RT null T1 Sustainability metrics: translation and impact on property investment and management A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 property K1 investment K1 real estate investment YR 2014 FD 2014 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32435 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32435 NO This report presents a framework for a Corporate Real Estate Sustainability Management (CRESM) system, developed by the UNEP Finance Initiative Property Working Group and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Designed for property investment and management organizations, the framework enhances the industry's ability to create structured information links and feedback loops across the property market. It supports decision-making at corporate, portfolio, and building levels by aligning sustainability metrics with financial performance, valuation, and risk assessment. The report identifies a clear financial incentive for behavioral change and outlines how sustainability can be systematically embedded into business routines. It provides a list of applicable sustainability metrics, explaining how they can be integrated into existing tools and processes, and how buildings' sustainability performance can influence asset value, portfolio performance, corporate reputation, and financial outcomes. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 20, 2026