Our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Sustainability Services:
With environmental, social and governance becoming an increasingly global focus for real estate investors, tenants, owner-occupiers and developers, having an ESG strategy and plan in place is imperative to future-proofing your business, your real estate and becoming more sustainable now and in the future.
We offer the following services which support our clients’ organisational and asset-level sustainability objectives:
Environmental Ratings & Certifications
Meet the highest sustainability standards with comprehensive environmental ratings and certifications for building owners and tenants. This includes NABERS, GreenStar, BEECs, and Climate Active Carbon Neutral Certification.
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Sustainability Improvement & Decarbonisation Pathways
Our audits cover energy, water, waste, refrigerants, and carbon. We provide NABERS Improvement and Net Zero Emissions Pathways, including steps for building electrification and decarbonisation.
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Sustainability Reporting Services
We help owners and managers report ESG data for Mandatory Reporting, NGER, and GRESB. We support this with Verdig and platforms like Envizi, DeepKi, and Measurabl.
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Verdig data management & reporting solution
Our ESG data management solution provides audit-ready reports. Using AI, Verdig captures data from utility bills to deliver insights and reduce errors.
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Sustainability & Climate Risk Assessments
We audit buildings to uncover existing and future climate risks. Our reports help improve climate resilience and align with GRESB standards.
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Unlock Your Organisation’s Potential
We identify ESG gaps, offer tailored strategies, and support full reporting (e.g. GRESB, TCFD) to exceed stakeholder expectations and drive growth.
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We have a deep understanding of the importance of ESG practices throughout an asset’s entire life cycle and can work with you to develop sustainable pathways, minimising environmental risk and enhancing the long-term relevance of your property or portfolio.
Our team is qualified:
- NABERS Assessors
- CBD Assessors
- Climate Active Accredited Consultants
- AS/NZS 3598 Energy Auditors
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Memberships and advisory panels:
- Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA)
- NABERS Industrial Advisory Panel
Why Knight Frank?
At Knight Frank, we are passionate about improving sustainability performance and outcomes for our clients. We have made a global commitment to achieve a Net Zero carbon status by 2040 (to be validated by the Science Based Target Initiative - SBTi). We are proud of our best-in-class People, Planet and Community commitment being rolled out across the business.