GRESB is a mission-driven and industry-led organization that provides actionable and transparent environmental, social and governance (ESG) data to financial markets. We collect, validate, score and benchmark ESG data to provide business intelligence, engagement tools and regulatory reporting solutions for investors, asset managers and the wider industry.
Vision and mission
Our vision:
An investment industry that plays a central role in creating a sustainable world
Our mission:
To provide financial markets with actionable insights, ESG data and benchmarks
How we work
GRESB provides a consistent framework to measure the ESG performance of individual assets and portfolios based on self-reported data. Performance assessments are guided by what investors and the wider industries consider to be material issues, and they are aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Climate Agreement and major international reporting frameworks.
Data reported to the GRESB Assessments are validated by a third party and scored before being used to generate the following ESG benchmarks for the industry:
- Real Estate Benchmark
- Real Estate Development Benchmark
- Infrastructure Fund Benchmark
- Infrastructure Asset Benchmark
Who we are
Created in 2009, GRESB is the global ESG benchmark for financial markets. In 2021, GRESB BV – a benefit corporation – began the process of establishing an independent, not-for-profit GRESB Foundation to own and govern the standards upon which GRESB Assessments are based.
GRESB Foundation
The owner of the standards upon which assessments are based, the GRESB Foundation will be composed of a foundation board drawn from investors as well as advisory boards, benchmark committees and working groups consisting of investors, managers and industry partners.
GRESB BV
A benefit corporation currently seeking formal B Corporation certification, GRESB BV is responsible for administering the assessments, providing the benchmarks, developing new solutions and supporting GRESB members. GRESB BV is owned by Summit Partners.
Industry Working Groups
As a member-led organization, GRESB is committed to listening to and working closely with the industries it serves. Throughout the year, industry working groups examine specific topics relevant to the GRESB standards, assessments, benchmarks and related services to ensure they are reflective of industry needs.
Our Governance
Following GRESB’s change in ownership, the role of the existing Real Estate and Infrastructure Advisory Boards and Benchmark Committees (renamed Standards Boards and Standards Committees) will be formalized under the governance of the GRESB Foundation and will continue to oversee the development and maintenance of GRESB Standards.
GRESB BV will continue to be responsible for administering the GRESB Assessments, providing the benchmarks, promoting widespread adoption of the GRESB Standards and supporting investor and participant members.
GRESB BV will become a benefit corporation and seek formal B-Corp certification, in order to build accountability for its mission into its legal structure and to protect this accountability over the long term.
GRESB Foundation Committees
The current Real Estate & Infrastructure Advisory Board will continue to provide strategic advice and input for the GRESB 2021 Assessments until the new Foundation Committees are established.
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The Real Estate Advisory Board consists of voluntary, individual representatives of GRESB Investor Members and Industry Partners. The Advisory Board provides strategic advice and input to GRESB regarding its products and services related to the Real Estate Assessment.
Dan Grandage Aberdeen Standard Investments Derk Welling APG Asset Management Helena Olin AP2 Kathleen Mitzschke LaSalle Global Partner Solutions Rina Lessing CalPERS Masato Kaizaki Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) Hassan Sabir European Real Estate Association (EPRA) Jorge Chapa Green Building Council of Australia Rob Simpson Ivanhoé Cambridge Peter van den Tol Mn Services (Listed) Christopher Wright Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) Marieke van Kamp NN Group Olivia Muir UBS Global Real Estate (Multi-Manager) Jane Wakiwaka The Crown Estate -
The Infrastructure Advisory Board consists of voluntary, individual representatives of GRESB Investor Members and Industry Partners. The Advisory Board provides strategic advice and input to GRESB regarding its products and services related to the Infrastructure Assessment.
Alison Schneider Alberta Investment Management Corporation Adam Kirkman AMP Capital Cameron Talbot-Stern APG Asset Management N.V Susanne Røge Lund ATP Group Edward Dixon Aviva Investors Joel Posters Future Fund Vincent Cassagne Vauban Infrastructure Partners Tomas Dauden Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (OTPP) Nomination of representative pending Pension Danmark Brenda Kramer PGGM Vermogensbeheer B.V. Marketa Ostadalova (maternity cover for Fanny Bourdais de Charbonnier) The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Morgan Angus Townsend Holdings LLC David Russell USS -
The Real Estate Regional Benchmark Committees consists of voluntary individual representatives of GRESB Members and Partners. The Committees give commercial and technical input to GRESB regarding the content of the GRESB Assessments, other infrastructure products and services and on GRESB’s relationship with the global, and regional real estate sector.
Europe Benchmark Committee Rudy Verstappen Altera Vastgoed Maximilian Kufer AXA IM Real Assets Katherine Sherwin BlackRock Real Assets James Fisher BRE Global Limited Sam Carson Carbon Credentials Fillip Elland Castellum Abigail Dean Nuveen Alexander Flueck Swiss Life Asset Managers Jane Wakiwaka The Crown Estate Clement Jeannin Unibail Rodamco Anna Denell Vasakronan Paul Stepan Verco Advisory Services Limited North America Benchmark Committee Anne Peck AEW Anna Murray Bentall Kennedy Karen Mahrous Codegreen Jessica Elengical Deutsche Wealth and Asset Management Rob Simpson Ivanhoé Cambridge Deborah Cloutier RE Tech Advisors Mychele Lord LORD Green Real Estate Strategies Ethan Gilbert Prologis Chris Maddern Schneider Electric Karen Jalon The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited Wayne Zorger UBS Global Real Estate Brenna Walraven USAA Real Estate Company Daniele Horton Verdani LLC Dan Egan Vornado Realty Trust Asia Benchmark Committee Robert McMickan Aberdeen Asset Management Amélie Delaunay ANREV Benjamin McCarron ARE Wincel Kaufman Blackrock Real Assets Nina James Blackstone Peng Er Foo CapitaLand Jessica Feng CBRE Advisors James Lee Chongbang Esther An City Developments Limited Ryuichi Horie CSR Design Green Investment Advisory, Co., Ltd. Hideki Kobayashi Mitsubishi Estate Co. Mark Cameron JLL Tom Miller LaSalle Investment Management Calvin Kwan Link REIT Raymond Yau Swire Properties Australia Benchmark Committee Chris Nunn AMP Capital Danny DeSousa Brookfield Office Properties, Inc Margot Black Investa Rob Sims DEXUS Property Group Dave Solsky Envizi Marine Calmettes Frasers Property Australia James Vesper Goodman Group Jorge Chapa Green Building Council of Australia Nina James Investa Alicia Maynard ISPT Chewy Chang Lendlease Claire Berecry NABERS (The New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage) Francesca Muskovic Property Council of Australia (PCA) Amy Hogan Stockland Ben Thomas The GPT Group Matea Cehovin Vicinity Centres -
The Infrastructure Regional Benchmark Committees consists of voluntary individual representatives of GRESB Members and Partners. The Committees give commercial and technical input to GRESB regarding the content of the GRESB Assessments, other infrastructure products and services and on GRESB’s relationship with the global, and regional infrastructure sector.
Europe Benchmark Committee Neil Krawitz Arcus Allister Sykes Asper Katherine Sherwin Blackrock Aurélien Roelens Cube Infrastructure Managers Dan Wells Foresight Group Yan Shi GIC Gioia Torresi Hermes Mary Nicholson MIRA/Macquarie Christine Sobieski Ørsted Mike Eady University Partnership Programme Anne-Noëlle Le Gal Vantage Lucinda Hearth Deutsche Bank Asset Management Ian Nicholson BRE(CEEQUAL) Francois Bergere LTIIA Sabine Chalopin Denham Capital North America Benchmark Committee Tricia Burnell Alinda Amanda Wallace JPMorgan Asset Management Adina Schwartz Morgan Stanley Josh Nothwang WSP Tony Pringle Quinn & Partners Anastasiia Bessonova QIC Anthony Gordon AVAIO Capital Ltd Asia Benchmark Committee Joss Woodhead GIC Ryuichi Horie CSR Design Australia Benchmark Committee Leigh Gapp Adelaide Airport Limited Jon Collinge Morrison & Co