Success continues for Castellum's sustainability effort. Today, the results of the 2020 sustainability evaluation Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark are released, showing that we are world leaders in the category for office/industrial, for the fifth consecutive year.
"This strengthens our position as the most sustainable real estate company in the Nordics. I view the ranking as proof that our strategy is right, that we do a really good job and that focusing on sustainability is profitable", says Henrik Saxborn, CEO of
The past week has been a prize-winning streak for Castellum's sustainability work. Last Friday, for the fifth year in a row, Castellum became the only Nordic real estate company on the world's most prestigious sustainability index, the Dow Jones Sustainability Index - and also #5 in the ranking of the world's real estate companies. DJSI is the most prestigious sustainability index in the world and only seven Swedish companies are on the list.
And today we received news that we also retain the position as global leader in the office/industrial category in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark. GRESB is an international benchmark tool that measures and evaluates the sustainability work of real estate companies and real estate funds. A total of 1,200 real estate companies and funds in 64 countries were evaluated this year, covering the majority of the globally listed real estate sector.
"This is both cool and important," says
Five consecutive years at the top of the world's most important sustainability rankings. What is the key to our success?
1. That our sustainability goals are linked to the global goals and to the industry's sustainability challenges. In 2020, we are one of the first real estate companies in the world to adopt roadmaps with clear steps to achieve our Science Based Target goal of net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2030. We recently started operations in northern
2. That sustainability is integrated both in the day-to-day work and in the larger projects. These include energy efficiency, diversity and planning for solar cells in all our buildings.
3. That we work in a structured manner, continuously following up and making careful risk assessments. Sustainability is part of our culture. These issues are prioritized by the board and management as well as by managers and employees throughout the company.
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