The document summarizes the 2018 results of the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB). It reports that in 2018, GRESB assessed 75 funds, up 17% from the previous year, and 280 assets, up 75%. The funds and assets spanned 62 countries and 24 sectors, with total assets under management of over $500 billion. It also provided details on improvements in GRESB scores for both funds and assessed assets, with funds showing stronger sustainable investment objectives but room for improvement in disclosing sustainability performance at the asset level. Top-performing sectors and firms were recognized.
The document summarizes the results of the 2018 GRESB assessments. It reports that in 2018 there were 75 funds assessed, up 17% from the previous year, and 280 assets assessed, up 75%. The funds and assets spanned 62 countries and 24 sectors, with a total value of over $100 billion for the funds and $500 billion for the assets. On average, funds improved their scores across 11 indicators in the fund assessment related to sustainable investment objectives. However, funds did not improve as much in getting their underlying assets to report data. The average asset score improved slightly but there is still room for improvement in areas like performance targets and reporting on ESG metrics.
2018 GRESB Real Estate & Infrastructure Results | TorontoGRESB
September 24th, 2018
Hosted by GRESB Member Oxford Properties and in partnership with GRESB Industry Partners CaGBC and REALPAC, with support from NAREIT and PREA.
This document discusses GRESB, an organization that provides ESG assessments, analytics, and data for real estate and infrastructure investments. It notes that in 2020, GRESB assessed over 1,000 property companies and funds worth over $4.1 trillion in assets. The document also summarizes some of GRESB's key impacts and findings regarding reducing energy/water consumption and emissions in its assessed properties over 10 years, as well as its coverage of various regions and property types.
GRESB assesses and benchmarks the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance of real asset investments, providing standardized and validated ESG data to capital markets. It has been assessing the ESG performance of property companies, fund managers, developers, and infrastructure assets and portfolios for 10 years. GRESB represents over $4 trillion in real asset value, with over 100 investor members representing more than $22 trillion in assets.
The document summarizes the 2017 GRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark) results for the Asia Pacific region. Key points include: increased focus on ESG (environmental, social, and governance) issues among infrastructure investors and fund managers; 191 infrastructure assets and 46 funds participated in this year's GRESB assessment; and the global average score for assets was 43 and for funds was 51 out of 100.
GRESB assesses and benchmarks the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance of real asset investments worldwide. It provides standardized and validated ESG data to help investors measure and compare the sustainability performance of real asset investments. Over the past 10 years, GRESB has experienced significant growth in the number of participating funds, assets, and investors in its annual assessment. In 2019 alone, it benchmarked over $471 billion in assets.
2017 GRESB Real Estate Results presentation, presented on 18 October in Hamburg, hosted by Union Investment, and in partnership with ES EnviroSustain
Sides 42-47: Prof. dr. Timo Busch
Sides 51-72: ES EnviroSustain
2018 GRESB Real Estate and Infrastructure Results | VancouverGRESB
The document provides a summary of GRESB's 2018 results for sustainable real assets. Some key points:
- GRESB assesses the ESG performance of over 900 real asset entities, including funds and assets, across 64 countries totaling $3.5 trillion in value.
- Participation in GRESB assessments continues to grow each year, with more infrastructure assets and funds participating in 2018.
- Canadian entities and assets achieved some of the highest GRESB scores globally in 2018.
The document summarizes the results of the 2018 GRESB assessments. It reports that in 2018 there were 75 funds assessed, up 17% from the previous year, and 280 assets assessed, up 75%. The funds and assets spanned 62 countries and 24 sectors, with a total value of over $100 billion for the funds and $500 billion for the assets. On average, funds improved their scores across 11 indicators in the fund assessment related to sustainable investment objectives. However, funds did not improve as much in getting their underlying assets to report data. The average asset score improved slightly but there is still room for improvement in areas like performance targets and reporting on ESG metrics.
2018 GRESB Real Estate & Infrastructure Results | TorontoGRESB
September 24th, 2018
Hosted by GRESB Member Oxford Properties and in partnership with GRESB Industry Partners CaGBC and REALPAC, with support from NAREIT and PREA.
This document discusses GRESB, an organization that provides ESG assessments, analytics, and data for real estate and infrastructure investments. It notes that in 2020, GRESB assessed over 1,000 property companies and funds worth over $4.1 trillion in assets. The document also summarizes some of GRESB's key impacts and findings regarding reducing energy/water consumption and emissions in its assessed properties over 10 years, as well as its coverage of various regions and property types.
GRESB assesses and benchmarks the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance of real asset investments, providing standardized and validated ESG data to capital markets. It has been assessing the ESG performance of property companies, fund managers, developers, and infrastructure assets and portfolios for 10 years. GRESB represents over $4 trillion in real asset value, with over 100 investor members representing more than $22 trillion in assets.
The document summarizes the 2017 GRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark) results for the Asia Pacific region. Key points include: increased focus on ESG (environmental, social, and governance) issues among infrastructure investors and fund managers; 191 infrastructure assets and 46 funds participated in this year's GRESB assessment; and the global average score for assets was 43 and for funds was 51 out of 100.
GRESB assesses and benchmarks the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance of real asset investments worldwide. It provides standardized and validated ESG data to help investors measure and compare the sustainability performance of real asset investments. Over the past 10 years, GRESB has experienced significant growth in the number of participating funds, assets, and investors in its annual assessment. In 2019 alone, it benchmarked over $471 billion in assets.
2017 GRESB Real Estate Results presentation, presented on 18 October in Hamburg, hosted by Union Investment, and in partnership with ES EnviroSustain
Sides 42-47: Prof. dr. Timo Busch
Sides 51-72: ES EnviroSustain
2018 GRESB Real Estate and Infrastructure Results | VancouverGRESB
The document provides a summary of GRESB's 2018 results for sustainable real assets. Some key points:
- GRESB assesses the ESG performance of over 900 real asset entities, including funds and assets, across 64 countries totaling $3.5 trillion in value.
- Participation in GRESB assessments continues to grow each year, with more infrastructure assets and funds participating in 2018.
- Canadian entities and assets achieved some of the highest GRESB scores globally in 2018.
GRESB assesses and benchmarks the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance of real asset investments, providing standardized data to capital markets. In 2019, GRESB assessed 107 infrastructure funds representing over $471 billion in assets and 393 individual infrastructure assets. GRESB represents over $4 trillion in real asset value after 10 years of growth in participants and investors. The presentation discussed GRESB's assessments, 2019 results, and focus areas for 2020 like industry alignment and sustainable investment strategies.
The document discusses the 2017 GRESB results. It provides an overview of key findings from the GRESB assessments of funds and assets. Some of the main results highlighted include the average GRESB score for funds being 51 and for assets being 43. It also shows growth in ESG disclosure practices and integration of environmental issues by funds and assets. The document encourages participation in GRESB assessments and lists some reasons why investors and managers participate, such as using GRESB data in investment processes and considering managers prepared to meet ESG requirements.
This document summarizes an event hosted by GRESB to discuss ESG performance data and trends in infrastructure. The agenda included presentations on GRESB infrastructure assessment results, evolving ESG standards in the EU, climate change disclosure and decarbonization targets, acute risk mitigation and business resilience. There were also panel discussions on converging ESG regulations and standards, resilience measurement, and impacts of COVID-19. The document provides information on participation in GRESB assessments by region and sector and an overview of scores and performance targets. Proposed changes for 2021 include improvements to scoring components and indicators.
GRESB Infrastructure Results North America 2021GRESB
On November 23rd we hosted the 2021 GRESB Infrastructure Results, where we provides insights into the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance of infrastructure portfolios in North America! Moderated by Quinn & Partners and GRESB’s Head of Americas, Dan Winters, we have a panel of GRESB veterans who explored what their ‘top 10 GRESB lessons’ are regarding ESG, reporting and beyond.
2017 GRESB Real Estate Results presentation for Asia, presented on 28 September in Hong Kong, in partnership with ANREV and hosted by Macquarie Capital
This document provides an agenda and overview for a GRESB Infrastructure event. The agenda includes welcome remarks, a discussion on 2020 GRESB Infrastructure results, a panel discussion on topics like decarbonization and COVID impacts, and highlights of sector leaders and most improved participants. Sections also provide details on GRESB assessments, 5 years of infrastructure participation trends, regional and sector scores, performance reporting, and proposed changes for 2021 like a new resilience module. The event will focus on key ESG and sustainability issues for infrastructure investors and assets.
Preparing for GRESB Portal Opening - March 2020GRESB
This document provides information about GRESB's preparations for the 2020 assessment year. It discusses the strong momentum around ESG in early 2020 at industry conferences. It then addresses the unexpected impact of COVID-19 and outlines actions GRESB has taken in response, including moving all global trainings to an online format and establishing bi-weekly status checks going forward. The document also reassures participants that the 2020 GRESB portal is on track to open on April 1 while the IT team ensures all systems are functioning properly given the remote work situation.
This document outlines Carlisle White's presentation on CIP's approach to ESG data and reporting at the 2019 GRESB Results Event in Copenhagen. It discusses how CIP uses ESG data throughout its investment process, from screening opportunities to asset management. CIP works with various types of environmental, social, and governance data. The document also provides the example of how CIP used noise monitoring data and engagement to improve environmental performance at its Veja Mate offshore wind farm project. CIP has begun developing internal ESG dashboards and became a GRESB member in 2019 to learn best practices and connect with peers.
2017 GRESB Real Estate Results presentation for Canada, presented on 5 October in Toronto, hosted by Oxford Properties, with Industry Partners REALPAC and CaGBC, and sponsored by GRESB Global Partner Delos
Slide 36: WSP
Slide 45: Delos
Side 72: Quinn & Partners
The document discusses sustainability performance assessment of infrastructure funds and assets. It notes that the GRESB Infrastructure assessment evaluates funds and assets based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) indicators across different aspects, with the highest weight given to performance indicators for areas like energy, carbon, water, and waste. The assessment involves a quality control process for investment-grade data. GRESB coverage in 2016 included over 50 funds, 134 assets, and 53 countries. Fund and asset scores are presented across different indicators and aspects. Areas for further improvement are also highlighted.
2017 GRESB Real Estate Results presentation for Asia, presented on 21 September in Singapore, hosted by Inogen Environmental Alliance and Frasers Property
The document provides an overview of key statistics and results from GRESB 2020. Participation in GRESB increased by 22% worldwide and 24% in Europe, with over 1,200 participants representing $4.8 trillion in assets. The 2020 assessment included changes such as removing some indicators, reweighting components, adding new indicators on health/well-being and grievance mechanisms, and led to net ESG improvements. Going forward, GRESB aims to strengthen governance, increase industry collaboration, define performance metrics, and integrate climate risk and resilience into future assessments.
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.
World Business Council for Sustainable DevelopmentOECD CFE
This document discusses circular metrics for businesses. It shows that the top reasons for businesses to measure circularity are to drive business performance/strategy and justify achievements. The primary target audiences for circular metrics are top management, employees, and customers. The document promotes downloading a circular metrics landscape analysis report from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development website that analyzes different circular metrics for businesses.
Real Estate and Sustainable Finance | BrusselsGRESB
GRESB is a collaborative ESG data platform that assesses and benchmarks the sustainability performance of real assets including real estate portfolios. In 2018, GRESB assessed 903 entities across 64 countries representing 79,000 assets valued at $3.5 trillion. GRESB provides investors with an aggregated view of the sustainability of their portfolios to inform engagement and decision making. Participants receive benchmarking and analytics to identify opportunities to improve sustainability performance and business practices. Listed real estate portfolios continue to outperform private real estate portfolios in overall sustainability scores according to GRESB's 2018 results.
Carbon Footprint in Real Estate and InfrastructureGRESB
On February 23rd we learned about the carbon footprint of the real estate and infrastructure industries, with a focus on operational and embodied carbon.
Analytics from the 2021 GRESB Assessment were presented and we discussed where the industry is now and where we have to go.
This webinar was hosted in partnership with GRESB Partner Envint, and is supported by Industry Partner APREA, a not-for-profit industry association that is a passport to property investment opportunities in AsiaPac.
This document outlines the agenda for GRESB's 2020 EMEA Real Estate Results Event. The event will include discussions on GRESB results and trends, panels on collecting asset-level ESG data and the role of technology, and a presentation on the EU's new sustainability disclosure regulation for financial market participants. There will also be discussions on next steps for GRESB, including improving data quality, benchmarking performance outcomes, and increasing industry collaboration to address issues like measuring the impact of COVID-19 on buildings. The event aims to provide insights for real estate industry leaders on sustainability trends and regulatory requirements.
TCFD Demo Webinar March 10 Asia, Europe & North AmericaGRESB
This document provides an overview of the GRESB TCFD Alignment Report, which helps organizations assess how aligned their climate-related processes and disclosures are with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations. The report analyzes existing data from GRESB Assessments to evaluate alignment, identify gaps, benchmark performance against peers, and provide guidance to improve TCFD reporting. It offers insights like a scorecard on core element alignment and climate risk process focus to help organizations strengthen reporting and engagement with stakeholders on climate issues. Pricing and launch details are provided.
The document discusses the results of the 2018 GRESB assessments. It notes that in 2018, there were 75 funds assessed (+17% from previous year) managing $100 billion+ in assets, and 280 assets assessed (+75%) across 62 countries and 24 sectors totaling $500 billion+ in assets. Fund and asset scores improved across most indicators compared to previous years. It also discusses plans to further enhance the assessments going forward to better capture ESG performance.
Refinitiv enables tailored integration of ESG into the research, investment vehicle creation, and investment management processes through audible, standardized data across all Environmental, Social and Governance pillars, transparent and customizable rating mechanism, and regularly updating controversies. Refinitiv provides a wide range of concorded historic and forward looking fundamental and pricing data, and value-add index calculation services supporting thematic investments. Refinitiv aims to be the next step in ESG Integration.
GRESB assesses and benchmarks the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance of real asset investments, providing standardized data to capital markets. In 2019, GRESB assessed 107 infrastructure funds representing over $471 billion in assets and 393 individual infrastructure assets. GRESB represents over $4 trillion in real asset value after 10 years of growth in participants and investors. The presentation discussed GRESB's assessments, 2019 results, and focus areas for 2020 like industry alignment and sustainable investment strategies.
The document discusses the 2017 GRESB results. It provides an overview of key findings from the GRESB assessments of funds and assets. Some of the main results highlighted include the average GRESB score for funds being 51 and for assets being 43. It also shows growth in ESG disclosure practices and integration of environmental issues by funds and assets. The document encourages participation in GRESB assessments and lists some reasons why investors and managers participate, such as using GRESB data in investment processes and considering managers prepared to meet ESG requirements.
This document summarizes an event hosted by GRESB to discuss ESG performance data and trends in infrastructure. The agenda included presentations on GRESB infrastructure assessment results, evolving ESG standards in the EU, climate change disclosure and decarbonization targets, acute risk mitigation and business resilience. There were also panel discussions on converging ESG regulations and standards, resilience measurement, and impacts of COVID-19. The document provides information on participation in GRESB assessments by region and sector and an overview of scores and performance targets. Proposed changes for 2021 include improvements to scoring components and indicators.
GRESB Infrastructure Results North America 2021GRESB
On November 23rd we hosted the 2021 GRESB Infrastructure Results, where we provides insights into the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance of infrastructure portfolios in North America! Moderated by Quinn & Partners and GRESB’s Head of Americas, Dan Winters, we have a panel of GRESB veterans who explored what their ‘top 10 GRESB lessons’ are regarding ESG, reporting and beyond.
2017 GRESB Real Estate Results presentation for Asia, presented on 28 September in Hong Kong, in partnership with ANREV and hosted by Macquarie Capital
This document provides an agenda and overview for a GRESB Infrastructure event. The agenda includes welcome remarks, a discussion on 2020 GRESB Infrastructure results, a panel discussion on topics like decarbonization and COVID impacts, and highlights of sector leaders and most improved participants. Sections also provide details on GRESB assessments, 5 years of infrastructure participation trends, regional and sector scores, performance reporting, and proposed changes for 2021 like a new resilience module. The event will focus on key ESG and sustainability issues for infrastructure investors and assets.
Preparing for GRESB Portal Opening - March 2020GRESB
This document provides information about GRESB's preparations for the 2020 assessment year. It discusses the strong momentum around ESG in early 2020 at industry conferences. It then addresses the unexpected impact of COVID-19 and outlines actions GRESB has taken in response, including moving all global trainings to an online format and establishing bi-weekly status checks going forward. The document also reassures participants that the 2020 GRESB portal is on track to open on April 1 while the IT team ensures all systems are functioning properly given the remote work situation.
This document outlines Carlisle White's presentation on CIP's approach to ESG data and reporting at the 2019 GRESB Results Event in Copenhagen. It discusses how CIP uses ESG data throughout its investment process, from screening opportunities to asset management. CIP works with various types of environmental, social, and governance data. The document also provides the example of how CIP used noise monitoring data and engagement to improve environmental performance at its Veja Mate offshore wind farm project. CIP has begun developing internal ESG dashboards and became a GRESB member in 2019 to learn best practices and connect with peers.
2017 GRESB Real Estate Results presentation for Canada, presented on 5 October in Toronto, hosted by Oxford Properties, with Industry Partners REALPAC and CaGBC, and sponsored by GRESB Global Partner Delos
Slide 36: WSP
Slide 45: Delos
Side 72: Quinn & Partners
The document discusses sustainability performance assessment of infrastructure funds and assets. It notes that the GRESB Infrastructure assessment evaluates funds and assets based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) indicators across different aspects, with the highest weight given to performance indicators for areas like energy, carbon, water, and waste. The assessment involves a quality control process for investment-grade data. GRESB coverage in 2016 included over 50 funds, 134 assets, and 53 countries. Fund and asset scores are presented across different indicators and aspects. Areas for further improvement are also highlighted.
2017 GRESB Real Estate Results presentation for Asia, presented on 21 September in Singapore, hosted by Inogen Environmental Alliance and Frasers Property
The document provides an overview of key statistics and results from GRESB 2020. Participation in GRESB increased by 22% worldwide and 24% in Europe, with over 1,200 participants representing $4.8 trillion in assets. The 2020 assessment included changes such as removing some indicators, reweighting components, adding new indicators on health/well-being and grievance mechanisms, and led to net ESG improvements. Going forward, GRESB aims to strengthen governance, increase industry collaboration, define performance metrics, and integrate climate risk and resilience into future assessments.
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.
World Business Council for Sustainable DevelopmentOECD CFE
This document discusses circular metrics for businesses. It shows that the top reasons for businesses to measure circularity are to drive business performance/strategy and justify achievements. The primary target audiences for circular metrics are top management, employees, and customers. The document promotes downloading a circular metrics landscape analysis report from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development website that analyzes different circular metrics for businesses.
Real Estate and Sustainable Finance | BrusselsGRESB
GRESB is a collaborative ESG data platform that assesses and benchmarks the sustainability performance of real assets including real estate portfolios. In 2018, GRESB assessed 903 entities across 64 countries representing 79,000 assets valued at $3.5 trillion. GRESB provides investors with an aggregated view of the sustainability of their portfolios to inform engagement and decision making. Participants receive benchmarking and analytics to identify opportunities to improve sustainability performance and business practices. Listed real estate portfolios continue to outperform private real estate portfolios in overall sustainability scores according to GRESB's 2018 results.
Carbon Footprint in Real Estate and InfrastructureGRESB
On February 23rd we learned about the carbon footprint of the real estate and infrastructure industries, with a focus on operational and embodied carbon.
Analytics from the 2021 GRESB Assessment were presented and we discussed where the industry is now and where we have to go.
This webinar was hosted in partnership with GRESB Partner Envint, and is supported by Industry Partner APREA, a not-for-profit industry association that is a passport to property investment opportunities in AsiaPac.
This document outlines the agenda for GRESB's 2020 EMEA Real Estate Results Event. The event will include discussions on GRESB results and trends, panels on collecting asset-level ESG data and the role of technology, and a presentation on the EU's new sustainability disclosure regulation for financial market participants. There will also be discussions on next steps for GRESB, including improving data quality, benchmarking performance outcomes, and increasing industry collaboration to address issues like measuring the impact of COVID-19 on buildings. The event aims to provide insights for real estate industry leaders on sustainability trends and regulatory requirements.
TCFD Demo Webinar March 10 Asia, Europe & North AmericaGRESB
This document provides an overview of the GRESB TCFD Alignment Report, which helps organizations assess how aligned their climate-related processes and disclosures are with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations. The report analyzes existing data from GRESB Assessments to evaluate alignment, identify gaps, benchmark performance against peers, and provide guidance to improve TCFD reporting. It offers insights like a scorecard on core element alignment and climate risk process focus to help organizations strengthen reporting and engagement with stakeholders on climate issues. Pricing and launch details are provided.
The document discusses the results of the 2018 GRESB assessments. It notes that in 2018, there were 75 funds assessed (+17% from previous year) managing $100 billion+ in assets, and 280 assets assessed (+75%) across 62 countries and 24 sectors totaling $500 billion+ in assets. Fund and asset scores improved across most indicators compared to previous years. It also discusses plans to further enhance the assessments going forward to better capture ESG performance.
Refinitiv enables tailored integration of ESG into the research, investment vehicle creation, and investment management processes through audible, standardized data across all Environmental, Social and Governance pillars, transparent and customizable rating mechanism, and regularly updating controversies. Refinitiv provides a wide range of concorded historic and forward looking fundamental and pricing data, and value-add index calculation services supporting thematic investments. Refinitiv aims to be the next step in ESG Integration.
Webinar: Reporting Matters 2019 - The State of PlayCDSB
To celebrate the launch of the 2019 Reporting matters, CDSB, WBCSD and Radley Yeldar will discuss the main findings of the report and what it means for corporate reporting moving forward.
Five Strategic Priorities: Generation and Transmission CooperativesScottMadden, Inc.
Generation and transmission cooperatives face complex challenges and must address five strategic priorities: (1) managing generation assets as asset profiles change, (2) ensuring grid security and reliability as NERC regulations evolve, (3) gaining access to capital markets as financing needs rise, (4) improving stakeholder management amid conflicting expectations, and (5) fostering economic development through long-term commitment and measurable objectives. The document outlines each priority in detail and provides contact information for the authors to learn more.
Sneak Peek: A Gold-standard Benchmark for ESG PerformanceSustainable Brands
Bob Willard, Thought Leader and Author, The New Sustainability Advantage
What are the key characteristics of a truly sustainable enterprise, and how can they be used to build a 'gold standard' ESG performance benchmark? How do companies need to perform on key ESG criteria, and respective KPIs, if the business world is to conform to fundamental science-based conditions required for human society to flourish on our finite planet?
2017 GRESB Real Estate Results - North AmericaGRESB
2017 GRESB Real Estate Results presentation for Europe, presented on 19 September in New York, hosted by J.P. Morgan Asset Management
CBRE: Slide 29
GRESB Health & Well-being: Slide 39
S&P Dow Jones Indices: Slide 53
This document summarizes a presentation about the next frontier for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) research and ratings. It discusses how ESG metrics and measurements are moving from qualitative to quantitative and from niche to critical mass coverage. It also describes the establishment of a Center for Ratings Excellence to develop ESG rating principles and standards through research labs and collaborations. Finally, it addresses the need for standardized ESG metrics to properly value externalities and enable more efficient capital allocation.
CB&I is a leading provider of technology and infrastructure for the energy industry with a market cap of $3.3 billion. It has over $20 billion in backlog and more than 40,000 employees worldwide. The presentation discusses CB&I's competitive advantages including its experience, global reach, geographic flexibility, fixed price backlog, and supply chain solutions. It provides an overview of its business segments including Technology, Engineering & Construction, Fabrication Services, and Capital Services. CB&I's objectives are to deliver improved valuation through financial performance targets such as revenue and earnings growth, generating operating cash flows greater than or equal to net income, and reducing debt.
CB&I is a leading provider of technology and infrastructure for the energy industry with a $2.9 billion market cap and $20 billion backlog. It has over 40,000 employees worldwide and 125 years of experience in reliable solutions. The presentation discusses CB&I's competitive advantages including its experience and global reach, vertically integrated supply chain, diversification across energy infrastructure, and 70% fixed-price backlog. CB&I's strategy is focused on driving revenue and earnings growth through operational performance and capital allocation to deliver improved valuation.
CB&I is a leading provider of technology and infrastructure for the energy industry with a $2.9 billion market cap and $20 billion backlog. It has over 40,000 employees worldwide and 125 years of experience in reliable solutions. The presentation discusses CB&I's competitive advantages including its experience and global reach, vertically integrated supply chain, diversification across energy infrastructure, and 70% fixed-price backlog. CB&I's strategy is focused on driving revenue and earnings growth through operational performance and capital allocation to deliver improved valuation.
2017 GRESB Infrastructure Results presentation, presented on 27 September in London, hosted by WSP
[same presentation as other link, but some slides are now corrected from animation overlapping]
D.A. Davidsons 15th Annual Engineering & Construction Conferenceinvestorcbi
CB&I is a leading provider of technology and infrastructure for the energy industry. It has a $20 billion backlog as of June 2016 and more than 40,000 employees worldwide. The presentation discusses CB&I's competitive advantages including its experience and global reach, geographic flexibility, fixed price backlog, supply chain solutions, and diversification across energy infrastructure. It also provides overviews of CB&I's business segments and outlines objectives to deliver improved valuation through financial performance and shareholder returns.
GRESB assesses and benchmarks the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance of real asset investments, providing standardized data to capital markets. It represents over $4 trillion in real asset value through the participation of over 100 investor members and the assessment of hundreds of assets and funds. GRESB helps investors integrate ESG factors into investment decisions and engage with general partners and asset managers.
- CECO Environmental is a diverse company serving the global pollution control industry with three business segments: Energy Solutions (65% of revenue), Industrial Solutions (25%), and Fluid Handling Solutions (10%).
- The company is pursuing an acquisition strategy to expand into standard and configured products and the aftermarket, which have higher margins. This includes the recent purchase of GRC for $24M, increasing its addressable market size.
- CECO is shifting its strategic focus to shorter cycle products like fluid handling, parts, and services to improve performance and stability. Its backlog implies fruitful revenue conversion in 2022, though margins are expected to increase further as the shift is realized.
Redefining Value, Moving Markets: The Future of Sustainability RatingsSustainable Brands
This document discusses the future of sustainability ratings and the Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings (GISR) standard. It notes that while sustainability metrics have grown more voluminous, they remain fragmented and lack transparency. GISR aims to develop a standard that increases the credibility, quality and impact of sustainability ratings. The standard will focus ratings on material issues, balance transparency with commercial interests, and help integrate sustainability into financial decision making. GISR's goal is to redefine how companies create long-term value and move markets towards sustainability by 2020.
NordESG is an enterprise SaaS platform called ZetaSustain that measures, reports on, and improves corporate sustainability performance in areas like carbon accounting, ESG reporting, and circular economy management. It provides strategic insights and tools to help corporations navigate sustainability challenges and take action. ZetaSustain's features include automated data acquisition, analysis using AI/ML, reporting, and insights to aid with materiality assessments, goal-setting, and monitoring progress. The founders have experience in sustainability and are seeking $500k funding to expand product development and sales/marketing.
Too often environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives are simply looked at through a compliance and risk management prism. But this ignores the real opportunity that embracing and managing ESG issues presents - that of enhancing business value. This presentation lays out the service value chain and brand value linkages while illustrating how strong ESG performance translates to superior market performance.
NYU Stern School of Business Presents: Training Students for a Sustainable Fu...Antea Group
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This document summarizes the key results and insights from the 2019 GRESB survey. Over the past 10 years, GRESB has grown significantly in terms of participants, properties covered, and institutional capital represented. The average GRESB score has also increased steadily over this period. The survey now covers most of the listed and private real estate markets globally. Analysis of the data shows reductions in energy consumed and greenhouse gas emissions for the GRESB universe compared to targets. Looking ahead, the document discusses climate change as a top priority and the need for improved transparency, metrics, targets and commitment to action on ESG issues.
ESG Assurance and Reporting The road to ESG Leadershipdrriteshdubey84
This document provides an overview of ESG assurance. It begins with an agenda and introductions. It then discusses why companies undertake ESG reporting and assurance to meet stakeholder expectations. Regulators are increasingly requiring assurance over ESG disclosures. Investors want reliable ESG information and trust assured reports more. There are different types and levels of assurance. Common areas assured include emissions, social practices, and governance. Assurance is also provided for green bonds and sustainability-linked financing. Overall, assurance brings credibility and transparency to ESG reporting.
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This document contains a summary of a Q&A session on the GRESB 2022 Real Estate Assessment. It provides answers to common questions about changes in the 2022 assessment, how to add or remove users, use templates, request response checks, submit evidence in different languages or for multiple entities, and GHG emission scopes. It also lists upcoming deadlines and resources available, including reference guides, scoring documents, training platforms and how to contact GRESB's helpdesk for additional support.
This document provides an agenda and frequently asked questions for a GRESB webinar on infrastructure assessments. The agenda introduces the GRESB infrastructure team and encourages participants to ask questions using the webinar's Q&A function. It then lists topics covered by frequently asked questions, including access rights for investors and users, managing assessments, evidence requirements, and the response process. Resources like the GRESB training platform and response check are also mentioned.
1. GRESB is developing a 5-year roadmap to expand its real estate assessment to include more embodied carbon metrics and targets.
2. Embodied carbon refers to emissions from materials and construction processes over a building's lifecycle. It accounts for 11% of global emissions and is a growing contributor as operational emissions decrease.
3. GRESB's current assessment includes some questions about embodied carbon policies, measurement, and disclosure, but coverage is still limited.
This document provides an overview and summary of GRESB's 2021 Americas results. Some key points:
- GRESB participation in the Americas increased 24% from 2020 with 366 total participants. Scores increased across all rating levels.
- The US and Canada made up the majority of participants with over 80% of assets located in these regions.
- Net zero commitments and target setting for emissions reductions are growing trends in the industry. Over 70% of US and Canadian assets reported energy and water usage data.
- New GRESB products will help participants with transition risk reporting, TCFD alignment, and SFDR compliance.
- GRESB is undertaking a strategic roadmap process to define the vision
February 24, 2021
The second in a series of 3 webinars on ESG and the 2021 GRESB Real Estate Assessment.
This instalment looks at establishing the GRESB Performance Component and how to measure what matters. Ethan Gilbert, ESG Program Manager from Prologis, GRESB leader in LatAm in 2020, talks about initiatives undertaken at Prologis.
This event was supported by AMPIP, the Mexican Association of Industrial Parks, SUMe Sustentabilidad para México A.C., EDGE, an innovation of IFC, Green Building Council Costa Rica, Green Building Council Peru, Green Group Sustainability Consulting, Ambito Arquitectura y Sostenibilidad, Colombia Green Building Council, El Salvador Green Building Council, Green Building Council Brasil, and Green Building Council Chile.
February 24, 2021
The second in a series of 3 webinars on ESG and the 2021 GRESB Real Estate Assessment.
This instalment looks at establishing the GRESB Performance Component and how to measure what matters. Ethan Gilbert, ESG Program Manager from Prologis, GRESB leader in LatAm in 2020, talks about initiatives undertaken at Prologis.
This event was supported by AMPIP, the Mexican Association of Industrial Parks, SUMe Sustentabilidad para México A.C., EDGE, an innovation of IFC, Green Building Council Costa Rica, Green Building Council Peru, Green Group Sustainability Consulting, Ambito Arquitectura y Sostenibilidad, Colombia Green Building Council, El Salvador Green Building Council, Green Building Council Brasil, and Green Building Council Chile.
PIIMA & GRESB: Establishing Real Estate ESG Leadership and Commitment through...GRESB
January 27, 2021
The first in a series of 3 webinars on ESG and the 2021 GRESB Real Estate Assessment.
This installment looks at establishing ESG Leadership and Commitment throughout real estate organizations and takes a closer look at the Management Component of the GRESB Real Estate Assessment. Laura Ramirez, ESG Director, Vesta talks about how they improved their management, and the impact it's having within the company and on its stakeholders.
This event is supported by AMPIP, the Mexican Association of Industrial Parks, SUMe Sustentabilidad para México A.C., EDGE, an innovation of IFC, Green Building Council Costa Rica, Green Building Council Peru, Green Group Sustainability Consulting, and Ambito Arquitectura y Sostenibilidad.
This document summarizes a GRESB webinar on real estate ESG trends. It includes an introduction and welcome from GRESB leadership. A presentation on the 2020 GRESB real estate results and trends is provided. An "ESG Face Off" between teams from Canada and the US features a discussion on lessons learned in ESG journeys. Key trends discussed include net zero transition, embodied carbon, and data quality. The webinar outlines GRESB's plans to advance benchmarking and performance scoring over the next few years through increased industry collaboration. Sector leaders in GRESB scoring for the Americas are also recognized.
Este documento presenta una agenda para un seminario sobre los resultados de GRESB Real Estate 2020 en España. La agenda incluye una bienvenida e introducción al evento GRESB y Deepki, una presentación sobre GRESB y sus resultados de 2020 en Europa y España, un panel de expertos del sector inmobiliario, y una conclusión del evento. El objetivo es analizar las tendencias de sostenibilidad en el sector inmobiliario español y europeo, así como los próximos pasos para integrar los factores ESG.
The document outlines the agenda for a GRESB webinar on real estate results and ESG trends in Asia. It includes highlights from the 2020 GRESB results, with increased participation from the region. There will be two panel discussions on using ESG data to aid Asia's economic recovery from COVID-19, and integrating ESG into real estate decision-making. Country and sector leaders based on GRESB scores will also be recognized.
The document outlines the agenda for a GRESB event on infrastructure ESG trends in Asia. The agenda includes presentations on GRESB infrastructure results and participation trends in Asia, two panel discussions on ESG and the Asian recovery and integrating ESG into decision making, and highlights of sector leaders and most improved performers in GRESB assessments. Key topics that will be discussed are net zero transition pathways in Asia, unlocking sustainable finance, and investing in sustainable infrastructure outcomes.
This document outlines the agenda for a conference on sustainability in infrastructure. It includes two panel discussions on ESG management practices and responsible investment strategies, featuring representatives from organizations like QIC, ISCA, Transurban, VFMC, and TCorp. The document also provides information on GRESB Infrastructure participation trends over 5 years, including by region, sector, and asset type. It shows performance scores are improving and includes details on sector leaders and most improved participants. Key topics to be discussed are resilience/adaptation, net zero transition, and an upcoming SDG-ESG infrastructure investment report.
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The document outlines the agenda for a GRESB Nordic event, including presentations on GRESB real estate and infrastructure results and developments in the Nordic region. It then discusses key trends from the 2020 GRESB assessments such as increased participation in the Nordics, regional score comparisons, energy usage intensities, and emissions reductions targets. The document proposes future developments for GRESB including increasing data quality, benchmarking performance outcomes, and stronger industry governance. It highlights sector leaders from the 2020 GRESB assessments and concludes with an overview of applying the EU Taxonomy framework to infrastructure assets.
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Este documento presenta un programa sobre el impacto inmobiliario global y el énfasis en América Latina. Incluye presentaciones sobre el impacto de los bienes raíces a nivel global, con un enfoque en América Latina, una introducción a GRESB y sus resultados y tendencias de 2020, y cómo iniciar con GRESB. El programa ofrece información sobre las tendencias del mercado inmobiliario global y regional, así como herramientas para medir y mejorar el desempeño ambiental, social y de gobernanza de los portafolios de bienes ra
2020 GRESB Real Estate & Infrastructure Results - CanadaGRESB
Canadian real estate and infrastructure firms achieved strong results in the 2020 GRESB assessments. Over 50% of Canadian participants earned 4- or 5-star ratings, with 11 firms receiving 5 stars. Canadian participants continued to demonstrate leadership in areas like sustainability disclosure, resilience and adaptation planning, and measuring environmental impacts. Key highlights included Canada retaining the top spot in North America, and speakers from several major Canadian real estate and infrastructure firms and organizations discussing sustainability best practices. The results indicate that Canadian firms are well-positioned to advance environmental, social and governance performance in real assets.
2020 GRESB Real Estate Results Oceania - November 24
**Slide 8 - Erratum: note that the 2019 Score on the Oceania waterfall chart on slide 8 was off by 1 point during the live webinar. This has been updated in this file and was consequently corrected from 81 to 82.
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4. More ESG focus
Long-term investment in
illiquid assets
Importance for society
Regulatory environment
Investors want to understand the non-financial risks that
can severely impact returns and reputation
Sustainable infrastructure
source of deal flow
Anticipating changing
regulations and
developments
Opportunities
REAL ASSETS
8. FUND ASSESSMENT ASSET ASSESSMENT
GRESB
SCORE
ASSET
FUND
SCORE
GRESB
SCORE
FUND
Funds with ≥25%
asset participation
30% 70%
Two complimentary assessments
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2016 2017 2018
51
64
75
23
29
43
Average % of fund’s
portfolio reporting to
GRESB Asset
Assessment
2018
2017
55%
44%
Total Funds (+17%)
Funds with >25%
Asset participation
$100bn+ GAV
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34. Sustainable Real Assets• Sustainable infrastructure targets
• ESG performance metrics
• Assessment reporting guidelines
• Data capture and quality assurance processes
• Scoring and benchmarking approach
Sustainable Infrastructure
35. Fund - Sector Leaders
Sector Diversified
Renewable Power
Generation Other Sectors
Europe Other RegionsGlobally Diverse
36. Asset - Sector Leaders
Transport Transport - Airports Transport - Ports Transport - Roads
Social Infrastructure Social - Health Social - Education Data Infrastructure
Transport - Rail
HELIOS UDICITE
37. Asset - Sector Leaders
Energy Resources Network Utilities
Power Generation X-
Renewables
Solar Power Wind Power Other-Sectors Diversified
Renewable Power
Generation
39. Panel Q&A
Moderators:
Zachary Schafer, Executive Director &
CEO, Infrastructure Week and
Dan Winters, Head of Americas, GRESB
• Martin Lanternier, Investment Manager
Infrastructure Equity, UBS
• Steven Hason, Managing Director, Head
of Americas Real Estate &
Infrastructure, APG
• Josh Nothwang, Practice Leader,
Sustainability, Energy and Climate
Change, WSP
• Tricia Burnell, Director and Chief of Staff,
Global Investments, Alinda Capital
Partners
Editor's Notes
-Welcome and congratulations on another year of improved performance. [We kept you on the edge of the seat for a little longer than expected this year, but our extensive testing took a bit longer than expected]
-We know everyone’s had a chance to check their individual results, but we know you’re very excited to find out how you, as an industry performed
Firstly, why are we here and in particular, why do we all care about the ESG performance of infrastructure?
Infra needs capital, globally:
USD89 trillion in infrastructure investments needed until 2030 (IEA)
USD15-20 trillion in maintenance backlog by 2013(McKinsey)
USD 8 trillion for a transition to a low carbon economy.
There has been a lot of interest in infrastructure investments in recent decades. Increased often direct investment in infrastructure, has also created more awareness of ESG risks around this long term investments
With ever-longer investment horizons, infrastructure investors increasingly require detailed information on non-financial indicators that may pose risks and provide opportunities to their infrastructure allocations.
In recent times, particular impetus has been provided due to initiatives such as the Taskforce on Climate Related financial disclosure and the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Regulation provides minimum performance requirements, but investors want to know more than just whether compliance is being achieved, they want to understand the non-financial risks that can severely impact returns and reputation and graps the opportunities that are arising
Since founding, twelve more investor members have joined plus many fund managers and asset operators. These responsible investors are calling for more focus than ever on environmental, social, and governance performance across all asset classes, including Infrastructure
They urge to:
Increase pace of transition
Increase green investments
Ultimately GRESB is a communication framework.
Our process to connect industry stakeholders
Central in this process is data quality, both at the company/fund level and at the portfolio level
Just as a reminder to the audience, the Infrastructure Assessment is made up of two complimentary assessments – one for funds and one for assets. Our investor members have told us that over time they want to see all of their funds reporting with all of their underlying assets. The Fund score and the Weighted Average Asset score combine to produce what we call the GRESB Fund Score, the ultimate measure of Fund ESG performance for investors.
To achieve an overall GRESB Fund Score, at least 25% of underlying investments must participate in the Asset Assessment, and the GRESB Fund Score is based 30% on the Fund score and 70% on weighted average of the asset scores.
Strong Growth in Participation - Fund
Now in its third year, the infrastructure assessment has shown strong growth in participation – for Funds there was a 17% growth in overall participation and pleasingly a 48% increase in funds obtaining a GRESB Fund Score (that is 43 out of the total 75). It’s also pleasing to see that the average proportion of assets participating across all funds has risen from 44 to 55%, heading towards that investor transparency goal.
Strong Growth in Participation - Asset
For Assets, there was a 75% increase in participation, showing that the Infrastructure Assessment has reached ‘critical mass’ and is following the same trajectory as for Real Estate towards becoming the global standard.
In terms of regions, participation grew across all regions with Europe growing the most, now making up just over half of participants by gross asset value (GAV), followed by North America (25%) and Australia/NZ (16%).
North America Participation: 2016=38, 2017 = 38, 2018 = 56
Funds participating in the GRESB Infrastructure Assessment span across the globe with the biggest proportion focused on Europe and Globally Diversified.
Average Fund scores tended to cluster together this year hovering around 50-60.
Assets participating in the GRESB Infrastructure Assessment now span some 62 countries, being predominantly OECD nations. Average Asset scores tended to cluster together this year hovering around 60 for North America, Australia/NZ and globally diverse regions. Europe’s average was slightly lower as was South America’s.
Funds Improving their Sustainability Performance
Looking now at the GRESB Model for Funds, and the progression of scores. The GRESB Model for Funds shows the Fund score on the vertical axis and the Weighted Average Asset score on the horizontal axis. The average Fund Assessment Score increased from 60 to 69 this year, showing increased consideration of ESG within management and investment processes by Fund Managers. The average Weighted Asset Score increased from 43 to 49 this year. As mentioned earlier, 43 of the 75 funds received a GRESB Fund Score. These are spread across the graph, while the other 32 without asset participation are clustered on the y-axis. The average GRESB Fund Score increased from 50 to 55, signalling not only improved performance but increased asset coverage and performance as well. Notably for these funds, the Fund score is almost always higher than the Weighted Asset Score (look at the 45 degree line coming from the origin), showing that fund management practices tend to lead the overall performance of the underlying assets. This suggests that Fund Managers should put most effort into improving asset performance before improving their own practices.
Now looking more closely at the Fund Assessment and the performance on its 11 indicators. This chart shows the percent responding to each indicator. The first indicator, Fund 1 was new. Apart from that, Fund indicator scores increased this year across all indicators except Policies. Almost all funds now have a senior decision-maker accountable for ESG issues – this is clearly a no-brainer for Fund Managers. Third party review of ESG disclosure increased significantly and is now at 27%.
Reflecting the industry trend for more and a wider variety of approaches to ESG for funds, the new Fund indicator was added focusing on sustainable investment objectives. 75% of funds reported having such objectives. Funds also reported on a range of different actions implemented to achieve these objectives. As you can see, the most common actions were Integration within business strategy (52%) and Review of investment policies (48%), while the least common were Adjusting risk materiality thresholds (16%) and Exiting from certain investments (19%).
Infrastructure investors increasingly demand greater and greater ESG disclosure. This graph shows the percentage of funds (light blue) and assets (dark green) that disclose their ESG performance through various means. Funds tend to show a higher degree of ESG disclosure than assets across all disclosure strategies except for integrated reporting where the proportion is similar. Funds also improved their communication compared to last year while assets stayed much the same. In general, there is still room for improvement. And notably, integrated reporting remains relatively uncommon.
Moving now to the Asset Assessment.
Assets Continue to Improve But can do Better
First lets look at the GRESB Model for Assets. The Model splits the assessment scores into two components – the Management & Policy aspects and the Implementation & Measurement aspects. These each make up about 50% of the score. Overall ESG performance by reporting assets improved again from a total average of 43 to 48 in 2018 as shown by the total score. Note that this number is slightly different to the weighted average asset score used in the GRESB Fund Score calculation earlier since there are several assets that are not part of funds but are included in the average here.
Average scores for Implementation & Measurement improved significantly from 34 to 46 while Management & Policy actually decreased slightly from 52 to 49 showing that more emphasis may have been put on the implementation side in the last year.
Zooming in on the regional perspective, Australia/NZ in light blue is one of the leaders based on its average, and as shown in the world map earlier. The distribution of scores is very wide in all regions.
Looking deeper we divide the assessment into 7 aspects shown here. The shift in Management & Policy vs Implementation & Measurement is also reflected in these Aspects, with the more implementation where Stakeholder engagement and Performance indicator scores have increased, while Management, Policy & disclosure, and Monitoring & EMS aspect scores have decreased on average compared to last year (the dark line is last year and the shading is this year). Whilst reporting on Performance indicators was a clear weakness last year, there appears to have been a ‘rebalancing’ of aspects this year. Likely partly due to changes in scoring approach (including materiality) and changes in participants responses. Certifications continue to be uncommon for our infrastructure participants suggesting that since most of these are development stage focused, they may take some years to be reflecting in operating assets.
Regarding sectors, we revised the sector classification slightly to better align with other infrastructure classification schemes, so it looks slightly different to last year. This graphic shows the 8 ‘super-sectors’’ we now use (plus Other and Diversified), which are divided into 31 sectors. Participation grew across the board but was strongest in Social infrastructure, Renewable energy generation and Transport. Introducing materiality based scoring produced a fairer assessment and scoring, resulting in the average scores for the sectors crowding together – Renewable energy scores are significantly higher than last year although the Social infrastructure sector continued to show lower scores in general.
In a very important improvement this year, we introduced materiality based scoring across many of the Asset Assessment indicators using standard sector materiality weightings, assigned to each entity based on their primary sector. This tailors the assessment to each asset’s sector so that participants were assessed on the ESG issues that are material to their sector. This figure shows the response of participants to all issues that were either ‘Highly relevant, ‘Relevant’ or ‘Not relevant’ (the three materiality levels we applied). As might be expected, a high proportion of participants addressed ‘Highly relevant’ issues in their policies, risk assessment and the like. Around half of participants addressed ‘Relevant’ issues. Whilst a lower proportion addressed ‘Not relevant’ issues, this was still around 25% suggesting that there might be some wasted effort that could be better spent on the most material issues.
Participants were also given the opportunity to review the materiality weightings, and nominate and justify different weightings if they disagreed with the standard sector weightings. In 92% of cases, participants agreed with the standard sector weightings showing strong support for materiality based scoring. The areas of disagreement focused around Child labour, Employee health & safety, Light pollution, Stakeholder relations, and Biodiversity & habitat.
This data will help to further redefine the materiality process in 2019 and beyond.
The Asset Performance Indicators look at whether and how assets report on their most material ESG issues. There are currently 7 PI’s in the assessment as shown. Here we show historical trends of indicator reporting in the green circles, with 2016 being the inner most circle and 2018 the outermost. Interestingly, asset reporting on performance indicators did not improve, halting the trend seen last year. This is primarily because half the asset participants were new as shown in the blue bar charts. In these charts, showing 2018 performance, the mid blue bar is repeat participants, the light blue bar is new participants and the black dot is the overall average. It is clear that new participants in general report less. We saw this effect earlier with total score also. Repeat participants however continued to improve their performance reporting.
Feedback from our investor members is that they desire more focus on performance indicators and we have responded - we standardized metrics for indicator reporting building a basis for comparable intensity metric reporting. Intensity metrics utilise a numerator (measure of impact) divided by a denominator (measure of asset size). The numerators are our main performance indicators (energy, GHG, water and waste). The two most common and readily available denominators are Gross Asset Value and asset output. This figure shows our calculations regarding the capability of our participants to report on common intensity metrics. In each of these mini-figures, the top, light blue bar is the percentage reporting the numerator, for example, for Energy, this would be energy consumption in MWh. The second, green bar is the percentage reporting the denominator, being either an output metric such as Megalitres of water treated, the top series across, or GAV, the bottom series across. The third, grey bar is the overlap, that is the percentage that report both numerator and denominator and therefore can report the intensity metric.
Looking across the top and bottom series, you can see that about 42% of assets currently have the ability to report on GAV intensity and 20% on output intensity. We will work with the industry to further standardise reporting and provide guidance to ensure consistency and comparability.
To drive performance improvement, it is good business practice to set targets and track performance against them. These figures provide a summary of how assets are setting targets for Energy and GHG emissions. The ‘race tracks’ show 1) what percentage of assets reported actual performance on the indicator [Report on 2017 performance], 2) the next line shows what percentage set targets for 2017, 3) the next line distinguishes where the targets set were legitimate (we removed targets that were identical to actual or unlikely zeros), and 4) the final line shows what percentage of assets actually achieved their target. The blue race tracks are for 2017 targets and the dark green are for long term targets.
Whilst over half of participants are measuring performance, only about 15-20% are setting legitimate targets and only 12% reported achieving the 2017 target, showing much room for improvement. On the other hand, participants as an overall average beat their 2017 Energy and GHG emissions targets by 1.2% and 1.7% respectively. The long term targets are set on average about 4 years into the future and for energy on average target a 9.1% annual reduction, while for GHG emissions they target a 1.4% annual increase. While the energy reduction targeted is impressive, the rise in GHG emissions targeted is a long way from anything like net zero emissions that might be required for a rapid transition to a low carbon economy as advocated by some.
For the first time, we have started to calculate ESG intensity metrics. The results should be treated with caution as more needs to be done to standardise reporting boundaries and assumptions. Nevertheless, these results show what the industry is capable of reporting and how we can start to compare sectors and assets in the future. We have focused for a start on Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions per unit of gross asset value (tCO2e/$), being a measure of Carbon Intensity. This chart shows the carbon intensities for 11 sectors for which we could obtain large enough sample sizes. These box and whisker plots show the minimum value, 1st quartile, median (circle), 3rd quartile and maximum moving upwards respectively. Note this graph is on a log scale. There is a lot going on in these last few charts so please refer to our public snapshot and website results section for more details.
Unsurpisingly Power Generation x-Renewables shows the highest intensity, an order of magnitude higher than the next highest. Electricity Transmission is next, followed by Energy Resources (energy pipelines, processing and storage). Most other sectors are in a similar range with Rail Companies somewhat lower but with a wide dispersion. This sort of information will no doubt become increasingly important for investors as the world transitions to a low carbon economy.
Moving now to the Resilience Assessment. 37 of 280 respondents completed both the core Infrastructure Assessment and the Resilience Module
Responses for eight new indicators in the 2018 GRESB Resilience Module.
The new results provide a unique picture of how infrastructure companies and funds from around the world are beginning to address resilience. Over 80% of respondents report designating an internal leader and establishing clear lines of communication and accountability through cross-department teams or working groups. More than 60% of respondents report identifying and engaging stakeholder groups and taking action to reduce risks during new construction and operations. Less than half of infrastructure respondents report systematically tracking the impact of extreme events and near misses.
Resilience-related responses by market segment. Each bar represents 25% of respondents. The y-axis indicates the relative number of indicators reported by each company in the segment with higher scores reflecting more comprehensive responses. Given 37 infrastructure participants in the Resilience Module, there are 9 or 10 respondents per segment.
Responses to individual resilience-related indicators is interesting and important. However, the elements of leadership, risk assessment, business strategy, and performance measurement need to be used together to promote resilience. The conjoint analysis of these factors is reflected a measure of comprehensiveness of the response of each company. The breadth of responses is not necessarily an indicator of quality or risk management; however, it is likely to be indicative of the comprehensiveness of an organization’s approach to resilience. Participants were segmented to examine differences in responses between four market segments (Figure 6). On average, infrastructure participants in the top 25% of participants provided responses for 74% of answer choices, while participants in the bottom 25% provided information for 12% of answer options.
With our shared industry vision of sustainable real assets, we want to work with you to accelerate progress towards this goal
We are in the process of developing our medium term plan which will focus on:
Setting aspirational long term goals for the industry
Refining performance indicators and metrics – greater standardisation, clearer and more consistent boundaries, great comparability and suitability for benchmarking
Streamlining data capture to reduce reporting burden. Building in checks and balances to enhance data quality
Improving the scoring and benchmarking approach [need to clarify what we meant by this?]
Talk about the engagement timeline and process for getting their feedack in the upcoming months.
We would like to finish by celebrating this year‘s leaders…….
We would like to finish by celebrating this year‘s leaders…….
We would like to finish by celebrating this year‘s leaders…….