A Colliers report, Building Resilience: 5 Megatrends Redefining Corporate Real Estate, highlights India as a major growth engine in APAC driven by AI adoption, demographics, and energy security, signaling shifts in global location strategies.

APAC is expected to deliver a sizable portion of future global economic growth, buoyed by AI investments and energy system pressures that will influence commercial real estate needs and workforce planning.

Colliers notes India's demographic strength and rapid digital acceleration will shape regional growth and influence corporate location strategies across APAC.

Retrofitting older buildings is seen as a path to higher asset quality, greater energy efficiency, and long-term ESG alignment.

Climate risks like heatwaves and urban flooding are pushing occupiers toward resilient, sustainability-focused workplaces and increased adoption of climate-tech.

These climate-driven considerations are shaping occupier preferences and corporate real estate strategies toward more resilient and sustainability-led designs.

The overall takeaway is that firms embracing technology, workforce shifts, and sustainability pressures will be better positioned to navigate future disruptions and achieve long-term growth.

The report's insights include inputs from external agencies, underscoring a collaborative basis for the outlook.

India’s energy security and ESG focus are advancing, with a large share of Grade A office stock green-certified and substantial retrofit opportunities to improve efficiency.

Global capability center space in India is set to grow as capabilities in R&D, AI, ML, and cloud computing expand.

India’s AI market is booming, expected to reach well over USD 500 billion, supported by a young, skilled workforce and favorable economics, drawing global firms to the region.

Shifting global trade and supply chains are prompting firms to reorient toward APAC, reinforcing the region as a growth hub, supply chain source, and talent pool for global strategies.