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Themes on ESG current practice: U.S. and pan-European core real estate open-end fund managers April 2010 Tamara Larsen Senior Research Analyst Russell recently conducted a series of interviews with private real estate open-end fund institutional managers of U.S. and pan-European "core" strategy funds to discuss environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) considerations. This research paper discusses: Major themes in current ESG practice Approaches to sustainability Measuring success and creating standards Interpreting the "S" and "G" in ESG Request this research A note about our research Our proprietary research is made available to our institutional clients, and many of these published papers are available to other institutional investors as well. If you are not a Russell client, but are an institutional investor, we welcome you to request this research piece. We only require your contact information on a short request form. For more information about our research, please contact David or Gerry:     West Coast David Rothenberg Managing Director 866-926-5934 East Coast Gerry Lillis Director 866-459-4128 Nothing contained in this material is intended to constitute legal, tax, securities, or investment advice, nor an opinion regarding the appropriateness of any investment, nor a solicitation of any type. The general information contained in this publication should not be acted upon without obtaining specific legal, tax, and investment advice from a licensed professional. Russell Investment Group is a Washington, USA corporation, which operates through subsidiaries worldwide, including Russell Investments, and is a subsidiary of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. Date of first use: April 2010 USI- 6467-04-12			Request this research Printer friendly version of this page