A Profitable and Resource Efficient Future: Catalysing Retrofit Finance and Investing in Commercial Real Estate

The report argues for the urgent scaling of global retrofit markets in commercial real estate to ensure a resource-secure, low-carbon future. It identifies significant business potential and job creation opportunities, calling for joint participation from a wide array of stakeholders, including governments, financial institutions, property owners, and energy service companies. To facilitate this, the document offers industry-specific recommendations to enable these stakeholders to participate in the market.

• The report emphasizes that government leaders must act immediately to secure a low-carbon, resource-secure future and to leverage the potential for job creation and economic growth offered by retrofitting.
• Scaling retrofit markets requires the joint participation of a diverse group of stakeholders, including government, financial service institutions, investors, property owners, utilities, equipment manufacturers, and energy service companies.

APA

World Economic Forum (2011). A Profitable and Resource Efficient Future: Catalysing Retrofit Finance and Investing in Commercial Real Estate. https://www.weforum.org/publications/profitable-and-resource-efficient-future-catalysing-retrofit-finance-and-investing-commercial-real-estate/

Chicago

World Economic Forum. A Profitable and Resource Efficient Future: Catalysing Retrofit Finance and Investing in Commercial Real Estate. 2011. https://www.weforum.org/publications/profitable-and-resource-efficient-future-catalysing-retrofit-finance-and-investing-commercial-real-estate/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldeconomicforum2011profitable, author = {{World Economic Forum}}, title = {{A Profitable and Resource Efficient Future: Catalysing Retrofit Finance and Investing in Commercial Real Estate}}, institution = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2011}, month = oct, url = {https://www.weforum.org/publications/profitable-and-resource-efficient-future-catalysing-retrofit-finance-and-investing-commercial-real-estate/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }