ESG Reporting

ESG reporting in the real estate industry: How to eliminate endless spreadsheets and avoid greenwashing

Navigating ESG conversations to improve long-term business outcomes

A proven blueprint: From ESG 1.0 to 2.0

Our industry is engaged in an important dialogue to improve sustainability through ESG transparency and industry collaboration. This article is a contribution to this larger conversation and does not necessarily reflect GRESB’s position. ESG 1.0 In the context of this article, ESG 1.0 is benchmarking at the portfolio scale. Many US cities, like New York, […]

Infrastructure Investor Global Summit 2022

Four members of GRESB’s infrastructure team attended the summit, lending their insights and expertise across a range of panels as moderators and speakers. In case you weren’t able to attend or just want a quick recap, we’ve compiled their impressions below.

Health plays a critical role in ESG measurement

By aligning on a common set of metrics, the industry can commit to validating both the health and financial outcomes of ESG investments within the built environment.

Trends & challenges with standardizing Corporate ESG Disclosures

Despite lingering questions about ESG reporting, movements in the market are signalling the eventual formation of a ‘universal’ ESG reporting standard.

Regulatory Landscape

The regulatory landscape surrounding climate change and Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) issues remains in a constant state of evolution. It will be necessary for organizations going forward to remain agile in their ability to conform and adapt to the ever-changing regulatory environment and ensure that climate-related legislation reviews are a routine part of an organization’s operations.

ESG Metrics in Real Estate

“You can’t manage what you don’t measure.” Most sustainability professionals have heard this adage enough times to repeat it in our sleep (and possibly elicit an eye roll). Still, the unfortunate truth is that the “measure” part of the equation is often easier said than done.

In plain English: GRESB

With the environmental impact of real estate now increasingly important to investors, frameworks are evolving to help evaluate and improve the sustainability performance of assets. For example, GRESB (formerly the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark) is an internationally recognised benchmark assessing the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance of property.

6 Ways business can align with SDGs and make an impact

For many companies, aligning with SDGs is the next big way to make a positive impact as an organization and attract investment dollars from increasingly climate-active investors.