“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.” (Vince Lombardi)

While ESG is ever evolving, we should not be afraid for the highest standards, even if we know we will only accomplish some of it. In the 9th episode of the series, Sabine Wieduwilt interviews Tom Dalton, who co-authored the chapters "Investment and ESG" and "Management agreements" of the book “Implementing ESG into Real Estate Contracts”. In the interview, Tom Dalton shares insights about the evolution of the Irish real estate market and the importance of focused due diligence. He then dives into explaining how focused due diligence impacts the ongoing asset management process. Tom also speaks about how to achieve alignment between the parties in asset management agreement as it relates to ESG and other matters.

About our guest

Tom Dalton is a partner in Real Estate in Dentons’ Dublin office. He advises on commercial real estate matters generally, including on acquisitions, disposals, lettings, and acquisition and development financing of offices, logistic parks, data centers, mixed-use developments, hotels, wind farms, solar farms and multi-family properties. Tom is highly experienced in advising high-profile clients across several other sectors, including banking, tech and energy.

Find out more about the book

This book provides an overview of how to reflect ESG topics and regulations in property contracts. It describes the general principles of ESG and ESG regulation for contract drafting and then reviews their implementation in specific types of contracts. In addition, the authors address specific issues relating to different types of property use such as office, retail, logistics, hospitality and data centers. The work focuses on the ESG EU standard so that the content can be transferred for the work in different EU countries. The book thus supports practitioners in compiling their personal toolkit for use in individual cases.

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