sustainability and real estate lending: the opportunities beyond risk management

Real Estate Lending and Sustainability: The Opportunities Beyond Risk Management

9th November 2016 #sustainablelending

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2016 DEBT ASSESSMENT RESULTS

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Dan Winters, CREHead of Americas

[email protected]+1 202.997.3922 – m+1 202.742.3277 – o

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GRESB AssessmentsPowered by a common mission and platform

GRESB Real EstateAssesses the ESG performance of property companies, fund managers and developers

GRESB Real Estate DebtAssesses ESG performance of real estate lenders

GRESB InfrastructureAssesses the ESG performance of infrastructure assets and portfolios

2009

2015

2016

Sustainability Performance

LeadershipRegulation

Distribution of Market BehaviorEconomic sectors | business activity | industry classification



Buildings

Real Estate AssetsEconomic signaling | transparency

TRANSPARENCY RISKOPPORTUNITY

Capital Market EfficiencyReducing information asymmetry

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Institutional Investor and Bank MembersIntegrate ESG data | utilize GRESB analytic tools

Founding Members

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GRESB Real EstateParticipant growth year-on-year

2016 GRESB ParticipantsComparative business intelligence | gap analysis | management introspection

Aberdeen Asset ManagementAEW Capital ManagementAEW EuropeAlberta Investment MgmtAmerican Realty AdvisorsAMP Capital InvestorsAvison YoungAviva InvestorsAXA Investment ManagementBentall Kennedy GroupBlackRockBlackstone BNP Paribas REIM FranceBouwfonds Investment MgmtBouwinvest REIMBritish LandBrookfield Canary Wharf GroupCarr PropertiesCBRE Global InvestorsCIM GroupClarion PartnersColony Capital, Inc.

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CommonWealth PartnersCordea Savills InvestmentsCornerstone Real EstateCredit SuisseCrown EstateDeutsche Asset ManagementDEXUS Property GroupDivcoWestDTZ Investors LtdEuropa Capital LLPExeter Property GroupFederal Capital PartnersFidelity InternationalFortius Funds ManagementFrasers Property AustraliaGoodman GroupGrainger Asset ManagementGreystarGrosvenor Fund ManagementGTIS PartnersGWL Realty AdvisorsHarrison Street

HeitmanHermes Real EstateInternos Global InvestorsInvesco Real EstateInvestaIvanhoe CambridgeJ.P. Morgan Asset ManagementJamestown PropertiesJonathan Rose CompaniesKingSett CapitalLaSalle Investment ManagementLegal and General PropertyLendleaseMacFarlane PartnersMadison MarquetteMajid Al Futtaim PropertiesManulife / John HancockMetLife Investment ManagementMinto GroupMoorfield Investment ManagementMorgan StanleyNational Real Estate Advisors LLC

217 private equity firms190 listed companies

NBIMNomura Nordic Real Estate Partners ABNormandy Real Estate PartnersOntario Teachers' Pension PlanOxford Properties GroupPGIM Real EstatePine TreePrincipal Real Estate InvestorsPrologisRockefeller Group Royal LondonRXR RealtySchroder Real Estate SentinelShorenstein PropertiesStandard Life InvestmentsSyntrus AchmeaTA RealtyTIAA | Henderson Real EstateTishman SpeyerTrinity Real Estate

TriovestTristan Capital PartnersUBS Global Asset ManagementUniversities Superannuation SchemeUSAA Real EstateVasakronanVesteda Investment B.V.Xander Investment Management

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Industry ProgressBenchmarking ESG performance of private equity firms / listed property companies

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GRESB DebtESG integration by CRE lenders | private equity debt funds

1. GRESB Debt Assessment• Benchmark sustainability engagement

and ESG performance for lenders

2. GRESB Real Estate ESG data access

• Provide lenders with ESG profiles of borrowers for underwriting / monitoring

3. Green Bond Working Group• Evolve best practices to stimulate green

property bond transactions



Market Behavior: Real Estate LendingRisk Assessment | Underwriting | Loan Products | Portfolio Monitoring

GRESB Debt Assessment

Systematic assessment primary lenders / real estate debt funds [all capital stack levels]

Objective scoring environmental, social and governance performance

Peer benchmarking differentiate market behavior

0 - 100

Objectives

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GRESB Debt AssessmentMarket progress

Participation Real estate finance units of banks Real estate debt funds Insurance companies [applicable] Mortgage REITs [applicable]

Indicators Five categories | 29 specific aspects Individually validated Specific scores and weights

Results 2015 | 2016 Assessments provided base level of

industry intelligence, uncovering best practices

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Participant ObjectivesTwo common themes

Management Introspection Portfolio evaluation | gap analysis Process assessment

due diligence / underwriting loan monitoring risk management analysis

Product development

Communication Informed forward business planning Data for external communications

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2016 Debt Assessment ResultsYear-on-year aspect changes

Improved operationso Incorporate ESG policies into ongoing

operationsIncreased disclosureso Enhanced external stakeholder

communication

Underwriting advanceso Energy / water auditso Building certificationso Resilience risk assessments

Monitoring challengeso Persistent difficulty implementing ESG

monitoring

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2016 Debt Assessment ResultsLoan underwriting practices

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GRESB Real Estate DebtRisk Indicators

Market ObservationsLeaders :: ESG inclusion in lending programs

Advanced data analysiso GhG emissionso waste managemento resiliency attributeso indoor environmental qualitiesTargeted lendingo certified buildingso retrofit opportunities

Green bondso Tracking / bundling loans for

securitization as “Green Bond”

Best Practice: Colony CapitalEnhanced underwriting and data analytics

Recycling and composting

LED lighting and occupancy sensors

Drought efficient landscape

Reflective Roof and Efficient windows

Green Cleaning and no smoking policy

Indoor air quality assessment

Single page document with key findings

Location, transportation and connectivity

Water and climate risks

Current building Certification

Potential Building Certification

Recommended improvements and costs associated

KEY SUSTAINABILITY ATTRIBUTES

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Market Dynamic: United StatesFannie Mae Multifamily GreenRewards program

Enhanced underwritingTarget 20%+ utility cost savingso Free ASHRAE energy audito Free water audit

Increased loan proceedsBased on NOI impacts o 75% of OpEx improvementso 25% of tenant utility costs

Preferential pricingBased on adjusted risk profileo 10bp minimum

Green bond securitization$1.6 billion in loans [3Q16]o Strong pipeline for

securitizations

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Competitive ResponseFreddie Mac Green Advantage program

Key Takeaways2016 GRESB Debt Assessment Results

40% Identify and

integrate specific

sustainability objectives

into lending processes

30%Actively monitor energy

ratings and/or building

certifications in existing portfolio

15%Engage with borrowers to encourage green lease

terms

40% Analyze the

ESG performance

of the borrower/spon

sor


Buildings

How Are Your Buildings Doing?Collateral quality

ESG Performance

Portfolios

How are your Borrowers Doing?Insight :: management capabilities | engagement | risk management

Aberdeen Asset ManagementAEW Capital ManagementAEW EuropeAlberta Investment MgmtAmerican Realty AdvisorsAMP Capital InvestorsAvison YoungAviva InvestorsAXA Investment ManagementBentall Kennedy GroupBlackRockBlackstone BNP Paribas REIM FranceBouwfonds Investment MgmtBouwinvest REIMBritish LandBrookfield Canary Wharf GroupCarr PropertiesCBRE Global InvestorsCIM GroupClarion PartnersColony Capital, Inc.

CommonWealth PartnersCordea Savills InvestmentsCornerstone Real EstateCredit SuisseCrown EstateDeutsche Asset ManagementDEXUS Property GroupDivcoWestDTZ Investors LtdEuropa Capital LLPExeter Property GroupFederal Capital PartnersFidelity InternationalFortius Funds ManagementFrasers Property AustraliaGoodman GroupGrainger Asset ManagementGreystarGrosvenor Fund ManagementGTIS PartnersGWL Realty AdvisorsHarrison Street

HeitmanHermes Real EstateInternos Global InvestorsInvesco Real EstateInvestaIvanhoe CambridgeJ.P. Morgan Asset ManagementJamestown PropertiesJonathan Rose CompaniesKingSett CapitalLaSalle Investment ManagementLegal and General PropertyLendleaseMacFarlane PartnersMadison MarquetteMajid Al Futtaim PropertiesManulife / John HancockMetLife Investment ManagementMinto GroupMoorfield Investment ManagementMorgan StanleyNational Real Estate Advisors LLC

217 private equity firms190 listed companies

NBIMNomura Nordic Real Estate Partners ABNormandy Real Estate PartnersOntario Teachers' Pension PlanOxford Properties GroupPGIM Real EstatePine TreePrincipal Real Estate InvestorsPrologisRockefeller Group Royal LondonRXR RealtySchroder Real Estate SentinelShorenstein PropertiesStandard Life InvestmentsSyntrus AchmeaTA RealtyTIAA | Henderson Real EstateTishman SpeyerTrinity Real Estate

TriovestTristan Capital PartnersUBS Global Asset ManagementUniversities Superannuation SchemeUSAA Real EstateVasakronanVesteda Investment B.V.Xander Investment Management


UnderwritingDue Diligence

Risk ManagementPortfolio Monitoring

Stakeholder Engagement

Leaders

Benchmark | Assess | ImproveHow are you doing?

Dan Winters, CREHead of Americas

[email protected]+1 202.997.3922 – m+1 202.742.3277 – o

Martins ZurkoGRESB Debt – Analyst

[email protected]+31 20.774.0220 – o

[email protected] B.V.

Sarphatistraat 3701018 GW Amsterdam+31 207.774.0220

mailto:[email protected]

David ShortChair, BBP CRE Lender Sustainability Working Group

@bbpuk #sustainablelending

The Better Buildings Partnership is

A collaboration of the UK’s leading property owners who work together to improve the sustainability of the UK’s existing commercial buildings.

Our aim is to

Enable market transformation through sustainability leadership and knowledge sharing across the property industry.


Members

Our Objectives Our Priorities


CRE Lending Working Group


Sustainability Innovation in Commercial Real Estate Lending

From Risk to Opportunity


Drivers for Action

Leadership & brand Borrower relationships

Managing risk

Investor pressure and diversification

Potential interest from financial

regulators

Integrated banking


Case Studies – three categories

Green mortgages Green Bonds Borrower engagement through apps and data


Case Study: Apps and Data

iPad app for borrowers Borrowers enter basic data on

their buildings Receive desktop energy

investment opportunity assessment (top 10 measures)

On-site energy & BREEAM check for best opportunity buildings

“Our goal is to empower thousands of clients to

‘sustainabilise’ their portfolio”


Case Study: Sustainable Investment Tools

Web application provides energy investment options for borrower CFOs

ABN has data on collateral Tech tool provide

investment/payback options for common measures

Also help on finance, subsidies and technical partners


Case Study – Green Mortgage

£1BN CRE Green Lending Fund

Initial Assessment (Borrower and Collateral)

Sustainability Covenants

Up to 20bps discount


Banks and other real estate lenders can play a meaningful role in sustainability whilst at the same time:

Demonstrating leadership Engaging borrowers Managing risk Driving new business

What can your business do?

What’s not to like?

Call to action


What can you do next?

BBP Working Group

“Beyond Risk Management:

Sustainable Innovations in Real

Estate Finance”

Industry Insight Paper Get Thinking

Join usDue January 2017 Take action


Get in touch with the BBP

David ShortChair, BBP CRE Lender Sustainability Working [email protected] +44 7841 829233

Chris BottenProgramme Manager, [email protected] +44 7886 448189

https://twitter.com/bbpuk

https://www.linkedin.com/company/better-buildings-partnership

mailto:[email protected]

#sustainablelending

Peter CosmetatosCEOCREFC Europe

Mario Van TeijlingenDirector of International Business – Real Estate FinanceING

Richard MacDowelRelationship Director, Commercial Real EstateLloyds Bank

Christoph Wagner is Director of Debt Strategies TH Real Estate

Dan WintersCRE, Head of North America - GRESB