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GRESB Real Estate & Infrastructure Assessments
Scale · Tiered medal/star · Access · Membership survey
Indian use case
The de-facto ESG benchmark for Indian REITs (Embassy, Mindspace, Brookfield, Nexus) and InvIT operators reporting to global LPs and lenders.
Key points
- Real Estate Assessment, Infrastructure Fund Assessment, Infrastructure Asset Assessment, Development Benchmark.
- GRESB Stars: 5★ = top quintile; reset annually.
- Sub-modules for Health & Wellbeing, Resilience and Net-Zero alignment.
Sources
Aligned frameworks
- TCFD RecommendationsISSB
Voluntary disclosure framework on climate-related financial risks (governance, strategy, risk management, metrics & targets).
- GRI StandardsGRI
World's most widely used multi-stakeholder sustainability reporting standards (Universal, Topic, Sector).
- LEED v4.1 / v5USGBC
Green building rating system covering BD+C, ID+C, O+M, Cities and Communities.
- IGBC Green Building RatingWBCSD
India-specific green building rating run by CII; covers new buildings, factories, schools, residential, neighbourhoods.
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