Mackwell exists to create strongly positive impact in the cities we live and work in, and the communities we serve.

We ensure that the principles of environment, social and governance (ESG) are front and centre of our investment and operational decisions as well as our corporate culture.

In addition to aligning with the core purposes of our team, as stewards of our investors’ capital we see enormous economic potential in ensuring that ESG principles are adhered to through our investment and advisory services. By investing and operating in a considerate manner, we believe that our investors and our team can benefit from reduced operating costs, greater access to the best talent and mitigation of governance risks.

 

In the commercial and residential real estate space, some of the environmental opportunities we routinely seek to identify include:

  • Improvement of water and energy efficiency in existing buildings that we acquire through physical upgrades and changes to consumption habits;

  • Procurement of energy from renewable sources;

  • Identifying opportunities to reduce waste or increase recycling;

  • Providing opportunities for tenants and other stakeholders to improve their own adoption of energy efficiency, renewable energy consumption and waste reduction strategies;

  • Pursuing more energy efficient construction methodologies and procuring construction materials with lower embedded carbon;

  • Developing or refurbishing in a way which is considerate to the local environment.

We also seek to do business in a socially considerate way. Some of our principles which support this include:

  • Maintaining an unwavering commitment to diversity, inclusion and equality in our hiring and pay decisions;

  • Placing a strong focus on all stakeholders that may be affected by our activities, beyond just investors and team to ensure that we also contribute positively to our local communities;

  • Ensuring that our corporate culture fosters the safety and wellbeing of our team, and forms a base for a sustainable work-life balance

 

As a steward of our investors’ capital importance of a strict approach to mitigating governance risks. In addition to placing strict focus on robust governance in our corporate culture, we have developed and maintain governance policies relating to investments decisions, AML/KYC, conflicts of interest, and risk management.

We have applied to become a signatory of the United Nations’ Principles of Responsible Investment and will update this page once confirmed.