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Supply chains and more specifically, the disruption of supply chains have never been more in the spotlight than since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Supply chain teams around the world have been called upon to rapidly adapt to volatile conditions as lockdowns swept across the globe causing scarcity of product, which has also been subsequently compounded by acute bottlenecks.

The redesign of supply chain and logistics networks in light of geopolitical, technological, demographic and urbanisation trends has been especially prevalent over recent years to optimise the combination of supplier, manufacturing, inventory, storage, and distribution flows to meet the needs of customers in the most cost-effective way.

This report, The Role of Asia Pacific in Global Supply Chains External Link, is the first in a series by Cushman & Wakefield focussing on the impacts of disruption, customer buying behaviour and the underlying megatrends on the design of supply chain and logistics networks.

This report was originally published in https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/insights/the-role-of-asia-pacific-in-global-supply-chains

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Please find below the rebalancing results for the following GPR/APREA index series, which will become effective as of 20 December 2021 (start of trading):

• GPR/APREA Investable 100 Index
• GPR/APREA Investable REIT 100 Index
• GPR/APREA Composite Index
• GPR/APREA Composite REIT Index (indicated with an asterisk) 

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To address climate change, leading real estate funds and companies around the world are setting decarbonization and net-zero targets. These targets can differ widely and consist of many elements, and some may be more credible than others. In this report — which builds on our net-zero report for companies, “Breaking Down Corporate Net-Zero Climate Targets” — we outline an approach for evaluating real estate funds’ and companies’ decarbonization and net-zero targets. It aims to help the industry set net-zero commitments, as well as support asset owners in evaluating decarbonization targets of companies and funds they invest in. It argues that best practices for decarbonization and achieving net-zero are:

• Comprehensive: Include all significant sources of emissions, even those that may be hard to quantify, including Scope 3 emissions from tenant-controlled energy use and development activities.

• Ambitious: Pursue absolute reductions in the short and long term, in line with accepted, science-based pathways.

• Feasible: Demonstrate progress toward goals, supported by a robust business strategy

This report was originally published in https://www.msci.com/www/research-paper/breaking-down-real-estate-net/03021835623

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Cushman & Wakefield’s 2022 Signal Report shows that recovery in all regions and sectors of the global real estate market will hit a new record in 2022. In this global report, our Global Head of Capital Markets Insights and Head of Investment Strategy for EMEA Capital Markets provide a quarter-by-quarter guide to investments in Commercial Real Estate (CRE) in 2022. 

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