Real Estate & Infrastructure
Protect portfolio values and accelerate exits with fractional sustainability leadership for real estate, infrastructure, and data centre funds. Deploy senior expertise across multiple portfolio companies without the hiring overhead.
The Challenge
How We Can Help
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Deploy fractional experts to your portfolio companies (1-3 days per week) or work at GP level providing frameworks and oversight across your funds.
10 days to deployment versus 6-9 months for permanent hires.
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GRESB submissions, CRREM compliance, climate risk assessments, and net zero roadmaps delivered by practitioners with institutional investment backgrounds.
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GRESB, CRREM, TCFD, EU Taxonomy, and SFDR-compliant reporting.
MEES and EPC strategies.
Data collection processes portfolio companies can execute.
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Tenant requirement responses. Stranded asset risk identification.
Green financing positioning.
Retrofit planning that improves ESG metrics and returns.
Sector Expertise
Real Estate Portfolios
GRESB optimisation and CRREM pathway alignment.
EPC improvement strategies and MEES compliance.
Retrofit programs at scale.
Physical climate risk assessment (flooding, overheating).
Green lease implementation. Whole life carbon reduction.
Data Centres
PUE optimisation and cooling efficiency.
Renewable energy procurement.
Water management.
EU Taxonomy compliance.
Investor reporting frameworks.
Sustainable design standards for development pipelines.
Infrastructure Assets
Climate adaptation and resilience planning.
Scope 3 emissions across complex value chains.
Long-duration asset stewardship frameworks.
Physical and transition risk assessment.
Biodiversity and natural capital strategies.
“Alastair has been brilliant. He's quickly cut through ESG issues we'd been grappling with for months, settled into the team immediately, and developed strong relationships with our investors.
The regulatory space for data centres is heavily regulated with growing investor demands. Alastair has given us confidence we can deliver on our commitments.
What's impressed us most is how he's handled the scope. He's conscientious, never goes off-piste, and checks in when anything new emerges. We've treated him like part of the fabric of the business.”
— Hannah Kramer, Chief Legal Officer, Apto DC
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Typically we work either at individual portfolio company level (embedded 1-3 days per week executing specific programs) or at GP level (providing frameworks, oversight, and strategic direction across your funds).
The GP-level work might involve building portfolio-wide reporting templates (and reporting at House level), conducting ESG due diligence on acquisitions, or developing sustainability standards your portfolio companies implement with their own teams.
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10 days typically. Initial consultation, scope agreement, expert matching, then deployment.
No recruitment process, no notice periods to work around.
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3-12 months for most projects. GRESB submissions might be 3-4 months intensive work. Full ESG program implementation (roadmap, reporting, operational integration) typically 9-12 months. Exit readiness packages 2-3 months depending on starting position.
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Real estate (office, retail, residential, industrial, logistics), data centres, renewable energy infrastructure, transport infrastructure, social infrastructure.
Initial consultation establishes fit and we'll tell you directly if we're not the right match.
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Day rates, billed monthly in arrears. Rate depends on seniority and specialism required.
No recruitment fees, no benefits overhead, no minimum contract length beyond one month's notice.
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We support existing teams with specialist capability they don't have in-house.
GRESB optimisation, CRREM pathway modelling, climate risk assessment, retrofit strategy, green lease negotiation.
Most internal sustainability managers are generalists who need technical depth in specific areas.
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Yes. Pre-acquisition risk assessment, integration planning, 100-day sustainability programs.
We identify issues before they become valuation problems and build execution roadmaps for post-acquisition improvement.
FAQs
Why work with Pulse?
Apart from increasing sustainability performance…
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As sustainability leaders ourselves, we understand your needs and can precisely match you with the right expert
Receive a curated shortlist of pre-vetted specialists, not an overwhelming pile of CVs
Access both our core bench of trusted experts and our extended network of specialists
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Average time from initial conversation to full proposal is under a week
Streamlined process saves you time and resources
Rapid deployment of expertise when you need it most
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Fractional leadership that adapts to your needs - no long-term cost burden of a full-time hire.
Scalable resources to match project scope, ensuring cost-effectiveness at every stage.
On-demand access to expert guidance, allowing you to pivot swiftly as business or regulatory landscapes evolve.
One-month cancellation notice for enhanced flexibility and peace of mind.
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Non-dogmatic/ idealistic advice
Focus on value-add: grounded in business realities, balancing sustainability with bottom-line objectives.
Targeted support that aligns with your brand identity and resonates with key stakeholders.
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Your expert is backed by our entire bench of sustainability leaders
Access to collective knowledge across sectors and specialties
Ongoing support and guidance from our wider team
Regular knowledge sharing and best practice updates
Book a free discovery session now
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