Case Studies

Read about how sustainability policies and processes have been put into practice around the world.

  • Case Studies Transaction Management and the Transition to Net-Zero

    Manager case study: Swire Properties

    Hong Kong-listed Swire Properties places ESG performance and data at the center of its sustainable development strategy. Identifying opportunities through annual benchmarking With the goal of becoming the leading sustainable development performer in the real estate industry globally by 2030, Hong Kong-listed Swire Properties is focused on strengthening its sustainability performance and positioning amongst its […]

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    Investor case study: UniSuper

    Australian pension fund UniSuper leverages GRESB data to build ESG capacity Building ESG capacity through GRESB With over fifteen years of experience in responsible investing and a long-term commitment to incorporating ESG criteria into investment decisions, UniSuper is focused on securing a sustainable future for its more than 500,000 members. To achieve its goals the […]

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  • Case Studies Transaction Management and the Transition to Net-Zero

    Manager case study: Eastnine

    Swedish real estate manager Eastnine joined GRESB to build a sustainability agenda and tackle physical climate risk Laying the foundation for a sustainability agenda with GRESB A leader in the Baltic real estate sector, Eastnine joined GRESB as a real estate participant in 2019 with the goal of using the assessment data and benchmark results […]

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    Investor case study: Heitman

    Real estate investment firm Heitman raises the bar on ESG for listed companies in APAC and across the world with GRESB Putting ESG at the heart of decision-making Focused on delivering value for clients exclusively through real estate, Heitman integrates ESG considerations into all its investment and management processes. For the firm’s listed real estate […]

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  • Case Studies The Indoor Generation Creating Green Buildings for our Health 038 Wellbeing

    Investor Case Study: Bayerische Versorgungskammer

    German pension fund BVK joined GRESB to strengthen identified weaknesses in its portfolio Establishing a value-added focus on ESG Until recently, Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK) had no centralized ESG framework for its real estate investments. Instead, the Bavarian pension group provided external managers with the freedom to determine their own sustainability strategies. This approach, while offering […]

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    Investor case study: Victorian Funds Management

    Australian public authority VFMC cuts through the clutter with GRESB to integrate ESG into investment practices. Comparable data is key when using ESG in investment decision-making As a steward of government investments, Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) seeks to improve risk-adjusted returns by actively engaging with fund managers around key ESG issues. For its real […]

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    Investor case study: Australian Ethical

    Responsible investing pioneer Australian Ethical leverages GRESB data to screen for sustainability performance Building an environmentally focused portfolio A certified B Corp. with a mission of making positive change in the world through investing, Australian Ethical takes a holistic approach to screening companies and engaging with managers. The result: competitive returns and an investment portfolio […]

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  • Case Studies Transaction Management and the Transition to Net-Zero

    Investor case study: CenterSquare

    Real asset investment leader CenterSquare uses GRESB data in its ESG models to improve engagement with REITs Simplifying ESG data collection and analyses with GRESB As a specialist in real assets, CenterSquare takes a long-term view on ESG topics, including environmental sustainability, social impact, the physical risk of underlying assets, and the transition risks related […]

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  • Case Studies B&I capital case study

    Investor case study: B&I Capital

    Listed real estate investor B&I Capital keeps ahead of ESG regulations and cuts its data-collection burden with GRESB Keeping ahead of emerging regulations with high-quality data inputs With offices in Switzerland, Singapore, and the United States (opening summer 2022) the listed real estate investor B&I Capital focuses on bottom-up, index-agnostic stock picking while keeping a […]

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