APG’s sustainable investments grow €2.2bn
Dutch pension provider APG has seen its investments in sustainable real estate and infrastructure grow €1.3bn and €900m in one year.
According to APG, which manages €482bn in pension assets, the growth is proof sustainable investments yield long-term returns with the sustainable real estate portfolio grew to €21.7bn and infrastructure to €2.3bn.
This also contributes to the objectives of pension scheme APB, APG’s largest client, who invested €58bn in business that helps meet United Nation’s sustainable development goals by 2020.
APG uses the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) to measure the sustainability performance of property investments. Together, APG and GRESB has developed GRESB Infra, a similar benchmark for infrastructure.
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