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15 May 2026

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15 May 2026

Update to Conditions of Use – Mobile Virtual Cards

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Transition Pathways: Real Estate

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Many property companies and owners see net zero as crucial to commercial growth, driving action to decarbonise their assets through electrification, energy efficiency improvements, use of lower-carbon materials, and other measures.

HSBC's third instalment of Transition Pathways gauges developers and investors’ sentiment towards net zero across various assets - residential, office, retail, hospitality, logistics and data centres. The instalment also brings together industry insights, sector expertise and recent real estate case studies in the sector to support transition discussions and businesses in the arena.

Transition plans demonstrate action and practical steps against ambition and show regulators, financiers, investors and customers how an organisation intends to reach net zero, often by 2050, across its operations and value chains.

How is the sector transitioning?

How are real estate developers and investors approaching the transition to net zero? What is accelerating their decarbonisation, and what is holding them back? We worked with Kantar to ask 321 companies in 20 markets what the transition means for their business. (Methodology available below).

Commercially important

97%

of real estate companies say net zero is commercially important to their business

Technology is key

56%

say technology developments are accelerating their net zero plans

Capex is rising

39%

are already spending more than 10% of capex on their net zero transition, with 51% expecting to do so in 2-3 years’ time

Blueprints and building blocks: How are property businesses approaching the low-carbon transition?

Switching from gas and oil to heat pumps or direct electricity is critical to reducing emissions from buildings. The sector can help improve energy efficiency of old buildings through better insulation, low energy appliances, efficient cooling and technologies that can help optimise energy use, for example, smart thermostats.

Seb Henbest | Group Head of Climate Transition, HSBC

Building towards net zero

Net zero is an important business goal, but spending and priorities vary by region. Deep dive into the findings now.
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