Principal Real Estate Investors Fund Strategies Score Highly With GRESB for Advancements in ESG Program Initiatives DES MOINES, Iowa--(Business Wire)--Principal Real Estate Investors announced today that two of its private equity property strategies and a European core property strategy managed by one of its European affiliates received 4-star ratings in 2020 from GRESB, the global ESG benchmark for real estate assets. The ratings exhibit Principal Real Estate Investors’ commitment to integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards into its investment practices while pursuing positive financial results for clients. This is the fifth consecutive year the core and core-plus private real estate equity strategies have earned a 4-star rating from GRESB and scored in the top 15 of their peer groups. The Principal European Core Property Strategy captured a 4-star distinction for the first time after increasing its 2019 GRESB score by 37 points.