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ESG @ ECE Real Estate Partners

ECE REP consistently aligns its business activities with long-term value creation and actively assumes responsibility not only for its own properties, but also for the tenants, the employees of ECE REP and the centers, the customers of the centers and the efficient and careful use of resources.

100%

certified portfolio

GRESB

Green Star 2020

PRI

Principles

DGNB

Platinum and Gold Awarded

BREEAM

Excellent awards

Selected portfolio milestones and targets

Certified

  • DGNB Platinum, DGNB Gold and DGNB Silver awards
  • BREEAM Excellent, BREEAM Very Good and BREEAM Good awards
  • LEED Platinum award

Targets

  • 100% certified real estate portfolio (e.g. DGNB or BREEAM certifications)
  • Use of 100% green energy in the common and communal areas by 2025
  • Average reduction of CO₂ emissions by 40% by 2030 (base year: 2019)

Sustainable measures in our shopping centers

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Sustainability approach of ECE Real Estate Partners

DEDICATED TEAM & STRATEGY

  • Sustainability management at all organizational levels of the fund manager and the investment team.
  • Compliance officer and two dedicated members of the investment team responsible for coordinating ESG-specific issues and continuously improving ECE REP's sustainability strategy
  • Regular ESG training and industry conferences (e.g. INREV Sustainability Conference) and ongoing collaboration and exchange with ECE to ensure effective ESG management across the group

ESG REPORTING / CORPORATE PLANNING

  • ECE REP defines an individual sustainability strategy for each asset in close cooperation with ECE (center management, technical team, leasing and asset management).
  • Quarterly reporting includes a fund-specific sustainability report outlining key ESG initiatives and their respective progress during the reporting period
  • Annual business planning for each center includes a center-specific ESG section that outlines individual sustainability goals and their progress

CONTINUOUS ESG IMPROVEMENT MEASURES

  • Improvement measures based on detailed business plans and capex schedules.
  • Green lease agreements as a mandatory annex to the ECE standard lease agreement (includes rules and guidelines for sustainable operation of the rental unit (cleaning, waste disposal, energy consumption) as well as equipment (building materials, etc.))
  • Other sustainability measures include: Conversion to LED lighting, construction of e-charging station, greening projects, continuous improvement of HVAC systems.

CERTIFICATION & GRESB BENCHMARKING

  • Comprehensive benchmarking of ECE REP funds in compliance with the strictest criteria by the market leader GRESB
  • Certification of all centers according to international standards