DSE5.2: Community Impact Monitoring
Maximum Score
2 points
Input Method
Assessment Portal
Prefill
Eligible
Scoring method
Static
Validation
Evidence and other answer are manually validated
2026 Updates
None
Does the entity have a systematic process to monitor the impact of development projects on the local community during different stages of the project?
Assessment Instructions
Intent: What is the purpose of this indicator?
This indicator assesses how the entity monitors the impact of its development projects on the local community. Because disruptions vary by project and by phase, ongoing monitoring helps the entity identify issues early and reduce potential negative effects during the development process.
Input: How do I complete this indicator?
Select yes or no. If yes, select all applicable sub-options.
The response of this indicator must be specific to the impact of new construction and major renovation projects during different stages.
Open text box: The content of this open text box is not used for scoring, but will be included in the Benchmark Report. Participants may use this open text box to communicate on:
An explanation of the approach per phase of the development project;
An explanation of how impact is monitored;
The actions taken when an issue arises;
The process for developing and implementing improvements.
Terminology
Analysis and interpretation of monitoring data
A structured approach to analyzing and interpreting data obtained from monitoring processes, in order to make actionable use of the data. Examples of monitoring data include, but are not limited to, analysis or interpretation of: survey data from local communities impacted by development projects, interviews from impacted stakeholders, traffic studies of development impacts, environmental and/ or health impact studies of development projects on local communities, data on local employment and/or economic impacts from development project.
Communication plan
A specific, objective-based plan identifying commitments to engaging with the community by obtaining their input and feedback during different stages of construction and renovation projects.
Community impact
Community refers to individuals or groups of people living and/or working in any areas that are economically, socially or environmentally impacted (positively or negatively) by the construction/renovation activities. Impact includes increased noise, traffic congestion, lack of housing, resettlement requirements or pressure on access to local services that arise from influx of construction personnel, site development work or operational processes that are novel to the area.
Community monitoring plan
A specific, objective-based plan to ensure that monitoring of the community during different stages of the construction and renovation projects is implemented and maintained.
Management practices to ensure accountability for performance goals and issues identified during community monitoring
Practices to hold leaders of development projects accountable for addressing impacts on local communities during development. Examples include management providing regular project updates to impacted communities through town halls, meetings, or formal communications; management providing public reports on how the development project is performing relative to their performance goals for community impact; and/or documentation of all reported issues impacting local communities identified during development projects with clear description of how each issue was addressed by management.
Monitoring
A structured approach towards measuring and managing the impact of community engagement projects on the local community.
Nuisance and/or disruption risks
Risks that are likely to cause a nuisance or disruption to stakeholders/impacted groups/communities, such as excess noise or increased traffic congestion.
Risk mitigation plan
A structured and purposeful process of identifying risks and developing actions to eliminate or reduce the adverse impacts of the risk, and planned responses should the risk occur.
Stakeholders and impacted groups
All individuals or groups of people who may be affected by the objectives and/or actions of a construction/renovation project, either directly or indirectly.
Validation: What evidence is required?
Evidence
The evidence provided will be subject to manual validation.
The provided evidence must demonstrate the existence of the monitoring process. Examples of acceptable documents include, but are not limited to, impact reports and data illustrating the collection of relevant information. Note that the evidence provided must be applicable to development projects and not only to community impact monitoring of operational assets.
Other Answer
The other answer(s) provided will be subject to manual validation.
State the alternative means through which the entity monitors its impact on the local community. It is possible to report multiple other answers. If multiple other answers are acceptable, only one will be counted towards scoring.
Scoring
Scoring: How does GRESB score this indicator?
The scoring of this indicator is equal to the fraction assigned to the selected option, multiplied by the total score of the indicator.
Evidence: The evidence is manually validated and assigned a multiplier, according to the table below. The evidence must support the validation requirements.
If any requirements are not met, the evidence may be partially accepted or not accepted, depending on the level of alignment with the requirements.
Accepted
2/2
Partially Accepted
1/2
Not Accepted
0
Other: The 'Other' answer is manually validated and assigned a score which is used as a multiplying factor, as per the table below:
Accepted
1/1
Not Accepted
0
Duplicate
0
Open text box: The open text box is not scored and is for reporting purposes only.
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