Best Practices: ESG Data Management For Real Estate
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Executive Summary
Table of contents
The rise of ESG reporting spotlights real estate data management challengesDemand for transparent ESG data creates a new reality for real estate teams
Staying on top of mandatory and voluntary reporting requirements is complicated
Delivering high-quality ESG data is a substantial challenge
Best practices for ESG data management in real estate
The role of real estate data in ESG strategies
ESG ambition levels and maturity will shape data management strategy development
Clarifying staff roles and implementing solid processes underpin successful data collection and management
Real estate should level up its tech stack to automate data management processes
Getting ahead of the game with ESG data
Table of figures
Figure 1. Mandatory regulations affecting corporates and real estate firms
Figure 2. Significant national, state and city-level reporting building regulations
Figure 3. Principal voluntary standards, frameworks, tools and benchmarks in real estate
Figure 4. Prominent ESG-related building certifications
Figure 5. Six challenges affecting ESG data quality in real estate
Figure 6. ESG ambition levels dictate strategy development and data requirements
Figure 7. ESG data use cases vary with granularity
Figure 8. Channels for ESG data collection
Figure 9. Mapping out mature and emerging ESG topics within the real estate industry
Organisations mentioned
abrdn, Accruent, AEG, Airthings, Aquicore, Arcadia, Asian Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate Vehicles (ANREV), British Land, Butlr, Cadillac Fairview, CBRE, CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project), ClimateCheck, Colliers, CRREM (Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor), Cushman & Wakefield, Deepki, ECORE (ESG Circle of Real Estate), Empire State Realty Trust, Energy Star, Envizi, EPRA (European Public Real Estate Association), Eptura, European Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate (INREV), EVORA Global, Fairview, Financial Stability Board (FSB), Fitwel, GRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark), Groundsure, Hines, Hongkong Land, IBM, Icade, Infogrid, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation, JLL, JPMorgan Chase, Klépierre, Knight Frank, Landmark Information Group, Measurabl, MRI, NABERS (National Australian Built Environment Rating System), National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), Nuvap, Nuveen Real Estate, Nuvolo, One Click LCA, Planon, Pressac, Relogix, Rigado, Schneider Electric, Schroders, Siemens, Sirius Real Estate, Spacewell, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), Urjanet, US Department of Energy (DOE), US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), WegoWise, WELL, WinnCompanies, ZiggyTecAbout the authors
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