this context, the Report calls for action to build resilience – the ‘resilience imperative’ – and identifies practical examples of how it could be done. 

As resilience building is helped by the ability to analyse global risks from the perspective of specific stakeholders, the Report - for the second year - also provides country-level data on how businesses perceive global risks in their countries.

Prepared by The World Economic Forum

Infographic to clarify myths into facts about commercial real estate.

This research explores whether there is evidence of persistent performance among core open end European non-listed real estate funds.

Trends in Investor Reporting aims to provide insight into current market practices in investor reporting across non-listed real estate vehicles investing in Europe, and specifically the extent to which reporting complies with the requirements and recommendations of the INREV Guidelines.

In previous years, this report has been titled 'Review or Reporting Best Practice'.

What can be measured, can be improved.

An assessment of the transposition of the Energy Efficiency Directive into Member State legislation.

According to the EU Energy Efficiency Directive of 2012, companies are required to regularly undergo mandatory energy audits or implement energy management systems by the December 2015 deadline. At the same time, EU Member States must develop programmes to promote voluntary energy checks to SMEs, including through financial incentives.

Delayed transposition in eight Member States and missing secondary legislation in additional countries has created considerable legal uncertainty for businesses. Large companies are generally aware of the December 2015 deadline for conducting mandatory audits, though the conditions under which these audits have to be performed are, in many Member States, still unclear. Additionally about half of EU Member States are behind schedule in the provision of support programmes for SMEs to undergo energy audits and to implement identified energy saving measures. 

Prepared by EUROCHAMBRES – The Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry