15 April 2026
The GRESB portal just opened, but will your sustainability reporting accurately reflect your company’s commitments? Now is the time to take a closer look at your reporting strategy, identify any gaps, and position yourself for a stronger GRESB score, for this year and beyond.
Time and again, we see real estate organisations delivering strong sustainability strategies that simply aren’t well reflected in their GRESB score.
In today’s market, strong environmental and social credentials are a financial attribute that contribute to improved liquidity, investment interest, and regulatory alignment. Over 70% of investors incorporate environmental and social impacts within decision making¹, with GRESB scores often used to benchmark performance.
The reality is that strong sustainability performance isn’t always fully reflected in the final score. Not because the strategy isn’t there, but because it isn’t always captured, evidenced, or translated correctly within reporting submissions.
Across the 60+ submissions we support annually, the difference between a good score and a leading one often comes down to execution:
- Is all relevant data fully captured and reflected?
- Are on-the-ground initiatives clearly translated into responses?
- Are answers backed by robust, verifiable evidence?
- Has the submission been checked for gaps, inconsistencies, or simple input errors?
We regularly identify more than 5 points missed due to incomplete mappingof social and governance processes alone. In other cases, engaging with external data assurance services can help companies uplift their score by another 5.5 points.
This is where Longevity can help you.
Our experts help bridge any gaps between your teams, ensuring your performance is fully captured, clearly evidenced, and aligned with GRESB requirements. We assure data and eliminate gaps, so your score reflects the reality of your progress.
Too often, we see clients missing out on higher scores, when they have invested heavily in improving sustainability. Without credible evidence, strong performance doesn’t translate into higher scores.
Are you leaving GRESB points on the table? Don’t let reporting issues undermine real performance.
