Buyer’s Guide: ESG Data Management And Reporting Software For Real Estate (2024)

Published 29 April 2024 by Ben Readman & Claire Stephens &
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Executive Summary

ESG is now a top-line priority in the real estate sector. Building owners and occupiers are gearing up their data management and reporting processes and policies, as the market shifts towards greater transparency over building sustainability performance. In the wake of this, vendors have developed platforms to support these processes. This report provides real estate stakeholders involved with ESG and sustainability management with an overview of 18 prominent ESG data management and reporting platforms targeted at the real estate sector. The report draws on vendor questionnaires, Verdantix research and publicly available information to assist prospective buyers evaluating software to support their ESG data management and reporting. 

Table of contents

Buyer’s Guide to real estate ESG data management and reporting software
Defining real estate ESG data management and reporting software
Core real estate ESG data management and reporting software functionality
Customizability and product development are key considerations when selecting software
Selection criteria for the 2024 real estate ESG data management and reporting software Buyer’s Guide
Alasco
Build-Apps | PIPP.ai
Conservice ESG
Credible Innovations
Deepki
Etainabl
EVORA Global
IBM
Infogrid/Aquicore
Johnson Controls
Measurabl
myConsole
Position Green
Scaler Global
Schneider Electric Sustainability Business
Siemens Smart Infrastructure
UL Solutions
Velis Real Estate Tech

Table of figures

Figure 1. Core software functionality for real estate ESG data management and reporting software
Figure 2. Triggers for ESG software investment for real estate asset managers
Figure 3. Software selection and RFP process overview 
Figure 4. List of real estate ESG data management and reporting software providers
Figure 5. Alasco: firm overview
Figure 6. Alasco: reporting functionality overview
Figure 7. Build-Apps | PIPP.ai: firm overview
Figure 8. Build-Apps | PIPP.ai: reporting functionality overview
Figure 9. Conservice ESG: firm overview
Figure 10. Conservice ESG: reporting functionality overview
Figure 11. Credible Innovations: firm overview
Figure 12. Credible Innovations: reporting functionality overview
Figure 13. Deepki: firm overview
Figure 14. Deepki: reporting functionality overview
Figure 15. Etainabl: firm overview
Figure 16. Etainabl: reporting functionality overview
Figure 17. EVORA Global: firm overview
Figure 18. EVORA Global: reporting functionality overview
Figure 19. IBM: firm overview
Figure 20. IBM: reporting functionality overview
Figure 21. Infogrid/Aquicore: firm overview
Figure 22. Infogrid/Aquicore: reporting functionality overview
Figure 23. Johnson Controls: firm overview
Figure 24. Johnson Controls: reporting functionality overview
Figure 25. Measurabl: firm overview
Figure 26. Measurabl: reporting functionality overview
Figure 27. myConsole: firm overview
Figure 28. myConsole: reporting functionality overview
Figure 29. Position Green: firm overview
Figure 30. Position Green: reporting functionality overview
Figure 31. Scaler Global: firm overview
Figure 32. Scaler Global: reporting functionality overview
Figure 33. Schneider Electric Sustainability Business: firm overview
Figure 34. Schneider Electric Sustainability Business: reporting functionality overview
Figure 35. Siemens Smart Infrastructure: firm overview
Figure 36. Siemens Smart Infrastructure: reporting functionality overview
Figure 37. UL Solutions: firm overview
Figure 38. UL Solutions: reporting functionality overview
Figure 39. Velis Real Estate Tech: firm overview
Figure 40. Velis Real Estate Tech: reporting functionality overview

Organisations mentioned

3Degrees, A&E Real Estate Holdings, a.s.r real estate, ABM, ACCUMULATA, Alasco, Amazon Web Services (AWS), AmRest, Aquicore, Arc Skoru, Arcadia, Auchan, Autometer, Baxall Construction, Better Buildings Partnership (BBP), BlackRock, Blackstone, BOMA Canada, Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors, Bridge Commercial Real Estate, British Land, Brookfield, Brookfield Canada, Brown University, Build-Apps | PIPP.ai, Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), BuildingMinds, BXP (Boston Properties), Capgemini, CapitaLand, CarloGavazzi, Catella, CBRE, CBRE Investment Management (CBRE IM), CDP, ChatGPT, Choice Properties, Clarion Partners, CLS Holdings, Cognizant, Coherent, CommonWealth Partners, Conservice ESG, Cortland, Credible Innovations, CRIF, Cromwell Properties, CRREM (Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor), Cushman & Wakefield, Deepki, Deetu, Deloitte, Derwent London, DGNB (German Sustainable Building Council), Dorrington, Dream Industrial REIT, Dwellant, ECE, EcoAct, Edmond de Rothschild, Elme Communities, Elogbooks, Energy Safe, Energy Star, Enertiv, EQ Office, Etainabl, European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA), EVORA Global, EY, Fiera Real Estate, Fitwel, Fludia, France Department of Real Estate (DIE), Generali, GHG Protocol, Gleeds, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), GLYNT.AI, GPT, Green Building Council of Australia, Green Star, GRESB, Greystar, Growthpoint Properties, Harrison Street, HCLTech, Heimstaden, Hemsö, Hillwood, Hilton, Hines, Hyatt, IBM, Icade, IFRS Foundation, IMServ Data Vision, Indian Hotels, Infogrid, Infrastructure Sustainability Council, INREV, Institute for Market Transformation (IMT), Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), Investa, IRG Realty Advisors, ISS, Jamestown, Jernhusen, JLL, Johnson Controls (JCI), KKR, Knight Frank, LaSalle Investment Management, Lendlease, LETI, Lincoln Property Company, LivCor, Logicor, LonWorks, Looker, Measurabl, Mestro, Meters UK, Metry, Microsoft, Monnit, Moody’s, Morgan State University, MQTT, MRI Software, Munich Re, myConsole, NABERS, NASDAQ, Naylor Accountancy, NLV, OFFICEFIRST, OPC Foundation, Orsis, Panattoni, Park Hotels & Resorts, Patrizia, Perse, PGIM, Planon, Position Green, Primonial, Prologis, QUANTREFY, Royal Centre Vancouver, S&P Global, Salta Properties, SAP, Savills, Scaler Global, Schneider Electric, Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), SedaiNow, SEGRO, Serco, Siemens, Siemens Smart Infrastructure, Skanska, Snowflake, SoClean, SoftBank, SOLARMAN, Solis, Spacewell, SSE Energy Solutions, Standard Chartered, Stark, Stena Fastigheter, Stoneweg US, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), Swiss Life Asset Managers, Synapsys Solutions, Tango Analytics, Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), The Weather Company, Tishman Speyer, UK Green Building Council (GBC), UL Solutions, UN, Urjanet, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Utopi, Value Match, VALUES Real Estate, Velis Real Estate Tech, VergeSense, Versicherungskammer Bayern, WEglobal, WELL Standard, Wipro, WiredScore, Yardi, Zeigo, Zurich Insurance Group

About the authors

Ben Readman

Industry Analyst
Ben is an Industry Analyst in the Verdantix Smart Buildings practice. His current research agenda focuses on ESG strategies and technologies for real estate, and corporate real estate technology investment strategies. Ben Joined Verdantix in 2021, having previously worked as a researcher at CECAN and as a sustainability officer for the NHS. He holds a Masters in Environmental Strategy from the University of Surrey and a BA in Geography from the University of Birmingham.

Claire Stephens

Research Director, Smart Buildings
Claire Stephens is Research Director of the Smart Buildings team. With 18 years of experience in the sector, Claire is recognized as an expert in industries that make up the built environment, in particular, corporate and commercial real estate, and workplace and sustainability technologies. At Verdantix, Claire will be digging into building technology for building owners, occupiers and investors, focusing on how to support them in reaching their ESG objectives. Prior to her arrival at Verdantix, Claire launched Asia’s first corporate real estate, green building and building technology publications. She has also delivered full lifecycle real estate consultancy services covering a broad range of asset types in industries including financial services, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, technology, consumer goods, media, retail and hospitality.

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