GRESB is the environmental, social and governance (ESG) benchmark for real assets. Working in collaboration with the industry, GRESB assesses and benchmarks the ESG performance of real assets, providing standardized and validated data to the capital markets.
Here is an overview of key dates and activities for the 2020 GRESB Assessment cycle:
| Assessment Engagement and Development | JANUARY | GRESB Portal Development following the Pre-release of the 2020 Real Estate and Infrastructure Assessments |
| FEBRUARY | GRESB Portal Development and industry engagement | |
| MARCH | Release of Real Estate and Infrastructure Assessments & Reference Guides and the Resilience Module | |
| Online GRESB Assessment Training opens | ||
| Assessment Reporting Period | APRIL | April 1: GRESB Portal opens for the 2020 GRESB Assessments |
| Response Checks can be requested | ||
| Online GRESB Assessment Training | ||
| MAY | Response Checks | |
| JUNE | June 1: Deadline to request a Response Check is June 1, 23:59 PDT | |
| Validation starts | ||
| Validation, Scoring and Benchmarking | JULY | July 1: GRESB Portal closes on July 1, 23:59 PDT |
| AUGUST | Validation ends | |
| Scoring and benchmarking | ||
| Review Period | SEPTEMBER | September 1: Launch of preliminary Benchmark Reports |
| Review period | ||
| Assessment Results | OCTOBER | October 1: Launch of the Assessment Results |
| Public results events - all regions | ||
| Structured investor and industry engagement | ||
| Assessment Engagement and Development | NOVEMBER | Structured investor and industry engagemnet |
| Participants provide feedback on Assessment content, products and services | ||
| Aggregation and analysis of feedback | ||
| Start of preparation for the 2021 Assessment cycle | ||
| DECEMBER | Structured investor and industry engagement | |
| GRESB Portal development |