Globally, we are utilizing government benchmarking programs to measure performance and comply with local and federal regulations and disclosure requirements. these include programs such as EnERGy staR in the ., Energy performance Certificates (EpCs) across Europe, the national australian built Environment Rating system (nabERs), and the Comprehensive assessment system for built Environment Efficiency (CasbEE) in Japan. For new acquisitions in the americas, a sustainability review is included in the recommendation memorandum to the RREEF Real Estate americas investment Committee. For office buildings, in association with contracted property management sustainability teams, we developed “standards of sustainability,” which we are deploying in the.
