Register now for: Improving ESG Disclosures And Performance

For several years, the world’s largest financial information providers have invested heavily in ESG data platforms, ratings and indices. Executives at listed firms now need to actively engage with investors’ ESG agenda by investing in new information architectures, enhancing the granularity of disclosures and overhauling ESG risk management. By attending the Verdantix virtual event you will hear from experts and practitioners on how to invest in a corporate ESG strategy that delivers better cont…

Proptech startup Squarefeet.ai prices condo, rental projects

Montreal proptech startup SquareFeet.ai says its use of artificial intelligence (AI) is helping developers more accurately price their new condo or rental projects and maximize revenues. CEO Jordan Owen said developers are selling themselves short by mispricing new units for sale or rent.

The Office is Becoming More Agile

If companies want happy workers, they need to give them choices. That’s the theme from a Cushman & Wakefield and CoreNet Global survey of 339 people from over a dozen countries.

Eight stats tell the tale of Adam Neumann’s rise, fall, and return

In his first venture since leaving WeWork last year, the eccentric and brash Israeli entrepreneur is investing $30 million in Alfred, a “future of living” startup that provides apartment services such as dog walking, maintenance and rent processing, according to Bloomberg. …

Verizon and Honda want to use 5G and edge computing to make driving safer

Honda and Verizon are researching how 5G and mobile edge computing might improve safety for today’s connected vehicles and the future’s autonomous ones. The two companies, which announced the partnership Thursday, are piloting different safety scenarios at the University of Michigan’s Mcity, a test bed for connected and autonomous vehicles.

XR and AI companies team to build the smart spaces and buildings of the future

Micro-Fulfillment Centers Will Be Key To Meeting Online Grocery Demand in 2021

Micro-fulfillment centers and automation will be critical for grocery chains to meet still-burgeoning demand for online orders and deliveries quickly and efficiently, according to a new report on the sector from JLL.  “Micro-fulfillment centers (also known as MFCs) aren’t new, but they are a growing solution for many grocers,” the report notes. “MFCs provide flexibility as they are much smaller in size than a typical industrial-grade fulfillment center. They can be put into dark stores,

Small Coworking Outfits In Dire Straits As ‘Funny Money’-Backed Competitors Prepare For Comeback

The major players in the New York City coworking market have buckled under the stress of the coronavirus pandemic, giving back millions of square feet, needing cash infusions or restructuring. But Knotel, IWG and WeWork all appear poised to exist in a post-Covid landscape where workplace flexibility is expected to be key.

Funnel Leasing Launches H.O.M.E. to Increase Fair and Equitable Housing

Funnel, the only renter-centric property management software platform, announced the launch of H.O.M.E. (Housing Opportunities Made Equal), a 501c3 not-for-profit, dedicated to building responsible technology and supporting causes that provide disadvantaged renters with access to safe and healthy housing. The launch of H.O.M.E., timed during Fair Housing Month and the anniversary of the Fair Housing Act of 1968 (April 11), will further Funnel’s mission to combat the systemic oppression prevalent…

As Firms Tiptoe Back To Offices, Will CRE See Start Of Rehiring Spree?

Getting Ari Rastegar to talk about real estate opportunities in Austin, Texas, is as simple as asking him a question. Make that any question, because the founder and CEO of Rastegar Property Co. eventually finds a way to bring the conversation back to growth in his hometown, which was recently called the “hottest market in the country” after attracting big new tenants such as Oracle and Tesla….