T1.1: Portfolio Improvement Targets

Maximum Score

1 point

Input Method

Assessment Portal

Prefill

Not eligible

Scoring method

Static

Validation

Other answer is manually validated

2026 Updates

None

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Has the entity set long-term performance improvement targets?

Assessment Instructions

Intent: What is the purpose of this indicator?

Environmental performance targets help guide organizations toward measurable improvements and support the integration of sustainability into day-to-day operations. This indicator evaluates whether the entity has established credible targets, without assessing the ambition level of those targets.

Input: How do I complete this indicator?

Select yes or no. If yes, select all applicable sub-options.

If yes, complete the table for all applicable performance indicators for the entire portfolio’s targets.

Baseline year: Include a baseline year. Participants have the option to select a baseline year from 2000 onwards.

End year: This is the end date for the long-term reduction targets. It must be 2026 or later and at least three years later than the baseline year.

Externally communicated: Select yes or no for each performance indicator target.

Target type: Select from the dropdown menu whether the performance indicator target is based on absolute or like-for-like data, or intensity-based.

• Examples:

  • Reduce electricity consumption by 15% across the same operational assets between 2021 and 2026. Only includes buildings that have not changed significantly in composition or boundary.

    • Area: Energy Consumption

    • Target type: Like-for-like

    • Long-term target %: 15

    • Baseline year: 2021

    • End year: 2026

  • Reduce water consumption from 150 to 120 liters per person by 2027.

    • Area: Water Consumption

    • Target type: Intensity-based

    • Long-term target %: 20

    • Baseline year: 2020

    • End year: 2027

  • Starting in 2015, increase coverage of building certifications to reach a 50% certified portfolio by 2027.

    • Area: Building Certifications

    • Target type: Absolute

    • Long-term target %: 50

    • Baseline year: 2015

    • End year: 2027

Terminology

Absolute data

An absolute consumption, emission or production measure provided by an entity regarding its emissions and/or use of Energy / GHG Emissions / Water / Waste etc. for the reporting year.

Externally communicated

The targets that are shared with any third party and are not restricted solely to an internal audience within the reporting entity. Examples include public disclosures, communications to investors, etc.

Intensity data

Calculated based on the amount of Energy / GHG Emissions /Water / Waste etc. used or produced per unit of an appropriate denominator, usually the floor area covered (e.g., for energy this would be kWh/m2).

Like-for-like data

Calculated based on 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.

Long-term performance improvement targets

A target that projects three or more years into the future, with the purpose of improving the portfolio’s performance through a reduction of any energy or water consumption, GHG emissions or waste to landfill, or an increase in sustainability data or building certifications coverage.

Validation: What evidence is required?

No evidence required. Only the 'Other' answer is manually validated.

Other Answer

State the other performance indicator for which you have set a long-term target. Other answers must be outside the options listed in the question, but must be related to performance indicators.

Validation Basics

Scoring

Scoring: How does GRESB score this indicator?

Participants receive 2/9 of the maximum score for each reported target and an additional 1/9 if the target is externally communicated.

Other: The 'Other' answer is manually validated and assigned a score, which is used as a multiplying factor, as per the table below:

Validation status	Score
Accepted	1/1
Not Accepted	0
Duplicate	0

Open text box: The open text box is not scored and is for reporting purposes only.

Scoring Basics

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References

CDP Climate Change Reporting Guidance, 2019: C4.1

EPRA Best Practices Recommendations on Sustainability Reporting, 3rd version, September 2017: 7.9, Narrative on performance

Recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures June 2017: Metrics and Targets - C

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