Responsible investment performance indicators
Continued improvement of the Fund's sustainability performance
Impact area | Indicator | Measure | Units of measure | 2022 | 2021 | Change | Plan 2022-2024 |
Fund sustainability benchmark | GRESB | Star rating | # stars | 5 | 5 | - | Annual improvement of overall GRESB score |
GRESB | Overall score (GRI-CRESS: CRE8) | # [1-100] | 92 | 95 | -3 |
Investing in sustainable real estate
Impact area | Indicator | Measure | Units of measure | 2022 | 2021 | change | Plan 2022-2024 |
Asset sustainability certificate | BREEAM | Green Building Certificates floor space (BREEAM or GPR) (GRI-CRESS: CRE8) | % | 98.0% | 100.0% | -2.0 pp | All standing investments minimum BREEAM-NL in-use VERY GOOD by the end of 2022 at asset-level |
Certificate BREEAM-NL in-use PASS floorspace | % | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 pp | |||
Certificate BREEAM-NL in-use GOOD floorspace | % | 1.7% | 1.7% | +0.0 pp | |||
Certificate BREEAM-NL in-use VERY GOOD | % | 30.1% | 30.6% | -0.5 pp | |||
Certificate BREEAM-NL in-use EXCELLENT | % | 66.2% | 67.7% | -1.4 pp | |||
Certificate BREEAM-NL in-use OUTSTANDING | % | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 pp | |||
BREEAM (new acquisitions) | Labelled floor space (GRI-CRESS: CRE8) | % | n/a | Acquisition of new developments have | |||
Average score (GRI-CRESS: CRE8) | % | n/a |
Reducing environmental impact
Impact area | Indicator | Measure | Units of measure | 2022 | 2021 | change | Plan 2022-2024 |
Energy performance certificate | EPC | Labelled floor space (GRI-CRESS: CRE8) | % | 98.0% | 100% | -2.0 pp | by end 2022, 100% of the portfolio has |
Green labelled floor space (A, B or C label) | % | 99.6% | 99.7% | -0.1 pp | |||
A labelled floor space | % | 98.3% | 98.3% | 0.0 pp | |||
Average EP2 | # | 136.51 | 136.31 | 0.21 | |||
Renewable energy | Solar panels | Installed kWp of solar panels | kWp | 1,061.6 | 967.5 | +9.7% | By end 2022, solar panels generate >1000 kWp |
Impact area | Indicator | Measure | Units of measure | 2022 (Abs) | 2021 (Abs) | % change (LfL) | Plan 2022-2024 |
Energy | Electricity | Total landlord-obtained electricity (GRI: 302-2) | MWh | 17,406 | 15,492 | 2.6% | |
Gas | Total gas consumption (GRI: 302-1) | 320 | 413 | -22.6% | |||
District heating and cooling | Total district heating and cooling (GRI: 302-2) | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | |||
Total | Total energy consumption from all sources (GRI: 302-2) | 17,726 | 15,905 | 1.9% | on average -4% / year | ||
Energy intensity | Building energy intensity (GRI-CRESS: CRE1) | kWh/m²/year | 81 | 73 | 1.9% | ||
Energy and associated GHG disclosure coverage | 8 of 14 | 8 of 13 | |||||
GHG emissions | Direct | Scope 1 (GRI: 305-1) | tonnes CO2e | 76 | 98 | -22.6% | |
Indirect | Scope 2 (GRI: 305-2) | 5,866 | 5,221 | 2.6% | |||
Total | Total GHG emissions (GRI: 305-2) Scope 1 and 2 | 5,941 | 5,319 | 2.1% | on average -4% / year | ||
Total GHG emissions after compensation | 76 | 98 | -22.6% | ||||
GHG emissions intensity | GHG intensity from building energy (GRI-CRESS: CRE3) | kg CO2e/m²/year | 27 | 24 | 2.1% | ||
Water | Total | Total water consumption (GRI:303-1) | m³ | N/A | N/A | N/A | -5% in 2022 |
Water intensity | Building water intensity (GRI-CRESS: CRE2) | m³/m²/year | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
Waste | Total | Total waste collected (GRI: 306-1) | tonnes | N/A | N/A | N/A | -5% in 2022 |
Recycling rate | % | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Stakeholder engagement performance
Impact area | Indicator | Measure | Units of measure | 2022 | 2021 | change | Plan 2022-2024 |
Engage with stakeholders | Tenant satisfaction | Response rate (GRI: 102-43) | % | 64% | 58% | +5.3 pp | Tenants give the Fund a score higher than 7 |
Average total score (GRI: 102-43) | # | 7.3 | 7.3 | +0.0 | |||
Client satisfaction | Response rate (GRI: 102-43) | % | n/a | n/a | n/a | Clients give the Fund a score higher than 7.5 | |
Average total score (GRI: 102-43) | # | n/a | 7.1 | n/a | |||
Sustainable stewardship | Considerate constructors scheme | Registered construction projects | # | n/a | 1 of 1 | n/a | In 2022, 75% of construction sites (€) registered under Considerate Constructors Scheme (‘Bewuste Bouwer’) |
Participation rate (by acquisition price) | % | n/a | 100% | n/a | |||
Board seats and committee memberships industry organisations, related to the Dutch office sector | Number | # | 3 | 3 | no change | Gain board seats and committee memberships industry | |
Make areas heart safe | Number | % | 100.0% | 100.0% | +0.0 pp | By the end of 2022, 100% of our tenants and communities have an AED available within six minutes walking distance |
* This concerns only lease agreements with regard to office space, leases for parking spaces are excluded.
Being a responsible organisation
Impact area | Indicator | Measure | Units of measure | 2022 | 2021 | % change | Plan 2022-2024 |
Sustainable agreements | Leases | Number of new green leases | # | 35 of 35 | 17 of 19 | +10.5% | 50% of the rental contracts include a sustainability clause by the end of 2022 |
Number of green leases total | # | 107 of 220 | 73 of 219 | +14.8% | |||
Responsible business operation | Digital tenant portal | Usage of tentants | % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | In 2022 50% of our tenants can use our tenant portal incl. sustainability performance |
Reporting of performance indicators
The Fund’s ambition to increase the coverage and therefore the transparency of its environmental impact according to INREV Sustainability Reporting Guidelines is reflected in the summary of key performance indicators in the table above.
Bouwinvest reports environmental data of those assets where there is management control possible (operational control approach). Data is provided for those assets where we have authority to introduce and implement operating policies and are responsible for purchasing energy and water and handling waste. Our management control differs greatly by asset type (e.g. residential and office); these differences affect the level of influence we have over the sustainability performance of our assets.
Like for like data and changes represents assets which have been fully owned and operational for the full 24 month period in our investment portfolio. It provides insight in the performance of an indicator over time at a constant portfolio scope. The reduction in GHG emissions can be explained by the compensation of carbon emissions through purchase of carbon certificates. This follows the commitment of Bouwinvest to reduce the impact its operations has on climate change.
For the managed portfolio (scope 1 and 2), Bouwinvest reports on total energy consumption including all direct energy sources (gas, fuel oil) and indirect energy sources (electricity, district heating and district cooling). To calculate Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, country and energy source-specific emission factors have been applied. Emission factors change over time. For this annual report most recently available factors for 2022 are used (source: www.co2emissiefactoren.nl).
Energy, Emission and Water intensities are reported only on properties where energy respectively water data is available, using ‘shared services’ as the numerator and lettable floor area (LFA) as the denominator. ‘Shared services’ refer to landlord-obtained consumption for common parts and any services provided to tenant areas that have not been sub-metered.
In the annual report of Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors B.V. the results of a conducted analysis on material topics and observations on stakeholders and reporting criteria with regard to Bouwinvest and its investment activities in general are included. The responsible investing indicators in this report are aligned with these results and observations where applicable.