First Investable Green Property Indexes Developed | 2012-11-14

First Investable Green Property Indexes Developed: This collaboration brings together leaders in U.S. real est...

FTSE Group, NAREIT and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that they have jointly developed the first investable green property indexes for both institutional and retail investors. This collaboration brings together the global market leaders in U.S. real estate indexing, REIT market expertise and environmental building standards. The indexes, currently in the final stages of implementation prior to customer use, will give investors a structured and disciplined way to measure and model the risk and reward profile of green property, using the first codified, transparent definition of listed green property. They will also provide investors with new ways to incorporate principles of sustainability into their property selections and portfolios, and access this investment theme through index-linked financial products. The new family of green property indexes will b...

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