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GRESB Reporting Support for Real Estate Funds: Disclosures & Verification

Envision has extensive experience supporting real estate funds on their GRESB journey, and has achieved GRESB Accredited Professional status. We work with numerous real estate funds on an annual basis, and our experience ranges from first time participants to supporting funds achieving and maintaining 5* status.

What is GRESB Reporting

GRESB is the leading global real estate ESG reporting framework and benchmark, having a growing participation year on year with over 2,200 participants in 2024 across 80 countries. The annual GRESB Assessment analyses ESG performance for real estate and infrastructure funds, companies, and assets globally.

GRESB scores and star status are becoming increasingly important for investors, however, the assessment process and data collation can prove time-consuming, and navigating the particulars of the assessment and asset spreadsheet can be complex for those unfamiliar. A strong understanding of the GRESB questions and what they are asking for is key to deliver a robust and streamlined submission.
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Our GRESB Reporting Services

Our GRESB service offering is flexible, and tailored to the level of support as required. We work with clients throughout the yearly GRESB assessment cycle, including:

Initial Gap Analysis

Reviewing your existing ESG position and/or previous GRESB assessment and identifying opportunities for alignment

Support in preparing the GRESB submission

Including providing guidance on the latest assessment questions and scoring methodology, scoping queries, support with development and review of responses

Data and Report Verification and Assurance

Statements of external verification will unlock additional points of up to 6.66, but additionally, the process of working through the data to identify gaps and errors could lead to a greater improvement in the data coverage and like for like scoring.

Draft Results Analysis

Including support with any Assessment Correction resubmissions

Final Results Appraisal

Identifying opportunities to increase the score in future assessment years, including developing an action plan for the next assessment.

In addition to our specific GRESB support, we work with several organisations to help improve their wider ESG performance, for example; developing and delivering of ESG objectives and targets; developing policies and annual sustainability reports; aligning with ISO14001; ESG due diligence; building certifications; and more.