Wereldhave receives multiple recognitions for its CSR strategy
November 26 2020 - 1:30AM
Wereldhave receives multiple recognitions for its CSR strategy
Wereldhave announces it has received multiple recognitions for
various results of its CSR and sustainability program ‘A Better
Tomorrow’, as well as approval for its future commitments.
GRESB Five Star rating for the 7th consecutive
year
Wereldhave has been awarded the GRESB 5 Star rating for the
seventh consecutive year. It again confirms the leading position
Wereldhave takes in creating a more sustainable real estate
industry. The score increased to 93 points out of 100, up from 91
points last year. With that result, Wereldhave is a top-5 performer
in the European listed real estate sector (out of 83). The 5-Star
rating is only awarded to entities with a score in the top 20%.
100% of eligible Wereldhave centers are certified BREEAM
Very GoodWereldhave received 8 BREAAM-in-Use
certifications for its Dutch portfolio, which includes 3 new
certifications and 5 renewals. The three first time certifications
were for the Presikhaaf, Middenwaard and Eggert centers, which all
received Very Good scores on the Asset-part. An In-Use Very Good
certification for the Les Bastions center in Belgium is expected
next month. This would complete the 2020 target to have 100% of
eligible Wereldhave centers certified BREEAM Very Good. Assets that
are in scope are covered centers where Wereldhave operates the
common areas and has a management office.Via BREAAM-in-use,
Wereldhave measures the success of the environmental performance of
its centers and of the wellbeing of tenants and visitors while
reducing operational costs. BREEAM-in-use makes assets also
eligible to be included as part of Wereldhave’s green financing
pool.
Wereldhave’s strategy to reduce climate impact has been
approved by SBTiWereldhave committed earlier this year to
the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and mapped all carbon
flows from building and material use to employee commuting. SBTi
has assessed Wereldhave’s commitment and, after careful review, has
approved the setting of our targets aligned with a well-below 2° C
scenario. This makes Wereldhave the first Dutch real estate company
to achieve this.Inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability
IndicesThis year, Wereldhave has again been selected as an
index component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI). The
Dow Jones Sustainability™ Europe Index comprises European
sustainability leaders as identified by Sustainable Asset
Management (SAM). It represents the top 20% of the largest 600
European companies in the S&P Global BMI based on long-term
economic, environmental and social criteria.EPRA sBPR Gold
for the 5th year in a rowThis year Wereldhave has again
received the Gold standard for the EPRA Sustainability Best
Practices Recommendations (sBPR). These recommendations are
intended to raise the standards and consistency of sustainability
reporting for listed real estate companies across Europe.A
Better TomorrowWe regard CSR as a key part of our value
proposition to tenants, visitors and investors. Our ‘A Better
Tomorrow’ sustainability program has been developed to improve our
environmental management, reduce waste and carbon, strengthens our
investment in local communities, and help protect urban wildlife
living close to our centers.
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