Deka Immobilien leverages its years of experience and knowledge to make a difference in national and international industry organisations and committees. Our investors and business partners benefit from the dialogue and transfer of knowledge among the individual members.
The German Investment Funds Association (BVI) represents the interests of the German investment sector at national and international level. Its 115 members manage around EUR 4 trillion of investment capital for private investors, insurance companies, pension funds, banks, churches and foundations. Deka Immobilien is a long-standing member and engages in association work through a variety of working groups.
The German Property Federation (ZIA) e. V. is the leading umbrella association for the property sector. Through its members, which include more than 25 associations, it represents the entire industry along the real estate value chain. The ZIA stands for a comprehensive and uniform representation of interests of the real estate sector in all its diversity, reflecting the sector’s importance for the national economy. As an umbrella association for entrepreneurs, it gives the entire property sector a voice at national and European level – as well as in the Federation of German Industries (BDI). As an active member of the ZIA, Deka Immobilien contributes to strengthening transparency and professionalism in the real estate sector.
The Gesellschaft für Immobilienwirtschaftliche Forschung e. V. (gif) aims to promote research and education in the area of real estate with an interdisciplinary approach across all relevant fields, as well as promoting the importance of the real estate industry among the general public. Through partnerships with many different real estate stakeholders, gif has developed countless standards for the real estate industry. Deka Immobilien is a sponsoring member of gif.
AFIRE members have a shared mission to maintain and promote international, commercial real estate investments. As the official voice of the international real estate industry in the US, AFIRE has represented the interests of around 175 investment organisations – including Deka Immobilien – from over 20 different countries since 1988.
The German Council of Shopping Places e. V. (GCSP) is Germany’s only retail real estate association. More than 750 member companies operating in development and analysis, financing, shopping centre management and architecture, as well as retail properties, retailers and marketing specialists, have pooled their interests in the GCSP, which serves as an ideal networking basis for retail property stakeholders. Deka Immobilien uses this platform to liaise with industry experts on issues relating to shopping places and shopping centre management.
The Bundesvereinigung Logistik (BVL) is Germany’s leading industry association in the logistics sector. Its core mission is to promote an awareness for the importance of logistics and supply chain management and act as a driving force for the application and development of associated methods and solutions. BVL’s global membership is made up of more than 11,000 business leaders and specialists from the worlds of industry, retail, services, science.and politics. The BVL is particularly committed to promoting shared knowledge and experiences. Deka Immobilien has been a member since 2016 and is actively involved in the "Power of Logistics" focus group, among others. The focus here is on "Promoting the expansion of renewable energies" and "Optimizing energy efficiency in logistics properties.
A number of key individuals and companies in the logistics industry have joined together to form the Logix initiative, which aims to promote dialogue between various stakeholders and to use research to help foster objective debate on current issues. Since 2013, the initiative has highlighted outstanding logistics properties in Germany every two years with its Logix Award. As a partner and initiator of the Logix Award from the outset, Deka Immobilien has played a key role in supporting the initiative.
The ICG aims to develop and establish the principles of transparent and professional corporate governance in the real estate industry. Deka Immobilien has been supporting the initiative together with other leading real estate companies for many years, including by developing best practices for social responsibility in the German real estate sector. The initiative and its members companies, including Deka Immobilien, stands for value-oriented corporate governance, professionalism, transparency, integrity and sustainability. Its ten principles are of essential importance to the real estate industry.
ANREV is the Asian Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate Vehicles. It promotes the sharing of knowledge on the non-listed real estate industry and aims to improve transparency and professionalism across the sector, making the asset class more accessible and attractive to investors. ANREV is the sister association of leading European expert platform INREV.
INREV: European Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate Vehicles
INREV is the European Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate Vehicles. It promotes the sharing of knowledge on the non-listed real estate industry and aims to improve transparency and professionalism across the sector, making the asset class more accessible and attractive to investors.
Deka Immobilien has signed a network partnership with FRETI, intensifying its commitment to promoting professionals in the real estate industry while actively advancing the theme of diversity both internally and externally.
