GRESB Quarterly, Oceania | Q3 2025

A quarterly update for GRESB Oceania members from Sarah Blankfield, Members Relations Manager, Oceania

With the Assessment Correction period now behind us, we are starting to see the green shoots of Spring. We have sown much to look forward to as we announce that registrations are now open for our Regional Insights event series in November. As usual, we’ll offer insights into the GRESB results, thought-provoking panel discussions, and plenty of time for drinks and networking with the GRESB community. We can’t wait to celebrate another year of progress with our Oceania members. Check out the further information below.

It’s been a busy period of travel for Steve and me, as we’ve divided and conquered across various events in Oceania. So, read on for updates and our key highlights from the last quarter, and let us celebrate the season of renewal!

Sarah Blankfield 

Manager, Member Relations – Oceania  

As of 15 September, the Assessment Correction period has closed and no further requests can be submitted.

All approved changes are currently being re-validated, re-scored, and reflected in the final Benchmark Reports, which will be released on 1 October.

Keen to learn what we’ve been investing in this year to improve your user experience? Learn more here.

GRESB in-person

Planning is now well underway for the 2025 Regional Insights event series in Oceania, and we’re delighted that you can now register:

Real Estate | Sydney | 6 November 2025, 4.30-9.00pm | Register now (registrations subject to approval, with GRESB members prioritised)

• We are delighted to announce our sponsors for the event. Thank you to our Co-Hosting Sponsor for a second year, Cushman & Wakefield, and our Drinks Sponsor, Bueno.
• Join us for the results presentation, panel discussions on AI and credible decarbonisation pathways, and the all-important drinks and networking.

Infrastructure | Melbourne | 12 November 2025, from 5pm | Register now (registrations subject to approval)

• With thanks to our co-hosting partner GHD, we will be returning to Melbourne for this year’s infrastructure event.
• Join us for the infrastructure results presentation, panel discussions on topics including data centres, and drinks and networking.

Aotearoa New Zealand: We will return to Aotearoa for another event in early 2026. Please email me if you’d like to register your interest.

Based in another part of the world? Check out the full list of Regional Insights events globally.

GRESB Global Results | Online | 15 October 2025

This year’s Global Results will spotlight the fundamentals that drive performance in real assets—clarity, resilience, operational efficiency, and disciplined, data-driven strategy.

Brought to you in a brand-new format, the 2025 program will help you see the big picture of today’s market dynamics and surface the signals that matter most for decision-making and value creation.

Register now

Plan the rest of your 2025 schedule with events from our Partners.

PRI APAC Human Rights in Real Assets Advanced Workshop | Online | 15 October 2025

This advanced workshop will explore human rights risks and impacts in real assets investing, featuring insights from PRI’s Simon Whistler and regional leaders from GRESB Members IndoSpace Development Management and Morrison.

Register here

IGCC Summit 2025 | Sydney | 16–17 October 2025

Headlined by Al Gore, the Summit will feature insights from The Hon Matt Kean, and senior leaders from TCorp, HESTA, Cbus, the Net Zero Commission, ANZ, and more.

To register, visit the Summit website, select the “Non-Member” ticket-type, and apply the discount code IA2510OFF

PRI in Person | São Paolo, Brazil | 4–5 November 2025

Bringing together over 1,000 leaders and practitioners across the global investment ecosystem ahead of COP30, this unmissable event will feature high-level debate and insightful peer discussion on key strategic issues impacting your organisation.

Register now

NZGBC’s Green Property Summit 2025

Ngā mihi nui to our Industry Partners NZGBC for the warm welcome at the Green Property Summit 2025. On a packed day of content, my highlights included:

• “It doesn’t pay to short-change climate action” said Matt Kean, Chair of Australia’s Climate Change Authority, who also described himself as a “garden variety capitalist”
• The gas shortage in Aotearoa is causing business closures and job losses—there is now a fixation on supply
• The added complexity of seismic strengthening in the NZ market—the Earthquake-prone Building Act also offers opportunities to make climate adaptations at the same time as making them safer
• Financing the transition—70% of NZ exports are going to markets with climate legislation, so it’s essential to consider for portfolio resilience.

WELL Summit Sydney

Steve spoke at the WELL Summit in Sydney on a panel about sustainability and social sustainability in action alongside Lisa Hinde (Precinct Properties), Devan Valenti (AESG), and Danny de Sousa (Brookfield). The panel revealed how strong social sustainability strategies drive impact, strengthen sustainability, and deliver business value. There was also a timely reminder from Lisa about the pressure on sustainability professionals and the importance of looking out for each other.

Other themes of the day included how partnerships, innovation, and cross-sector collaboration are reshaping buildings, and the importance of tackling indoor air quality.

IREI Global Real Estate LP/GP Roundtable

While Steve was at the WELL Summit, I joined our partner IREI down in Melbourne for their LP/GP session. Some of the key themes I was interested to learn about included:

• Some Super Funds are starting to pivot away from the U.S., with a greater focus on the domestic market
• Direct investments in real assets can give investors influence with social and governance aspects, alongside environmental outcomes
• Investors are increasingly viewing sustainability as additional value
• Some GPs are beginning to integrate real estate and infrastructure teams, largely because of the move into digital infrastructure. However, the LPs cautioned against this, given the different inherent risks and skillsets required.

I was also delighted to pop in and see some of our members while I was down in the Education State. The themes of focus I heard come up time and time again were nature and biodiversity, and physical climate risk/resilience.

REAL Benchmarks Updates

REAL Benchmarks has undergone some exciting updates in the past few months, including:

• The launch of the Building Certifications tab
• The addition of the GRESB top 15% and top 30%, as well as ASHRAE EUI thresholds
• Addition of the count of assets for each GRESB Benchmark displayed
• Optimised Excel and PDF exports

Learn more here or email me to arrange a demo.

This quarter has been full of new beginnings and insights from our partners.

IREI: Green and Steady Wins the Race

In my latest article for Institutional Real Estate Asia Pacific, I shared insights on how institutional investors across APAC are staying the course on sustainability amid global uncertainty.

Read here

Grocery Analytics at Scale

Learn from GRESB Partner and Drinks Sponsor for the Sydney Real Estate Regional Insights event, Bueno, about how they brought lessons from 1,300 Woolworths stores to U.S. retailers.

Read here

2025 Asia Pacific Real Estate Chief Sustainability Officer Survey

From our Global Partner, CBRE, comes the results of their CSO survey, conducted jointly with USGBC.

Read here

Guide to Credibility for Corporate Climate Transition Plans

Worried about ensuring your corporate climate transition plans are credible? Check out this guide from The Climateworks Centre, which offers seven credibility criteria and 31 associated sub-criteria to enhance understanding of what a credible climate transition plan is.

Access it here

Our Homes Weigh a Tonne

This report by GBCA, CEFC, and TSA Riley reveals that the materials and construction of a typical Australian single-family home lock in more carbon than the home will ever emit through daily operation.

Read here

Unlocking Capital: Aligning Asia Pacific Green Building Rating Tools to the ASEAN Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance

This insightful report from World GBC Asia Pacific and OCBC demonstrates how regional green building rating tools align with the ASEAN Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance.

Read here

NZGBC Papers

NZGBC and their partners launched several papers during their Green Property Summit, so here’s a summary:

• Protecting industry, jobs and household budgets as the gas runs out
• Delivering Excellence under Green Star Buildings
• Understanding potential avoided upfront carbon emissions through strengthening of seismically-deficient buildings

GRESB’s Podcast Series The Pulse

GRESB’s podcast series continued this quarter with the following new episodes available to stream:

• Raising the bar: Key updates to the GRESB Building Certification evaluation process
• Inside GRESB for infrastructure: Understanding scoring in 2025
• Mind the gap: Bridging reporting and real performance – GRESB Foundation London
• Backing the benchmark: General Atlantic on GRESB and BeyondNetZero
• ASHRAE Standard 100 in focus – parts 1 and 2
• Driving value through the stable evolution of the Standards: GRESB Foundation Principles explained
• New rules and biodiversity: Diving into the changing landscape for infrastructure

Access all episodes here