Abundance Blog
News and ideas from Paladino's team of industry leaders.
Five changes to GRESB that every participating company should know about
In 2017, 850 property companies and funds, jointly representing more than $3.7T in assets under management, participated in the GRESB Real Estate Assessment. And more than 70 institutional and retail investors use GRESB data and analytical tools to engage with…
You just got your GRESB score. Now what?
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has become a respected standard for real estate owners, asset managers, and developers to report and measure their sustainability performance. If your company participates in GRESB reporting, this is a big week! Results…
Wellness comes to GRESB
By Kim Pexton
GRESB is all about buildings. Wellness is all about people. What’s the common thread? The last several years have seen an increase in wellness programs as a way to mitigate ever increasing insurance premiums. Nowadays employers are holding themselves accountable…
Which CSR Reporting Framework is right for your company?
It may seem like 2017 just got started, but 2018 is on our mind, especially in terms of corporate reporting. In the past, companies could make CSR reports in any format they liked, but now investors, customers, and employees increasingly…
Are you ready for the GRESB and GRI reporting deadlines?
By Julia Raish
The deadlines for GRESB and GRI reporting submissions are fast approaching! GRESB is July 1, and CDP for companies is June 29, 2017. And although the timeline for making positive changes to impact your results for the 2016 reporting year…
Favorite Blog Posts From Paladino in 2014
Over the course of the past year, Paladino published weekly posts on our Abundance blog, written by our consultants, about topics of importance to the sustainability community. We decided to look back at the topics that generated the most discussion…
Managing Big Data For GRESB Reporting
By Thulasi Narayan and Lexy Relph
Last month we talked about the exciting changes to this year’s GRESB survey. Between April and July, companies around the globe will be collecting data to submit to GRESB, an industry-driven organization that assesses the sustainability performance of real estate…
Exciting Changes to the 2014 GRESB Survey
On April 1st, the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) opened its annual three-month reporting period. This year’s survey has an abundance of changes, both content related and structural. Some of these will be easier for you to adapt to…
It’s GRESB Season!
Last month we blogged about the increasing adoption of the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) by real estate companies such as REITs, and asked for feedback about reporting challenges. As of April 1, the 2014 GRESB survey is now open, and…
Are You Ready for GRESB?
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) is a platform that allows large real estate portfolios such as real estate investment trusts (REITs) and funds to voluntarily self-report sustainability policies, practices, and portfolio-wide utility data performance metrics. The reported information…