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GRESB's Chief Innovation Officer, Chris Pyke, recently joined the ESG in Property podcast with hosts Adam Hinds and Jordan Relfe MRICS, to share his career journey into real estate sustainability and the captivating origin story of GRESB. Chris emphasizes how sustainability reporting can drive financial returns, presenting innovative approaches and case studies that highlight strategies for improving underperforming assets. Tune in to hear more about the evolution and impact of GRESB here: https://lnkd.in/ebzeGGYm #Sustainability #RealEstate #ESGreporting

In the latest episode of The Pulse, we bring you a conversation about the new Customized Peer Groups functionality available to GRESB real estate participants. Join our host Tyler Guthrie, Director, Marketing and Communications, as he speaks with Christina Djambazca, Product Manager, REAL, on how user feedback shaped this feature to enhance participants' insights and the potential role that the functionality might play in GRESB benchmark reports in the future. Check out the trailer below and: 🎧 Listen to the full episode on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dQVHZ8MP 🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/da6fZfug 👓 Follow along on the GRESB website: https://lnkd.in/dRZqmank #ESG #realestate #sustainability

We're pleased to announce that GRESB has joined the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) Forum. Read our news release for more details on GRESB's TNFD Forum membership: https://lnkd.in/ez3SKQ7Y #SustainableInvestments #ESG #TNFD #biodiversity

Fund managers understand that asset-level performance data and benchmarks are crucial for effective decision-making in real estate, but how do we break that down to drive performance?  "Driving Sustainability Performance Through Asset-Level Data" by Parag Cameron-Rastogi (Rastogi), Director Real Asset Analytics at GRESB, in collaboration with BuildingMinds for their informative whitepaper series on "Resilient Real Estate", discusses how relying solely on aggregated portfolio data isn’t enough for decarbonization, and detailed insights into individual assets are necessary for making impactful changes. Additionally, upgrading high-consumption assets can yield much greater energy savings than optimizing those that are already green. GRESB CEO Sebastien Roussotte echoed the paper's conclusions: "Fund managers looking for comprehensive insights into their real estate portfolios understand the critical role asset-level performance data and benchmarks play in driving decision-making. We are pleased to collaborate with BuildingMinds to share perspectives on how managers can approach their portfolios to optimize individual assets and drive positive outcomes, both financially and environmentally." Download the full chapter here: https://lnkd.in/ewmyYW7i And read the Financial Times SustainableViews coverage (paywall) here: https://lnkd.in/eGxKaxGW #RealAssets #SustainableInvestments #Decarbonization

Escalating human activities threaten to destabilize Earth's biophysical systems, risking abrupt and irreversible environmental changes and underscoring the urgent need to address these issues. In our latest insights article, Swasthi Krithivasan, Head of ESG at Conserve Consultants Pvt Ltd., explores the uncanny parallels between our current struggles with biodiversity loss and the 1999 blockbuster "The Matrix." She views this as a cautionary tale, emphasizing the need to integrate biodiversity into financial decision-making and align business strategies with ecological goals to avoid catastrophic outcomes. Discover the full analysis on the real-world parallels of "The Matrix" here: https://lnkd.in/d5s5fKk4 #Biodiversity #RealAssets #Sustainability

Decarbonization - in all its forms - was top of mind at the Information Management Network (IMN) ESG & Decarbonizing Real Estate Forum, held last week in California. A few highlights from GRESB Chief Innovation Officer Chris Pyke: Capital planning and decarbonization pathways: We’re at the start of a revolution. Audette CEO Christopher Naismith described their vision of a decarbonization plan for every building in the US. This is something we need. Performance planning: Realizing this vision is going to require new tools to plan and prioritize retrofit and renovation. This is part of Autocase ’s Carbonsight platform. We need this too! Beyond core: Decarbonizing open-end core funds is not enough. There was lots of talk about long-standing and emerging strategies to engage and transform value and opportunity funds. During a roundtable hosted on these issues with David Hood from Sonen Capital, it was inspiring to see so much agreement on the need and opportunity, along with so much focus on finding solutions to issues including data quality and valuation. There were too many fun conversations to count, but insights were particularly appreciated from Hyon Rah (DWS), Brad A. Molotsky (Duane Morris), Christopher Laughman (Greystar), Isela R. (Bridge Investment Group), Lizzie Adams (Goldman Sachs Asset Management), Alex Spilger (Kennedy Wilson), Daren Moss (Areas Asset Management), Jane Cohen (The Dermot Company), Greg MacKinnon (PREA), Arvin Vohra (Redaptive), and Sara Neff (Lendlease), Leslie Moore (LXP), Bob Simpson (Multifamily Impact Council), Ashley Besic (Building Decarbonization Coalition), and Kelly Soljacich (Moderne Ventures). We are looking forward to seeing our community again in the fall for our GRESB Regional Insight events. For more details, follow this link: https://lnkd.in/eucEjsaA #realassets #decarbonization #ESG

When KLP needed a data partner to help improve their portfolio ceverage and drive strategy towards net-zero emissions, they partnered with Asset Impact. It’s great to see how Asset Impact's bottom-up data and analytics, covering diverse asset classes and 11 climate-critical sectors, helped drive KLP's progress. #AssetImpact #netzero #decarbonization

We’re halfway through July and excited to share the progress on this month's topic: Biodiversity, with great submissions from CMS and Scaler, and a pragmatic ESG overview from Catalyst. Find more here: https://lnkd.in/eZAyaddK Looking ahead, the August focus will be "Sustainable Finance & Energy Transition", a dynamic area considering the strategic allocation of financial resources to support the critical shift from fossil fuels to renewables, and everything in between. Have insights to share on this? Or on Biodiversity? There's still time! Check out our guidelines and submit your article here: https://lnkd.in/eTWqSfwS #biodiversity #realassets #sustainablefinance #energytransition

Our GRESB Inside ESG webinar "Going beyond climate: Biodiversity in focus" is now available on-demand! Held on July 2, the event explored the critical topic of biodiversity and its relevance to the industry. Key takeaways include: 🌱 Understanding your business’ interface with nature 🌱 Considering the value chain when assessing nature-related impact and dependencies 🌱 Investment strategy and review of overall financial flows to target nature-related benefits Thanks to our expert panelists Antonina Ivanova (GRESB), Sarah Welton (GRESB Foundation), Lizzie Adams (Goldman Sachs AM), and Hing Kin Lee (NextEnergy Group) and to all participants for contributing to this emerging and insightful discussion! Access on-demand here: https://lnkd.in/eTZFHu5N #ClimateResilience #RealAssets #SustainableInvestments #Biodiversity

In today's real estate landscape, integrating biodiversity considerations is essential. Biodiversity, crucial for maintaining ecological balance, offers investors a pathway to more resilient and attractive properties. In our latest Insights article, Luc van de Boom, Chief Business Officer at Scaler, discusses how leveraging biodiversity data can enhance property market value. As regulatory pressures increase, ESG data platforms provide vital tools for data collection, analysis, and reporting. Read to discover the benefits of incorporating biodiversity into real state here: https://lnkd.in/ea5Q75gM #SusainableInvestments #RealAssets #Biodiversity