GRESB was thrilled to take part in the 2025 edition of MIPIM, held in Cannes, France, where global real estate leaders gathered for a week of insightful discussions, networking, and recognition of sustainability excellence.
This year, GRESB partnered with the Global ESG Awards, hosted by the EUBIN and sponsored by RICS, MIPIM and Deepki, celebrating organizations leading sustainability efforts across the real estate and construction industries.
Represented by Mathilde Petriat, Chief Customer Success Officer; Katy Aylward, Director of the Partners Program; and Younes Guemouri, Head of EMEA, GRESB recognized 2024 GRESB Sector Leaders on stage for their outstanding leadership in sustainability and their commitment to driving innovation and resilience in the built environment.
Mathilde also joined a panel on “Mastering Net Zero: Advancing the Impact of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard” during the main conference, highlighting the power of cross-sector collaboration in accelerating net-zero adoption.
A night of recognition and inspiration
The evening began with a dynamic program featuring influential figures from the sustainability landscape, including Caroline Tailleferd from Deepki, Susanne Eickermann-Riepe from RICS, and Mathilde Petriat from GRESB. They set the tone for a night of reflection and anticipation, emphasizing the crucial role of sustainability in shaping the future of the real estate sector.
Caroline Tailleferd shared:
“Amid economic challenges and growing investor pressure, the real estate sector must balance decarbonization and building adaptation with swift, pragmatic decision-making. Embracing ESG principles is essential for long-term value. Through innovation and best practices, award nominees are transforming businesses, integrating sustainability, compliance, and social impact into every strategy—turning challenges into opportunities for a more sustainable, profitable future.”
Celebrating GRESB Partners & introducing a new partner offering
During the awards, Katy Aylward took the stage to recognize GRESB Partners worldwide and their stewardship in advancing sustainability in the built environment. Showcasing a global network of over 130 partner organizations and more than 50 industry supporters, Katy emphasized the vital role of GRESB Partners in how GRESB delivers on its mission.
Katy also announced the launch of a new partner offering: GRESB Solution Provider. This new partner offering is designed as a distinct partner category for companies delivering specialized products and services outside the GRESB Assessment process. The new category reflects GRESB’s ongoing commitment to helping managers identify high-impact tools and solutions that drive measurable sustainability outcomes.
“The GRESB Partners Program brings together a global network of commercial organizations and industry bodies […] deeply committed to increasing transparency, strengthening data integrity, and driving continuous improvement in ESG performance metrics. Through this growing partner network, we’re not just measuring progress—we are enabling it, moving the industry forward while supporting long-term value creation and enhancement across real assets.“
2024 GRESB Sector Leaders awards
As a partner in the Global ESG Awards, GRESB played a key role in recognizing and celebrating the best in the real estate industry. Through its leadership in sustainability benchmarking, GRESB continues to guide the real estate sector toward growth—fostering collaboration, transparency, and measurable progress in efficiency, resilience, and sustainability.
During the evening, Mathilde Petriat and Katy Aylward took the stage to recognize attending GRESB Sector Leaders at MIPIM, honoring their exceptional commitment to sustainability excellence and their leadership in advancing innovation, efficiency, and resilience in the real estate sector.
Highlights of GRESB Sector Leaders awards include:
AXA Investment Managers Alts – Laurent Lavergne, Global Head of Sustainability
“We are delighted to be recognized as a Sector Leader for three of our real estate funds. This recognition highlights our focus on integration of ESG as an integral part of the delivery of long-term financial returns across our entire portfolio.”
Sponda – Pirkko Airaksinen, Head of ESG
“We are proud that our sustainability efforts have been recognized by GRESB as a Global Sector Leader in both the Standing Investment and Development Benchmarks. GRESB guides our operations toward a more sustainable future, and this recognition highlights our commitment to integrating ESG at the highest level in everything we do.
Sustainability is a shared effort—real progress comes from setting common goals, implementing concrete actions, and working together to achieve them. By developing new sustainability practices and inspiring our stakeholders to embrace more sustainable ways of working, we strive to drive the industry forward.”
Vesteda – Astrid Schlüter, CEO
“Our entire organization feels immense pride in this wonderful recognition of our strategy-based commitment and investment in sustainability.”
Organizations present at MIPIM with funds recognized as 2024 GRESB Sector Leaders:
- Atenor SA – Julie Willem
Atenor SA - AXA Investment Managers Alts – Laurent Lavergne
AXA Logistics Europe Fund
AXA Residential Europe Fund
US Core Industrial Portfolio - Bouwinvest – Bas Jochims
Bouwinvest Dutch Institutional Hotel Fund N.V. - CBRE Investment Management – Karel Zeman
CBRE European Shopping Centre Fund II
CBRE UK Property Fund - COIMA – Matteo Ravà
COIMA ESG City Impact Fund
COIMA Lampugnano Regeneration Fund - Harrison Street – Ben Chittick
Canada Alternative Fund - Hines – Daniel Chang
BVK Highstreet Retail Europe Immobilien fonds
Hines European Core Fund
Hines European Property Partners
Hines European Real Estate Partners III
Hines European Value Fund 2
- Howard Hughes Holdings – Gautami Palank
Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. - Irish Life Investment Managers – Deirdre Hayes
Irish Life Pension Fund - Nuveen Real Estate – Abigail Dean
Central London Office Fund
Cityhold Office Partnership
Enhanced Real Estate Series Europe II – European Value Add
St James Quarter
Tokyo Multi Family Partnership - Sponda Ltd. – Christian Hohenthal
Sponda Ltd. - Vesteda – Astrid Schlüter
Vesteda Investment Management B.V. - UBS Asset Management – Ellie Junod
UBS (CH) Property Fund – Direct Urban
UBS (D) German Logistics Property
UK Life Sciences Property Unit Trust
Global ESG Award winners:
Compliancy Award: SINGU
EcoBalance Award: Sunday Power
Aqua Biodiversity Award: NL Greenlabel
Resource Excellence Award: Modulina Straw Panels
CommuniCare Impact Award: Hoplr
ESG Leadership Award: Robbie Epsom – CBRE Investment Management
GRESB would like to extend its gratitude to Industry Supporter EUBIN and its co-chair Wouter Truffino and MIPIM, RICS, and Deepki for their partnership in honoring sustainability leaders.
If you missed the ceremony at the MIPIM, you can watch it here.
GRESB at MIPIM 2025 Gallery
