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This month the world turned its attention to Glasgow and to COP26. EPRA fully supports the international drive towards addressing climate change as expressed during COP26. With buildings accounting for 40% of energy consumption and 36% of CO2 emissions in the EU, any hope of delivering the Paris Agreement goals is dependent on the real estate sector's actions to reduce this impact.

This week EPRA is holding its virtual Asia Week with 55 one-on-one and group meetings arranged between six European property companies and Asian investors. Our event calendar is busy for the rest of the year with many events on ESG and in the investor outreach domain. Our annual request for research proposals is open until November 19.

We kick-started the academic year with our five-days Conference, held once again in a virtual format. During the research session at the event, we presented an update to the Covid-19 impact study prepared by Oxford Economics. The EPRA Conference was also an occasion to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Sustainability Best Practices Recommendations and the unveiling of the Awards results. With ESG one of the leitmotivs of the Conference and increasingly our day-to-day business, we invite to discover our latest materials dedicated to the EU Taxonomy and to green bonds