Along with People and Technology, our commitment to Sustainability is a fundamental pillar of strategy to create workplaces for Tomorrow’s World.
We put Sustainability at the heart of our purpose as a business, providing spaces that deeply consider our responsibility for the environment, society and people’s wellbeing.
Net Zero Carbon by 2030, through a combination of energy efficiency, renewables, and where necessary offsets.
A minimum of BREEAM Excellent or local equivalent operational certification across all of our properties.
Targeting the highest levels of Sustainability performance for all new constructions and major renovations.
Office sector strategies to achieve 5-star performance1 in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark.
A focus on delivering highly sustainable tenant spaces.
Stimulating supply chain innovation, supporting upskilling and playing a leading role in market transformation.
We value your ideas in helping us make a positive impact to the world and we are committed to empowering the people within our communities to contribute to lasting impactful change.
We believe a partnership approach is essential in achieving impactful ESG results which will benefit all. Effective engagement with our customers is a key part of delivering positive outcomes, particularly in terms of energy consumption savings, and we therefore set up Green Committees2 across our European platform.
We recognise that our business practices and management activities have an impact on occupiers of our properties and the local communities around. We believe in a place-based approach that understands and meets local needs. Thanks to real estate aligned activities, and by developing proactive relationships with our communities together with impactful partnerships, we seek to affect positive changes and raise people’s quality of life.
1The GRESB Rating is based on the GRESB Score and its quintile position relative to all participants in the GRESB Assessment, with annual calibration of the model. If the entity is placed in the top quintile, it will be a GRESB 5 Star rated entity; if it ranks in the bottom quintile, it will be a GRESB 1 Star rated entity, etc.
2Green Committee established on an asset-by-asset basis, and run independently to best suite the needs of the particular location.