UBS Global Asset Management's real estate funds, managed by Global Real Estate (GRE), continued to achieve strong results in the annual GRESB survey, with the majority of its responding funds ranking in the first quartile of their respective peer groups and nine funds being awarded "Green Star" status.

Overall, GRE improved on its excellent results from 2014, submitting 11 funds globally from a wide range of countries including the US, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, UK and Japan, and across a variety of real estate sectors. Following the success of 2014 where eight funds were awarded Green Star status, this year nine GRE funds have been recognised as Green Stars.

Commenting on the results, Thomas Wels, Head of Global Real Estate commented: "GRE’s global leadership and implementation in this field has continued in 2015. No other firm has consistently achieved such excellent scores in multiple global regions across both the 2014 and 2015 surveys."

The 2015 survey was completed by 707 real estate companies and funds/portfolios across 37 countries worldwide, representing a total property value of USD 2.3 trillion and 61,000 individual property assets under management.

GRESB collects information regarding the sustainability performance of property companies and funds. This includes information on performance data, such as energy, GHG emissions, water and waste. In addition, the survey also covers broader sustainability issues, such as sustainability risk assessments, performance improvement programs, and engagement with employees, tenants, suppliers and the community.

GRESB’s global benchmark uses a consistent methodology across different global regions, investment vehicles and property types. Participants’ scores are based on eight detailed criteria – Management, Policy & Disclosure, Risks & Opportunities, Monitoring & EMS, Performance Indicators, Building Certification & Benchmarking, Stakeholder Engagement and New Construction & Major Renovations.

What is GRESB?

GRESB is an industry-driven organization committed to assessing the sustainability performance of real estate portfolios (public, private and direct) around the globe. GRESB is an independent organization not connected to UBS Global Asset Management's GRE business area. GRESB’s mission is to enhance and protect shareholder value by evaluating and improving sustainability best practices in the global real estate sector. GRESB has grown from an initiative pioneered by three institutional investors with the assistance of Maastricht University into the leading benchmark measuring the sustainable performance of real estate portfolios on a global scale.

About UBS

UBS is committed to providing private, institutional and corporate clients worldwide, as well as retail clients in Switzerland, with superior financial advice and solutions while generating attractive and sustainable returns for shareholders. Its strategy centers on its Wealth Management and Wealth Management Americas businesses and its leading universal bank in Switzerland, complemented by its Global Asset Management business and its Investment Bank. These businesses share three key characteristics: they benefit from a strong competitive position in their targeted markets, are capital-efficient, and offer a superior structural growth and profitability outlook. UBS's strategy builds on the strengths of all of its businesses and focuses its efforts on areas in which it excels, while seeking to capitalize on the compelling growth prospects in the businesses and regions in which it operates. Capital strength is the foundation of its success.

UBS is present in all major financial centers worldwide. It has offices in more than 50 countries, with about 35% of its employees working in the Americas, 36% in Switzerland, 17% in the rest of Europe, the Middle East and Africa and 12% in Asia Pacific. UBS Group AG employs about 60,000 people around the world. Its shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

Global Asset Management

Global Asset Management is a large-scale asset manager with well diversified businesses across regions and client segments. It serves third-party institutional and wholesale clients, as well as clients of UBS’s wealth management businesses with a broad range of investment capabilities and styles across all major traditional and alternative asset classes. Complementing the investment offering, the fund services unit provides fund administration services for UBS and third-party funds.

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