Investors in commercial real estate (CRE) have a singular goal: increase the value of their assets. Returns on real estate investments are dependent on the proportion of net operating income relative to current market value. Buildings are large users of resources like energy, water, and waste streams. Tenants desire to live and work in green buildings and the CRE has been required to respond to this customer demand. Although CRE’s are aware that operational efficiencies and cost savings can be achieved through a sustainable operations plan, many of them lack specific knowledge required to develop an impactful sustainability strategy that can be deployed across their portfolio.

Sustainability reporting has become a requirement in this industry because of its enormous environmental impact as well as customer demand. Portfolios of buildings can be challenging to track, measure, and report. The industry also has large supply chains which add to the complexity of data management and subsequent reporting requirements.