Author: Raj Singh

For the avoidance of doubt, there is a future for work. While this might be bad news for those of us that enjoy our time off, the rest of the picture is decidedly less certain. As the recent JLL Future of Work survey illustrates, the complexities of where and how work will be performed are making life complicated for real estate decision makers around the world.

Curioser and curioser. Alice’s description of the rabbit hole leading to Wonderland is an apt commentary of the return to office/work from home situation that we find ourselves in.

Correctly balancing the needs of employees, shareholders, and investors is critical to successfully run a CVC. In order to get it right, you need top level support , aligned processes, investment skills, allocated capital and time, of course, but you have to start with metrics.

Corporate venture capital (CVC) has captured our attention for a couple of decades, having started off in high tech companies and steadily expanded more broadly into other industries such as FinTech as well as carbon and emissions tech in recent years.

On the heels of COP27 and the relative lack of progress towards agreement beyond the loss and damage accord, it’s clear the real estate industry and governments still have a long way to go to deliver on climate change promises.