Savills Investment Management: Best Global Real Estate Investment Manager UK 2023

Savills Investment Management (SIM) has built a 30-year track record of managing assets to maximise performance while also creating meaningful social and environmental impacts. Savills IM has a global presence, with 26 percent of AUM located in the UK, its home base, and the remainder in Europe and Asia. The firm adheres to strict investment and risk management protocols across the portfolio and lifespan of assets. The company is guided by responsible investing principles that underpin its asset management and acquisition policies. Savills IM has pledged to become a restorative real estate investment manager – one that contributes more to people and planet than it takes out. In 2022, Savills IM partnered with Futuremakers to help transform restorative aspirations into action plans. Savills IM, a signatory of the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, aims to reach net-zero carbon by 2040 and absolute-zero carbon by 2050. It’s also a member of the Better Buildings Partnership and a Gold Leaf member of the UK Green Building Council. Currently, 99.6% of equity AUM has an ESG programme or initiative in place. The firm takes particular pride in the Charities Property Fund (CPF), which has outperformed its benchmark for 12 consecutive years, last year by 5.3 percent. The ethical mandates guiding CPF management prove that positive impacts need not come at the expense of performance. The CFl.co judging panel presents Savills Investment Management, a repeat programme winner, with the 2023 award for Best Global Real Estate Investment Manager (UK).