ESG & Sustainability Solutions

Sustainable Buildings & Places

Design, build, and operate real estate assets that are environmentally friendly and socially responsible.

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Create real estate assets that prioritize environmental sustainability and social responsibility at every stage. From site selection through construction and operation, our holistic approach ensures organizations seamlessly integrate sustainability into their real estate portfolio.

Our Services

Asset Sustainability Assessment​

Gain a comprehensive understanding of the ESG credentials of your asset or entire portfolio. Evaluate the performance and condition of buildings or land to ensure compliance with national or international legislation and standards, fulfill disclosure requirements, and align with sustainability strategy objectives.

Focus Areas

  • ESG due diligence
  • Physical climate risk assessment
  • Energy and net zero audits
  • Energy compliance
  • Materiality assessments
  • Contaminated land site assessment
  • Environmental constraints analysis

Green, Energy & Wellbeing Certifications

Create sustainable buildings and certify their performance to set your assets apart in the market. Specializing in managing environmental risks, reducing carbon output, and securing sustainability certification, we improve asset value while helping to create a healthier built environment.

Focus Areas

  • LEED
  • WELL​
  • GRESB​
  • BREEAM​
  • Fitwel
  • TRUE Zero Waste
  • Activescore​
  • NABERS​

Sustainable Building Design & Construction​

Build sustainably with our expert team overseeing every aspect from integrating sustainable building principles to managing certification processes. We engage directly with vendors to minimize risks, reduce embodied carbon, and drive efficiency, ensuring timely and cost-effective results.

Focus Areas

  • Principal Project Delivery
  • Retrofit accelerator
  • Sustainable design
  • EV charging infrastructure
  • Development and refurbishment frameworks
  • Whole-life and embodied carbon benchmarking
  • Design for performance

Physical Climate Risk

Evaluate and quantify the climate risk associated with the properties in your portfolio. Our team can assess assets for exposure to current and future climate risks, devising tailored adaptation strategies to minimize the impacts associated with a changing climate and achieve resilience across your portfolio.

Focus Areas

  • Physical climate risk assessment
  • Financial impact modeling​
  • Regulatory compliance alignment​
  • Disclosure reporting
  • Strategy setting
  • Portfolio analysis
  • Due diligence & site selection
  • Adaptation planning and implementation

Green Lease Strategy

Achieve significant environmental and cost benefits by implementing a green lease strategy. Our team can assist you in drafting and negotiating green lease clauses, conducting sustainability assessments, and identifying opportunities for energy efficiency, waste reduction, and water conservation. We provide comprehensive support to align landlord and tenant interests, ensuring long-term success and sustainability for your properties.

Focus Areas

  • Cross-party cooperation
  • Dilapidations​
  • Building certifications
  • Data sharing & metering
  • Alterations & Maintenance
  • Green lease leaders certification

Social Value and Placemaking​

Support local communities by integrating their needs into the operation and management of your buildings. Our team helps you to prioritize DE&I and employee well-being, fostering vibrant and inclusive spaces. We also help facilitate charity and volunteering initiatives, ensuring your assets positively impact the wider society.

Focus Areas

  • Social impact assessment
  • Baseline assessment​
  • Social value strategy
  • Measurement & reporting
  • Social Activities for Neighborhoods & Communities

CBRE Sustainability Solutions

Our Approach

Simplify complexity, accelerate sustainability. No matter where you are on your sustainability journey, we have the strategy to help you achieve your goals. Our solutions are strategic, optimized, and scalable – all supported by data-driven insights.

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Strategic Blueprint
Build a strategy to meet goals, regulations, and stakeholder expectations worldwide.
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Resource Optimization
Enhance efficiency throughout your organization to reduce costs and your environmental footprint.
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Decarbonization at Scale
Rapidly deploy solutions to decarbonize portfolios and value chains.
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Sustainability Insights
Enable real-time decision making through comprehensive data, analytics, and reporting.

Why Choose CBRE?

  • Experts in real estate

    We specialize in collaborating with developers, investors, landlords, and occupiers to achieve sustainability goals. Our expertise lies in crafting solutions that benefit all stakeholders, meet regulations, and enhance the sustainability of the built environment.

  • Maximize efficiency

    Our approach maximizes efficiency by developing high-level action plans and deploying capable teams to implement changes on the ground. This is strategic thinking driven by practical knowledge and application.

  • Scalable solutions

    With our extensive global presence and deep understanding of local regulations, we offer solutions that can be implemented across borders. Our network connects you with experts worldwide, including HVAC engineers, building surveyors, and renewable energy specialists. We have the necessary expertise to assist you in achieving your sustainability objectives.