02 April 2009

Climate Change Capital's Property team wins Sustainability Award

Property Week's Sustainability Award

(LONDON - 02 April 2009)  Climate Change Capital's property team won Property Week's Sustainability Award last night at a landmark event, organised by the magazine, for leading investors and developers in the real estate industry.

The team manages £50 million of equity for investment in commercial property with an emphasis on "retro-fitting" existing buildings. The team believe that a two-tier market will emerge with future-proofed energy efficient buildings likely to outperform obsolete buildings that run the risk of being downgraded in value.

Tim Mockett, managing director in Climate Change Capital's property team said, "We are delighted to win this special award which validates our investment strategy in what has been a difficult market and acknowledges the hard work of our team at CCC".

Esme Lowe, the fellow joint managing director said  "The award reiterates the importance of investing in buildings with sustainability credentials to improve energy efficiency for occupants, reduce carbon emission for our environment and aim for attractive returns for our investors".

Last month CCC's property team completed their first purchase - a prime office and retail building in an excellent location overlooking the Cathedral in Birmingham's central business district.

Property Week's Sustainability Award is awarded to a building/project, developer, occupier or innovation that has championed the green agenda and has had a positive impact on the environment.

For more information on the award click here

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Daniel Cremin +44 (0)20 7939 5319 dcremin@c-c-capital.com

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About Climate Change Capital Ltd

Climate Change Capital Ltd. ("CCC") is an investment manager and advisor specialising in the opportunities created by the transition to the low carbon economy. Its activities aim to make the world's environment cleaner while delivering attractive financial returns.

  • Fund Management: Develops and manages funds that invest in companies, projects and technologies that provide products or services facilitating climate change mitigation or adaptation. CCC has over US$1.5 billion under management, as of January 2009, and focuses on the five alternative asset classes of Carbon Infrastructure, Private Equity (CPE), Listed Equities, Property and Natural Assets.

  • Advisory: Provides financial, strategic and policy advice to energy-intensive industries, financial institutions, clean technology companies and governments.

Through the combined talents of investment professionals, market specialists, and thought leaders we reconcile economic gain with environmental benefits without compromising implementation, discipline, client focus and accountability. We call this Creating Wealth Worth Having®.

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