Social reporting weak in Asian property investment

One of the world’s largest real estate investors says accurate information about buildings’ social impact continues to be elusive, a position echoed by the region's leading independent ESG (environmental, social and governance) monitoring organisation, which has emphasised the obstacles of monitoring building’s social impacts in Asia.   “We need to make sure the buildings we manage serve society but with social elements, targets are harder to define,” Dr Raphael Mertens, chief ris…