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Real Estate Investment and ESG

In a collaboration surpassing borders and a continuation of deep collegiality and shared purpose, invited by Real Estate Partner of Dentons Germany, Sabine Wieduwilt in Summer 2025, Vivien Teu contributed to the comprehensive and strategic publication on “Real Estate Investment and ESG”, authoring two chapters of this book published by HAUFE:

Chapter 5.4 – Real estate investment funds and ESG – covering real estate investment through fund structures, outlining key features of private equity real estate (PERE) funds and real estate investment trust (REITs), different strategies (core and opportunistic, and the increase in real estate private credit funds in recent years), and key ESG frameworks from the implications of EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) to GRESB as the authoritative voluntary standard for the real estate industry since its launch in 2009;

Chapter 6.3 – Asia: Sustainable finance and real estate ESG – covering highlights and overview as at publication date on the real estate industry ESG developments in Asia under strong governmental policy trends on climate risk management and transition to a low-carbon economy, including key aspects and technical screening criteria relevant to the real estate sector in Asia taxonomies, including China, Hong Kong, Singapore, ASEAN, CGT/M-CGT; also covered are examples of uses of green and sustainable financing by Asia real estate developers, such as Link REIT, and the Green SRI Sukuk financing the construction of Merdeka 118; selected case studies of Asia real estate funds and REITs, and the UOB APAC Green REIT ETF.

As part of a comprehensive guide, the Asia chapter also covered the opportunities and key considerations of real estate transition finance in Asia, across retrofitting and new-built, and importantly, on data centre green initiatives to watch. Finally, selected references on climate-conscious or green lease clauses in the section on real estate ESG contract clauses and examples of adoption by real estate developers round off the chapter with positive and concrete outlook for Asia to construct the low-carbon cities of tomorrow.

Here are the extracted chapters from the publication – it is highly recommended to obtain the whole book for details on sustainability considerations and ESG issues for the real estate sector globally. Order here

Real Estate Investment & ESG (HAUFE) – Investment Funds, Asia Real Estate & ESG Chapters (Extract) (Vivien Teu)[60]Download

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For a deeper perspective on Vivien Teu’s journey and earlier contributions, visit the archived website of Vivien Teu & Co LLP at archive.vteu.co. The archive captures the firm’s foundations in corporate and commercial law, with a strong focus on asset management, funds, and financial services in Hong Kong and Greater China. Today, Vivien Teu Law Practice leads with impact focus, with its emphasis and dedication on sustainable finance, ESG integration, impact investing, social finance and philanthropy, reflecting a continued commitment to aligning law and purpose.

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Vivien Teu is Founder & Principal of Vivien Teu Law Practice / VTLP Impact.  With more than 25 years in-depth experiences in capital markets, financial institutions and asset management industry, financial services, financial and securities regulatory matters, funds formation, investment and finance transactions, Vivien is market leading in her focus on ESG legal and regulatory issues, increasingly integrated into her advisory and transactional practice. She has been active in impact ecosystem building, contributing to standard setting and industry engagements on sustainability, ESG and impact issues and sustainable finance, specifically in the investment and capital markets, holistically covering regulatory, legal and policy perspectives, and advises across the spectrum of capital, ESG issues and asset classes, public and private markets, for-profit, non-profit organisations or hybrid structures, and range of fund structures and financing instruments.

Prior to establishing Vivien Teu Law Practice / VTLP Impact, Vivien has solid industry experience from strategic roles throughout her career, including senior in-house legal experience with global asset management firm, Invesco, and practised with leading international funds and regulatory practice including magic circle law firm Clifford Chance, and most recently with global law firm Dentons, where Vivien assumed key roles as sustainable finance lead on the Global ESG Steering Committee, Global Funds Leaders Group and Global Financial Institutions Practice Group, driving impact focus within mainstream finance and capital markets.  Vivien’s leadership in sustainable finance, global funds and industry engagement is matched with her commitment to community and ecosystem building. 

With the vision of the role of law in purposeful partnerships and projects, to align capital with sustainability and increasing focus on measurable positive environmental and social outcomes, Vivien’s experiences include advising asset owners, asset managers and also charitable foundations in establishing purpose-led initiatives, related stewardship and governance considerations and structure design, B Lab’s legal requirements and certification standards for B Corps, green and sustainable finance frameworks and instruments, legal issues of carbon markets and climate transition, climate mitigation and adaptation strategies and funds, nature-based solutions and finance, impact term-sheets and other innovative finance instruments for impact, advocacy efforts as well as engaging in market proposals for policy, legal and regulatory levers for advancing sustainability and impact.   

 

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