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- As part of this strategic partnership, ABG acquires a minority stake in a leading provider in the fields of digitalisation and ESG
- The two companies are pooling their expertise in order to expedite the key concept of sustainability in the real estate sector
- With the recent introduction of the ESG Book, Arabesque Group has set a global standard for ESG data platforms
- ABG plans ‘Manage-to-ESG’ funds
Frankfurt/London, 25 January 2022 – ABG Real Estate Group has entered into a strategic partnership with, and acquired a minority stake in, Arabesque Holding Ltd, a leading international financial technology provider. The two companies are pooling their expertise in order to expedite the key concept of environmental, social and government (“ESG”) aspects in the construction and real estate sector together with the construction company Goldbeck, which has already invested, and to establish objective criteria for sustainable investments. The partnership brings together ABG’s long-standing experience across all segments of the German real estate sector with the international ESG resources offered by Arabesque. Ulrich Höller, Managing Partner at ABG Real Estate Group, will be represented on the Advisory Board of Arabesque Holding. As one of the leading ESG data providers in the financial services sector, Arabesque uses artificial intelligence and Big Data to create transparency regarding the sustainability of businesses. At the end of 2021, for example, Arabesque set a new standard for availability and objectification of corporate sustainability data, through the introduction of ESG Book, a global data platform launched in cooperation with international institutions such as the UN Global Compact.
ABG is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI), and a member of numerous initiatives pursuing sustainability in the real estate industry –including ECORE (ESG Circle of Real Estate), the German Society for Sustainable Construction (Deutsche Gesellschaft für nachhaltiges Bauen – “DGNB”), and the German Institute for Urban Architecture (Deutsches Institut für Stadtbaukunst).
Ulrich Höller, Managing Partner at ABG Real Estate Group, said: “Our partnership combines Arabesque’s global access to data, their strategic ESG resources and technological expertise with our real estate know-how, in order to further develop the concept of sustainability in real estate investments. For 2022, we are planning to launch a ‘Manage-to-ESG’ fund. The partnership is a key milestone in ABG’s sustainability strategy – both in our nationwide project development activities and in ABG Capital’s investments.
Georg Kell, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Arabesque Holding, stated: “Allocating capital to sustainable investments plays a decisive role in the real estate sector. Our new strategic partnership with ABG Real Estate Group is a key milestone for combining ABG’s in-depth knowledge of the real estate sector with Arabesque’s technology-focused approach to sustainability. The joint objective is to develop market-leading ESG solutions for the real estate sector, which make ESG integration transparent and scalable in order to meet fast-growing demand for sustainability in practice.”