GRESB

Building certifications: How to impose an expiration date

Discover how GRESB’s 2024 Real Estate Standard amendments impact the relevance of green building certifications over time, covering design, operational, and interior certifications, and their effect on GRESB assessment scoring.

The interplay between GRESB and IFRS S2 in real estate sustainability 

As stakeholders demand for standardized, transparent reporting to understand company sustainability performance increases, global frameworks such as the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and GRESB are leading the way.

Unlocking potential: The rise of value-added and opportunistic funds in the GRESB Real Estate Benchmark

How to prepare for a successful reporting period

A step-by-step guide to successfully completing your GRESB Assessment Table of contents: 1. Review our core Assessment documents Over the years, GRESB has developed a wealth of resources meant to support all entities in their reporting efforts to our Assessments, most of which are updated on a yearly basis. In the spirit of transparency and […]

The top 10 questions about GRESB, answered

As sustainability reporting becomes more critical for the real assets industry, GRESB has emerged as a valuable tool for assessing sustainability performance. However, the GRESB reporting process can be time-consuming and complex for some users, especially for first-time participants, occasionally leading to questions among participants. Through the GRESB Helpdesk, we have received a number of […]

GRESB Participant Q&A: Ventient Energy

Ventient Energy, an independent generator of renewable energy in Europe, scored 100 in the Infrastructure Asset Assessment in 2022. We recently talked to Holly Backhurst, ESG Manager at Ventient Energy, to understand what it means to achieve top marks and to discuss how the infrastructure benchmark must continue to stretch and evolve to effectively assess […]

A closer look at the ESG performance of GRESB first-year real estate participants

Each year, GRESB assesses and benchmarks the ESG performance of thousands of real estate companies and funds worldwide, providing timely insights into ESG-related risks and opportunities. With every new reporting cycle recording an increase in participation and a growing number of first-year participants, it is crucial to gain deeper insights into the performance of new […]

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.