Environment, Social and Governance

ESG is integral at Berkley, guiding our responsible actions and investment decisions. We've adopted a holistic approach to align business strategies with social impact, making it our standard practice.

- Alexander B. Jentsch

Our focus

Investing in a sustainable future

At Berkley, one of our commitments is to create a positive impact on society and the environment. Our investments are motivated by creating a cleaner, more sustainable future, and that’s something that our legacy speaks for: hundreds of new jobs created, reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, hospitals, and student housing are just a few examples of our impact on and for society.

We believe that by aligning our investments with our values, we could create a brighter future. And that is the way we work to this day.

Agenda 2035

An active player in the energy transition

At Berkley, we are committed to enabling the hydrogen economy by focusing on the scalable development of blue hydrogen—a key step toward a cleaner industrial future. While green hydrogen remains our long-term goal, we recognize that its financial and technological viability is still decades away.

That’s why blue hydrogen is our priority today. It provides a reliable and immediate solution to decarbonize industry at scale. Using carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies, blue hydrogen can eliminate up to 98% of carbon emissions during production—offering a substantial improvement over conventional fossil fuels.

Our goal is to bridge the gap between today’s energy systems and a green future, using blue hydrogen as a high-volume, low-emission energy source that supports industrial competitiveness and security.

We are currently in the development phase, having completed initial research and engineering blueprints. The next step is to enter deeper research and pilot phases, supported by public-private cooperation and forward-looking infrastructure initiatives. Our work aligns closely with projects like Sparta II, which provide valuable reference points for integration, volume scaling, and industrial impact.

Through our commitment to blue hydrogen, Berkley continues to play an active role in the energy transition, ensuring that climate goals are met with pragmatic, high-impact action.

We carefully select our investments based on the future that we all aspire to create without losing sight of financial success. Because, as a company, we bear the responsibility of reshaping the world we live in and making a genuine difference by changing the rules.

Empowering opportunities that improve convenient living and health is at the center of everything we do. That’s why we have made it our mission to invest in innovative living and health concepts that meet changing housing needs. How? By optimizing existing and new combinations with operational companies, finance, and building systems, Because when you meet changing housing and healthcare needs, the possibility of improving convenience and health increases.

Empowering opportunities

The environment

Shaping the future

Berkley Investments vows to take into account global challenges such as total energy use, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and the European goal of carbon neutrality by 2050.

  • Gradually broaden the collection of energy and environmental data in order to have a better understanding of the property stock and potential concerns.
  • Analyze the information gathered and identify areas for improvement.
  • Nature is a crucial shareholder in any investment, according to us.
  • Make the most of transformation and renovation opportunities to increase building quality and environmental efficiency.
  • Raise environmental awareness among all of our stakeholders.
  • Integrate environmental issues into new development initiatives from the start to reduce their impact.

Social

Community investments

Healthcare and community health institutions face a major social responsibility, not only in terms of access to care and quality of care for patients and residents, but more and more by offering adapted working conditions to professionals. To meet these challenges, Berkley pledges to:

  • Set up inclusive living landscapes where there is a place for affordable living and care is an available service.
  • Set up a sharing community with operators and stakeholders around investments in senior living healthcare, education, and schools.
  • Provide health care operators with premises in line with their specific needs to enable them to exercise their profession in the best possible conditions
  • Support operators to help them improve their quality of service and thus contribute to improving quality of people’s lives.

Governance

Sustainable wealth

To ensure the proper deployment of our ESG approach and the involvement of our stakeholders, Berkley pledges to:

  • Set up yearly goals in an ESG charter to ensure the deployment of our ESG approach
  • Develop and promote an internal ESG culture to foster the development of innovative and impactful solutions
  • Listen and report to our stakeholders on a regular basis and with transparency on the results of our ESG approach

The management and coordination of Berkley’s ESG approach are ensured by the attached Corporate & Public Affairs Manager. The company also relies on its legal advisors and Compliance Manager.