CBRE Investment Management has appointed George Crone as sustainability lead for UK direct investments.
Crone, who has 11 years of sustainability experience, joins CBRE IM from CBRE Advisory where he provided consultancy advice to CBRE IM portfolios.
In this newly created role, he will support asset and portfolio managers in the UK in accelerating the delivery of CBRE IM’s Sustainability Vision and Zero Emission Building Roadmap, and will report into Robbie Epsom, EMEA head of sustainability.
Epsom said: “At CBRE IM our focus on sustainability is fundamental to mitigating risk, creating value, maximising long-term investment returns and helping to preserve our planet for future generations. We are thrilled that George has joined the investment management team, where using his already extensive knowledge of our portfolio and occupiers he will help accelerate our ambition to deliver net-zero carbon performance and physical resilience across our assets.”
Crone added: “With investor pressure on returns and the delivery of sustainability, particularly zero emission buildings, now is a challenging but exciting time to join the investment management business. I look forward to supporting and guiding our team of managers as they deliver on CBRE IM’s Sustainability Vision.”
