Sustainability in Real Estate & Property
Helping real estate and property organisations reduce carbon, strengthen resilience, protect asset value, and create future-ready portfolios.
The real estate sector sits at the centre of the net zero transition. Buildings account for a significant share of global emissions, placing increasing pressure on owners, investors, developers and operators to decarbonise portfolios while maintaining performance and financial returns .
At the same time, tightening regulation, evolving disclosure requirements, changing occupier expectations, and increasing climate-related risks are reshaping the market. From EPC ratings and Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) to ESG reporting, physical climate risks, and investor scrutiny, sustainability is now a key driver of asset value, investment decisions, and long-term portfolio resilience.
The challenge is no longer just about how to improve building performance, reduce emissions, and meet regulatory requirements, without compromising returns or operational efficiency. Organisations must also manage climate-related risks, protect asset value, avoid stranded asset exposure, and future-proof portfolios against changing market expectations.
We help real estate organisations embed sustainability into asset strategy, portfolio management, and operations, turning complexity into clear, confident action that strengthens resilience, protects value, and supports long-term investment performance.
Property Operators & Facilities Management
(Property Managers, FM providers, Occupiers)
Improving building performance and operational resilience, and occupier outcomes
Operators and FM providers play a critical role in delivering sustainability outcomes at asset level. The challenge lies in reducing energy consumption , managing emissions, and improving building, and maintaining service quality across increasingly complex portfolios.
At the same time, operators are increasingly expected to improve occupier experience, support client ESG objectives, strengthen resilience to climate-related disruption, and demonstrate measurable sustainability outcomes that contribute to asset performance and value.
We support organisations to:
- Reduce operational energy use and carbon emissions across buildings
- Implement data-led carbon measurement, monitoring and performance tracking
- Improve efficiency through smarter asset management and operational practices
- Enhance occupant wellbeing and building performance through sustainable operations
- Assess and manage climate-related operational risks
- Strengthen ESG reporting with robust, audit-ready data and disclosures
The result is more efficient, resilient, and lower-carbon buildings that reduce operating costs, improve occupant experience, support compliance, and maintain long-term asset performance.
Sustainable Facilities Management index (SFMI)
For facilities management companies looking to strengthen ESG performance and demonstrate credible progress, the Sustainable Facilities Management Index (SFMI) provides a robust, , industry-recognised framework for improvement.
Through assessment, benchmarking, collaboration, and best-practice sharing, the SFMI helps organisations improve sustainability performance, strengthen client relationships, increase transparency, and demonstrate measurable business value.
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Real Estate Owners & Investors
(Funds, REITs, Asset Managers, Developers)
Protecting asset value and future-proofing portfolios
For owners and investors, sustainability is no longer a compliance exercise—it is fundamental to protecting and enhancing asset value.
Poorly performing buildings risk obsolescence, reduced demand, and regulatory non-compliance, while high-performing assets attract capital and premium tenants.
Increasingly, investors must also consider climate-related physical and transition risks, changing occupier expectations, insurance availability, financing requirements, and the potential for stranded assets.
We support organisations to:
- Develop portfolio-wide net zero and decarbonisation strategies
- Assess climate-related physical and transition risk at asset and portfolio level
- Align portfolios with evolving regulations and disclosure frameworks including CSRD, ISSB, and TCFD
- Prioritise investment to improve energy performance, resilience, and long-term value
- Assess stranded asset risk and identify opportunities to enhance resilience and future value
- Support investment decision-making through robust sustainability data and scenario analysis
The result is a future-ready portfolio that meets regulatory expectations, attracts investment, and delivers sustainable returns.
Core Sustainability Solutions for Real Estate & Property
Key Sustainability Questions Shaping the Sector
Real estate organisations face growing pressure to improve environmental performance while managing climate risks, protecting asset value, and maintaining attractive returns.
Key questions include:
Owners & investors
- How can we decarbonise portfolios without eroding asset value or investment returns?
- How can we protect portfolios from climate-related risks and future regulatory change?
- Which assets are exposed to stranded asset risk to regulation, climate impacts, or poor performance?
- How do we prioritise investment across portfolios to maximise resilience, financial returns, and sustainability outcomes?
- How can sustainability initiatives enhance asset value, attract occupiers, and improve access to capital?
Operators & FM providers
- How can we reduce energy consumption and emissions while maintaining occupant comfort and building performance?
- How do we capture accurate, consistent sustainability data across assets and portfolios? How can we improve operational efficiency while meeting increasing ESG expectations from clients and occupiers?
- How can we strengthen resilience to climate-related disruptions and operational risks?
- How can we demonstrate measurable sustainability outcomes that support client retention and business growth?
Working in Partnership, Delivering Impact
Discover how we work alongside real estate and facilities management organisations to reduce emissions, improve asset performance, and deliver measurable sustainability outcomes across portfolios and operations.
Demonstrating Climate Leadership with Science Based Targets
Developing Churchill Group’s End-to-end Climate Strategy: From Data to Decarbonisation
Engaging Churchill Group’s Suppliers to Drive Scope 3 Emissions Reduction
