Emily Gallagher

While all eyes have been on the occupancy-challenged office buildings or the thriving industrial space, retail real estate has been going gangbusters. Not even the notable list of retailer bankruptcies and accompanying store closures has slowed the retail real estate market. Brick-and-mortar retail is alive and well, despite the predictions that it would be replaced by e-commerce.

The European Union has committed to making all 27 countries that it governs carbon-free by 2050. That is obviously a lofty goal but the EU has a rather thorough plan on how to reach it. Central to that plan is the Sustainable Corporate Disclosure Regulation (SCDR). The legislation applies to organizations with more than 400 employees and more than €20 million on their balance sheets, which by some counts is around 5,000 companies.

Over the past three years, leaders of the beleaguered co-working firm WeWork have been laser-focused on a comeback. The firm has set targets for when they hope the cash-burning company will start being profitable, but so far, has fallen short. Over the past six months, WeWork's stock price has fallen nearly 83 percent.