Great Portland Estates PLC GPE announces success in ESG indices (9573Q)
September 18 2017 - 2:00AM
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RNS Number : 9573Q
Great Portland Estates PLC
18 September 2017
18 September 2017
GPE announces continued success in sustainability and ESG
indices
Great Portland Estates plc ("GPE") announces its continued
success across a number of leading annual sustainability and ESG
related indices.
Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark ("GRESB")
GPE was the number one ranked company in the UK listed sector,
scoring 86%, placing it in the top 7% of over 800 global
participating portfolios in the GRESB annual sustainability
performance index. We were also awarded a five star rating for the
second consecutive year and retained our Green star rating for the
fourth year running.
This year we participated in the Health and Wellbeing supplement
for the first time, scoring 70%, which placed us in the top three
European office sector participants. We were also delighted to be
awarded Grade A for the quality of our public disclosure.
European Public Real Estate Association ("EPRA")
GPE won a Gold Award, for the fourth consecutive year, for
reporting in accordance with EPRA's European Sustainability Best
Practice Recommendations (sBPR). The EPRA sBPR is intended to raise
the standards and consistency of sustainability reporting for
listed real estate companies across Europe.
FTSE4Good/Ethibel
GPE maintained its status as a constituent member of the 2017
FTSE4Good Index, achieving a score in the top 7% and was also
included in the Ethibel Sustainability Index.
Janine Cole, Head of Sustainability said "Sustainability is an
integral part of our business strategy and we are delighted that we
continue to be recognised for our considerable effort in this
area".
Contacts:
Great Portland Estates plc
Nick Sanderson Finance Director 020 7647 3034
Janine Cole Head of Sustainability 020 7647 3031
Finsbury
James Murgatroyd 020 7251 3801
Gordon Simpson
This information is provided by RNS
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