About us Our expertise Our impact Our businesses News and insight Careers Contact us Home News and insight All articles Grosvenor Europe secures 5 GRESB Green Stars 5 NOVEMBER 2021 Grosvenor Europe secures 5 GRESB Green Stars Grosvenor Europe has increased its Green Star rating to 5 in the 2021 Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) reporting. As part of the corporate rankings, Grosvenor Europe scored 88 and 92 points for its investment and development activity respectively, placing it in the top five companies of its peer group. We achieved full marks in the Leadership, Policies and Reporting aspects of the GRESB assessment, reflecting our longstanding approach to delivering social benefit. In 2020, we released our Delivering Social Benefit strategy and our Science Based Targets initiative-approved net zero carbon pathway, Our Goal Net Zero, which aims to halve our total carbon emissions by 2030. We also achieved top scores for Data Monitoring & Review and Targets following a detailed process review which resulted in significant improvements to our consumption data collection and analysis. Across our reporting entities, the Grosvenor London Office Fund was awarded the highest rating of 5 Green Stars, scoring 95/100 and leading its peer group. It was recognised for its environmental management system, full data coverage and outstanding environmental performance across energy, carbon emissions, water, and waste. Four other entities secured 4 Green Stars, including our residential development joint venture in Madrid, which led its peer group with a score of 86/100, five points ahead of the 2020 rating. This was due to the portfolio’s strong ESG requirements, including minimum BREEAM Very Good ratings for development projects and measures to manage the supply chain, material selection, energy efficiency and waste management. Simon Evans, Head of Construction and Sustainability, Grosvenor Europe, comments: “We are very proud of our GRESB results this year, which have improved across the board at a time where ESG standards are rightly becoming more advanced. These results reflect our commitment to taking tangible actions to progress our social and environmental goals. “In the past year we launched our ambitious net zero pathway to halve our carbon emissions by 2030, and implemented new processes to develop and manage our assets, including using environmentally friendly materials such as locally sourced timber in construction, and trialling new technology from NASA to monitor and reduce energy consumption. “While we have demonstrated industry leadership in several areas, GRESB reporting provides us with insights on where we can focus our efforts to secure further improvements and have more significant impact on our social benefit targets.” GRESB assesses the ESG performance of real estate and infrastructure companies, portfolios, and assets worldwide. Since inception in 2009, GRESB has established itself as a roadmap to high sustainability performance for the real estate sector. Ends About Grosvenor Europe Grosvenor Europe invests in, develops and manages real estate assets in vibrant European cities including Paris, Stockholm and Madrid. As a part of Grosvenor Group, with a track record of over 340 years, our activities are designed to improve properties and places that will deliver lasting commercial and social benefit in the places we are active. Our approach to delivering social benefit identifies five priority areas where we believe we can have the most measurable impact on social and environmental sustainability and in 2020 we launched our net zero carbon strategy, committing us to halving our total carbon impact by 2030. This target was approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative and verified in line with the most ambitious trajectory of the Paris Agreement, to limit global warming by 1.5oC. As at 31 December 2020, we managed £1.7bn AUM, including a several residential development projects, a growing office portfolio in Madrid and Paris, and retail-led assets in Stockholm. www.grosvenor.com Follow us on: Twitter: @GrosvenorEurope Linkedin: Grosvenor Group Instagram: @grosvenor_europe Share this article Rebecca Dwyer Marketing and Communications Manager Grosvenor Europe +44 (0) 20 7312 6101 rebecca.dwyer@grosvenor.com About us Our expertise Our businesses News and insight Careers Contact us Accessibility Modern Slavery Privacy and Cookies Legal Grosvenor Group is part of the Grosvenor Estate © 2020 Grosvenor Ltd. All rights reserved. Follow us on social media: Read more I accept