Asia Pacific Sustainability Index 2021

Highlights:

• The Asia Pacific Sustainability Index 2021 was recently launched by Knight Frank, which is a Global property consultant.
• In the index, four Indian cities viz., Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi, and Mumbai, have been ranked among top 20 sustainable cities.
• In it, 36 cities were ranked on the basis of urbanisation pressure, carbon emissions, climate risk, and government initiatives.

• Index has been topped by Singapore.
• It is followed by Sydney, Wellington, Perth, and Melbourne.
• These are the top five green-rated cities in commercial real estate in Asia-Pacific region.

• Among the Indian cities, Bengaluru was ranked first. 
• While in the Asia-Pacific region, it has been ranked 14th.
• Bengaluru is the only Indian city to achieve ‘Gold’ standard category.
• Bengaluru is followed by Delhi, which has been ranked 17th in the ASIA Pacific Region.
• Hyderabad has been ranked 3rd in India and 18th in Asia-Pacific region.
• Mumbai is ranked 4th among Indian cities and 20th in Asia-pacific region.
• Sustainable Development in India have been propelled due to new market dynamics. 
• Global commitment towards carbon neutrality and net zero focus on creating environmentally friendly premises. 
• This has led Indian developers to develop their products to meet the requirements.