ESG & Sustainability Solutions
Sustainable Buildings & Places
Design, build and operate real estate assets that are environmentally friendly and socially responsible.
Create real estate assets that prioritise environmental sustainability and social responsibility at every stage. From site selection through construction and operation, our holistic approach ensures organisations 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
- Environmental and ESG due diligence
- Energy and net zero audits
- Energy compliance (MEES)
- Physical climate risk assessment
- Materiality assessments
- Location analyser
- 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. Specialising 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
- BREEAM
- WELL
- Fitwel
- GRESB
- TRUE Zero Waste
- Access4You
- Activescore
- HQM
- 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 minimise risks, reduce embodied carbon and drive efficiency, ensuring timely and cost-effective results.
Focus Areas
- Principal Project Delivery
- EV charging infrastructure
- Retrofit accelerator
- Sustainable design
- Development and refurbishment frameworks
- Wholelife 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 minimise the impacts associated with a changing climate and achieve resilience across your portfolio.
Focus Areas
- Physical climate risk assessment
- Financial impact modelling
- 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
- Green clauses/templates
- Building certification
- Cross-party cooperation
- Dilapidations
- 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. Out team helps you to prioritise 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 Neighbourhoods & 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, optimised and scalable – all supported by data-driven insights.
Why Choose CBRE?
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Experts in real estate
We specialise 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.
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Maximise efficiency
Our approach maximises 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.
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Scalable solutions
With our global reach and in-depth knowledge of local regulations, we provide cross-border solutions. Our network links you with experts worldwide from HVAC engineers, building surveyors to renewable energy specialists - we have the people to help you achieve your sustainability objectives.