Green Rating Alliance. January 2015

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1 Green Rating Alliance January

2 Agenda 1 The Alliance 2 The Green Rating Method 3 European Benchmarking 4 Green Rating Auditors 5 Contact 2

3 1 The Alliance An Overview Launched in March 2011, the Green Rating Alliance, a not-for-profit association, brings together leading real estate investors and consultancies from across Europe. Sharing knowledge and best practices at European and country level, the Green Rating Alliance is focused on using and enhancing Green Rating assessment tools and its benchmarking platform in order to make a positive change in commercial real estate assets and portfolios. International Green Rating is a sustainability audit tool for existing buildings with internationally comparable criteria to assess performance and provide recommendations for improvement. Standardised Measurement is standardized and based on both operational use and intrinsic build qualities. Recommendations are quantified to enable cost effective improvements. Supported The Green Rating Alliance brings together leading real estate investors and consultancies to share experience and further develop the Green Rating tools to meet industry challenges. 3

4 1 The Alliance An Overview Non-profit Association, founded 2009 and based in Paris Mission: - The Green Rating Alliance s mission is to assess, monitor and improve the sustainability performance of existing buildings. - We are active in international commercial real estate markets in order to help our members create value, mitigate risk and operate responsibly - Industry-led collaboration - Development and use of the Green Rating tools 4

5 1 The Alliance Our Members Investors Our Members Auditing companies 5

6 Introduction of GRA GRA Green Rating Alliance Executive Board Rob Wilkinson Chairman CEO of AEW Europe Paul Lensing CEO CBRE Global Investors Gérard Biessy COO/ General Secretary Bureau Veritas Xavier de Saqui de Sannes CFO Invesco Real Estate Thierry Laquitaine Deputy CEO AEW Europe Eric Saint-Martin Deputy CEO Gecina 6

7 2 The Green Rating Method Measuring Sustainability Performance Assess consistently the environmental performance of existing buildings through cost-effective and pragmatic approach Be assessed by an independent third party Improve through concrete recommendations and monitor progress Benchmark buildings stock through a consistent pan-european database Communicate on the performance of assets Between landlords and tenants (Green Leases) Between sellers and buyers 7

8 2 The Green Rating Method Six Indicators Assessed Using a Standardised Method ENERGY: bills, modelling, conventional scenario CARBON: Energy Indicator WATER bills, modelling, conventional scenario TRANSPORT questionnaires (interviews and audit) WASTE questionnaires (interviews and audit) WELLBEING questionnaires (interviews and audit) Quantitative Factors Qualitative Factors Service Charges, Total Occupancy Costs, Location Decision, Loyalty, 8

9 2 The Green Rating Method GRA The Methodology ACTUAL Covers the building as it is, with its operation and tenants behavior USER BUILDING Four levels of performance POTENTIAL ACTUAL ACTUAL POTENTIAL ACTUAL Achievable through implementation of operational and behavioral recommendations INTRINSIC Related to building design, equipment and physical provisions INTRINSIC POTENTIAL INTRINSIC POTENTIAL INTRINSIC Achievable through implementation of tech. recommendations covering the building design & equipment 9

10 3 European Benchmarking Green Rating Audits 1 Green Rating Audits Retail 19% More than 500 properties with 9,5 million sqm of commercial real estate assessed in Europe Office, logistics and retail assets in more than 100 cities in 14 countries rated Office 75% Logistic 6% 20 participating companies among leading European property and auditing companies 1: Figures as of January

11 3 European Benchmarking Regional coverage of Green Rating Audits 1 Green Rating Audits 1: Coverage as of September

12 3 European Benchmarking Benchmark 40 defined benchmark analyses on key environmental indicators Multi-criterion research on typology of building, country, surface, construction date, etc. Secured data, consistently assessed by a third party Strict confidentiality rules with anonymous benchmark sample, under Green Rating Alliance's supervision 12

13 Why Green Rating Alliance? Member benefits What can the Green Rating Alliance do for its Members? Creating Awareness Integrating ESG KPIs into decision making process Providing Best Practice examples Access to asset performance data sets International High Level networking platform Early involvement and knowledge gain on new EPCs through TRUST EPC project 13

14 4 Green Rating Auditors Auditing companies ARCADIS Thomas Portmann Theodor-Heuss-Allee Frankfurt am Main, Germany phone: web: BUREAU VERITAS Michael Nicholls 67/71, boulevard du Château Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, France phone: web: VALTEQ GmbH Jürgen Scheins Lautenschlagerstrasse Stuttgart, Germany phone: web: Elan Rebecca Couzens 1 Avenue Eugène Freyssinet Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines cedex, France phone: r.couzens@elan-france.com web: 14

15 5 Contact Green Rating Alliance Julia Hauber Program Manager 67/71, Boulevard du Château Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, France phone: web: 15