Financing Real Estate and Navigating the ESG Journey 2026: Where is the Industry Currently at?

Overview:

ESG has played a vital part in the debt world for some years, but whilst debt increasingly becomes a primal part of investment decisions, particularly in today’s environment, the world of ESG in debt has perhaps taken a slight back foot. As time has gone on and the markets have moved, this webinar is focusing on navigating how the industry views ESG now, particularly within the real estate financing space and whether this is a time to be pivoting our strategies to a more “commercial” ESG approach in order for Lenders to support their Sponsors on decision making for their assets.

Key themes include:

• ​What ESG means in today’s world?
• ​Practical approaches vs. nice-to-haves and extensive reporting requirements.
• How ESG is embedded into valuation reports?
• Are we overthinking ESG? Should we be focusing on the underlying asset fundamentals that ingrain ESG as a part of the process rather than carving ESG out?
• ​Older stock with potential stranding risks: how are these assets viewed?
• How can Lenders support their Sponsors in transition financing?

Panellist:

• Panel moderated by: Sonam Thakrar – Associate Director, Debt Strategy & Origination, Private Markets Capital Solutions, M&G Real Estate
• Olivier Elamine – Senior Adviser, Former CEO, Alstria
• Dave Davies – Head of Real Estate Lending, UK Corporate, Barclays
• Sam Carson – Senior Director, Head of Sustainability, Valuations Advisory, CBRE

To Book:

Please contact  events@aref.org.ok.