How is EU real estate navigating the CSRD changes?

Green Forum

5 February, 2026 at 11:47 PM

The recent weakening of the CSRD may have some real estate developers cheering the compliance rollbacks, but the consequences could be complicated. A new research survey examines how EU real estate firms are navigating changes to the CSRD, and what that could mean for upcoming SFDR revisions.

Relieving real estate projects from measuring and disclosing climate impacts doesn't mean that investors will stop assessing potential assets' environmental performance; it will just make the task more difficult. Without CSRD data to demonstrate environmental performance to investors, developers may find it more difficult to secure new funding.

Banks and investment firms also rely on investees' CSRD reporting to identify high-performing assets and meet SFDR mandates. There's little indication that policy-makers will weaken SFDR reporting rules, but how can financiers evaluate assets for a “sustainable” real estate fund? How will environmentally-focused investors evaluate a building's long-term climate performance? These are just a few of the questions the survey hopes to clarify.

Please follow this link to participate: https://qualtricsxmys4tg3zmb.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b72sxgs0hSV0b9I

EU scales back corporate sustainability laws — Investors warn transparency will suffer

The European Union has reached a provisional agreement to reduce the scope and stringency of two major ESG regulatory frameworks: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).

Industry

UPS wants to become carbon neutral by 2050

UPS cares about sustainability and aims to become carbon neutral by 2050 globally, says Daniela Constantinescu, UPS Country Manager for Hungary, Greece, Romania, and Slovenia.

Industry

Orange Romania is taking constant steps to reduce its emissions

Orange Romania is aligned with Orange Group's goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2040 and is implementing measures to monitor and optimize energy consumption while simultaneously increasing the use of electricity from renewable sources, says Teodora Toma – CSR Programs Coordinator, Orange Romania. She talked to Green Forum about the ESG objectives of Orange Romania and its commitment to a cleaner environment. She says that operating more sustainably has resulted in a reduction of approximately 4 GWh in the company's energy consumption in 2022. The company has collected approximately 395.000 old phones and many others in its Recycling boxes, a part of which being Refurbished. Orange Romania aims to have up to 20% refurbished phones in its offer by 2025.

Industry

Schneider Electric finalises acquisition of EcoAct

Schneider Electric has announced that after entering into exclusive negotiations with Atos Group on July 3, 2023, it has finalized the acquisition of EcoAct SAS, a company that offers climate consulting and net zero solutions headquartered in Paris, France.

Energy

E.ON Romania: We are on right track towards a sustainable future

A key component of the sustainability strategy that E.ON pursues is to be climate neutral by 2040, says CEO of E.ON Romania, Volker Raffel. He talked to Green Forum about the group's strategy regarding sustainability, its ESG policies, and E.ON Romania's sustainability goals for the next period.

Regulation

Romania officially recognizes Sustainability Day

As of this year, the Romanian state officially recognizes Sustainability Day in Romania.

Industry

Nokian Tyres' Oradea factory leads way in sustainable tire production

Nokian Tyres has raised the SDG flag in support of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.