Episode 365: SPECIAL EPISODE: Norges Bank Says Real Estate Facing “Tremendous Pressure” to Decarbonize

Nina Galbiati, Norges Bank’s global lead sustainability for real estate, was a guest on a special episode of Nareit’s REIT Report podcast.

Norges Bank is a long-term investor that has roughly 4.1% of their global investment portfolio invested in real estate, with about half of that allocated to public REITs. With the firm’s focus on maximizing risk-adjusted returns, Norges has been an influential leader in promoting the adoption of sustainability for real estate companies globally for many years.

On this episode of the REIT Report, Galbiati joined Nareit’s Senior Vice President of Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability Jessica Long to discuss how the real estate industry is addressing a key challenge of decarbonization planning and the importance of real estate companies in the U.S. clearly disclosing their strategy, decision making, and targets around key environmental matters.

“Real estate is facing tremendous pressure to decarbonize. This is partly regulatory pressure, but it’s definitely coming from a shift in demand from tenants as well as investors. We don’t think the current market valuation is pricing those risks adequately today,” Galbiati said.