The document reports on the 2018 results of the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) assessment, which evaluated 903 real estate entities across 64 countries representing 79,000 assets valued at $3.5 trillion. It provides data on sustainability performance trends for different regions and property types, showing that listed real estate entities and those in Australia and the Netherlands continue to lead, while office and residential properties have the highest rates of energy and water reporting. The assessment is positioned as providing investors with standardized sustainability intelligence and analytics to enhance decision making around their real estate portfolios.
2. Enhance and protect shareholder
value by assessing and empowering
sustainability practices in the real
asset sector
2
Sustainable Real Assets
3. GRESB is a collaborative ESG Data Platform
Efficient, standardized and powerful sustainability intelligence
INSTITUTIONAL
INVESTORS GRESB ASSESSMENT
FUND MANAGERS
LISTED COMPANIES
ASSET OPERATORS
I N V E S T O R
P E R S P E C T I V E
E S G A N A L Y T I C S
E S G A N A L Y T I C S
E S G P E R F O R M A N C E
D A T A
Investors get an aggregated sustainability view of their
portfolios. Engagement impact is increased through
harmonization, aggregation, and benchmarking
Participants fill out one questionnaire for multiple
investors and get direct and relevant feedback
from line-by-line benchmarking tool
17. Performance assessments based on
reliable data
Healthy
Resilient
Efficient
Sustainable Real Assets
Connected
Healthy
Resilient
Efficient
Certified
Business continuity
Positive social
impact
Green lease
AccessibleMonitored
24. Efficient
79,388 total assets
49,910 reported at asset level
74% of total entities
53 countries
834.3 million sqm
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
85%
62%
71%
57%
41%
49%
29%
Total Assets
Reported at asset level
Industrial
Residential
Office
Retail
Healthcare
Hotel
Other
33. Panel Q&A
Moderator: Maaike Hof, Senior Fund Manager, International
Real Estate, MN
• Guus Berkhout, Fund
Manager Triodos Vastgoedfonds, Triodos
• Lizzy Butink, Duurzaamheidsmanager, ASR
• Marco Mosselman, Fund Manager, Syntrus Achmea Real
Estate & Finance
• Nathalie van Toren, Senior Advisor Responsible
Investment, NN