- Danish real estate firm AP Ejendomme and Holmsø Boligresorts have entered into an agreement to develop 103 homes for active adults aged over 55 in Flodbyen, Randers.

The project forms part of the wider development of the Flodbyen district, which aims to combine housing, workplaces and urban spaces alongside the Gudenå River and surrounding natural areas. The homes will be developed with a focus on sustainability, with ambitions to achieve the Nordic Ecolabel or a similar industry standard. AP Ejendomme acting CEO, Helle Grosser, said the development would add a “highly sought-after type of housing” to the area while helping to create a more varied urban environment. The development is aimed at meeting growing demand for housing tailored to active older adults, with facilities including a wellness and spa area, swimming pool, sauna, fitness centre, café, orangery and communal green spaces. Holmsø Boligresorts director, Jonas Dørken, added that the concept had already seen strong demand in other Danish cities, with existing residential resorts fully let. The project has been designed by Luplau & Poulsen Architects, and construction is expected to begin once local planning processes are completed.

- The Irish Pensions Authority has signed an accession agreement to join the Unique Business Identifier Number (UBIN) Data Sharing Agreement under Ireland’s Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019.

As part of the agreement, Schedule C of the original UBIN Data Sharing Agreement has been updated to include The Pensions Authority as an acceding public service body. The authority said the agreement is intended to support the consistent identification of businesses across public services and improve the quality and accuracy of business data held by public bodies. Access to UBIN data is expected to help improve the quality of business identifiers contained within the authority’s Pensions Data Register. The original data-sharing and accession agreements have been made available in the related public documents.

- Dutch pension fund PMT has signed the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge on International Biodiversity Day, committing to further integrate biodiversity considerations into its investment policy and decision-making processes.

By joining the pledge, PMT becomes part of a global group of more than 200 financial institutions seeking to address biodiversity loss and support nature restoration. PMT said biodiversity loss poses increasing financial risks for investors, including supply chain disruption, rising costs and weaker investment returns. The pension fund noted it has already taken steps to integrate biodiversity risks into its investment policy, including assessing the impact of its investments on nature and collaborating with other financial institutions through the Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials (PBAF). As part of its commitment, PMT revealed plans to further strengthen biodiversity integration by improving biodiversity risk mapping, increasing engagement with companies, incorporating biodiversity into investment decisions, and reporting more transparently on progress.

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