Sustainability Trends Update
February 9, 2026
The CRE Finance Council announces the fifth update of its Sustainability Trends in the Commercial Real Estate Finance Industry: Update Report, February 2026, which outlines sustainability-related risks and opportunities for the commercial real estate (CRE) sector.
The report examines 14 topics related to property risk and resilience:
- Resiliency and efficiency standards;
- Regulation, policy, and politics; and
- Emerging and potential trends.
CREFC's Property Risk & Resilience (PRR) Committee continues to recognize the need for a reliable monitoring system to help industry partners navigate the complicated U.S. sustainability landscape.
- The Strategic Issues Monitor (SIM) is a benchmark tool designed to identify, evaluate, and track macro sustainability trends that will most significantly impact the U.S. commercial real estate finance industry over the next three years.
What's next: CREFC’s PRR Committee will continue to identify and evaluate risks and opportunities to CRE as the U.S. sustainability landscape evolves, including changes in regulation, policy, and technology.
Please contact Sairah Burki (sburki@crefc.org) with comments.