LE3: Sustainability Taskforce/Committee
Maximum Score
1 point
Input Method
Assessment Portal
Prefill
Eligible
Scoring method
Static
Validation
Other answer is manually validated
2026 Updates
None
Does the entity have a sustainability taskforce or committee?
Assessment Instructions
Intent: What is the purpose of this indicator?
This indicator identifies whether the entity has an internal task force or committee dedicated to sustainability. Such a group demonstrates a structured approach to embedding sustainability, resilience, and efficiency considerations across the organization and supports coordinated action toward achieving strategic objectives.
Input: How do I complete this indicator?
Select yes or no. If yes, select all applicable sub-options.
Terminology
Asset manager
A person or group of people responsible for developing and overseeing financial and strategic developments of real estate investments at asset level.
Board of Directors
A body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization as detailed in the corporate charter. Boards normally comprise both executive and non-executive directors.
C-suite level staff/Senior management
A team of individuals who have the day-to-day responsibility of managing the entity. C-suite level staff are sometimes referred to, within corporations, as senior management, executive management, executive leadership team, top management, upper management, higher management, or simply seniors.
Dedicated staff on sustainability issues
Individuals whose core responsibility is to address sustainability issues.
Sustainability portfolio manager
A person or a group who manages the sustainability strategy and implementation of a portfolio of real estate investments.
Sustainability taskforce/committee
A group of individuals who meet, at least four times per year, to discuss and monitor the implementation of the entity’s sustainability objectives.
External managers or service providers
Organizations, businesses or individuals that offer services to others in exchange for payment. These include, but are not limited to, consultants, agents and brokers.
Fund/portfolio manager
A person or a group who manages a portfolio of real estate investments, and the deployment of investor capital, by creating and implementing asset level strategies, across the entire portfolio.
Investment analysts
A person or group with expertise in evaluating financial and investment information, typically for the purpose of making buy, sell and hold recommendations for securities.
Investment committee
A group of selected people who establish a formal process to manage the plan’s investment strategy.
Investor relations
A person or a group that provides investors with an accurate account of company affairs so investors can make better informed decisions.
Validation: What evidence is required?
No evidence required. Only the 'Other' answer is manually validated.
Other Answer
State the other type of member included in the task force. Other answers can include individuals (e.g., HR representative) or groups of individuals (e.g., Product innovation team). Ensure that the other answer provided is not a duplicate of a selected option above (e.g., sustainability team when ‘dedicated staff on sustainability issues’ is selected). It is possible to report on 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.
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
References
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
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