D15: Energy Consumption Data

Maximum Score

5 points

Pillar

Environmental

Topic

Implementation & Measurement

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Has the entity disclosed energy consumption data of its portfolio?

Assessment Instructions

Intent: What is the purpose of this indicator?

Energy consumption accounts for a large share of a building’s environmental footprint and financial costs. Consistently measuring and reporting energy consumption helps organizations increase the energy efficiency of their portfolio, thus reducing economic and environmental impacts associated with fossil fuel energy use.

Input: How do I complete this indicator?

Select yes or no. If yes, disclose where the online information can be found.

Terminology

Absolute data

An absolute consumption, emission or production measure provided by a firm regarding its emissions and use of waste, GHG, water or energy for the reporting year.

Disclosure

The act of making information or data readily accessible and available to all interested individuals and institutions. Disclosure does not need to be public, but must be external to the reporting entity and cannot be an internal and/or ad hoc communication within the participating entity. 

Energy consumption data

Data obtained through monitoring the energy consumption of the portfolio. The operational energy consumption of buildings leads to substantial environmental impact. Monitoring consumption is an important basis for reducing this impact.

Intensity data

The amount of Energy/GHG Emissions/Water/Waste used or produced per unit of an appropriate denominator, including but not limited to: floor area and persons.

Like-for-like data

A metric that enables comparison of results between years whilst controlling for changes such as expansions and acquisitions of the portfolio that could over or understate the values of one year as compared to another.

Portfolio data Coverage

Information about the part of the portfolio for which the Energy/Water/GHG/Waste data is disclosed. This can be a percentage of floor area or number of assets covered, or a description (e.g., only consumption data from common areas is disclosed, or the consumption data relates to all directly managed assets).

Validation: What evidence is required?

Evidence: URL. Ensure that the hyperlink is not outdated and the relevant page is directly accessible. It is possible to provide multiple hyperlinks.

Points will be awarded if the constituent can provide:

• One or more case studies that clearly link sustainability-related efforts with positive impacts (either financially or on stakeholders)

• A unique ESG initiative undertaken by the organization. This can be in the shape of a project, charity drive, or research publications.

The above can be part of the documents D1-D3 or any other stand-alone public document that a constituent may disclose.

A best practice sustainability initiative or case study includes:

• A detailed overview of how the sustainability-focused initiative brings clear added value to the organization’s core business and works towards providing a sustainable competitive advantage.

• Case studies that detail sustainable asset improvements and present quantitative outcomes.

Scoring

Scoring: How does GRESB score this indicator?

Points are awarded to each selected checkbox option and are then aggregated to calculate the indicator’s final score.

It is not necessary to select all answer options in order to obtain the maximum score for this question.

The answer options are validated by using the hyperlink(s) collected by GRESB or provided by the constituent. Points are contingent upon the validity of the disclosure.

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References

GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards (2016): 102-20

GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards (2016): 103-32

RobecoSAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment (2017): 3.1.5, Responsibilities & Committees

Recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (June 2017): Governance A&B