Swiss Life Asset Managers achieves strong results in the 2024 GRESB sustainability benchmark. Six of its real estate funds and one infrastructure fund have the best rating in their peer group.
All 35 real estate products of Swiss Life Asset Managers that participated in the 2024 GRESB sustainability benchmark received the coveted “Green Star” in recognition of their overall results. Despite the introduction of new assessment methods by GRESB, which led to a general downward shift in scores, the portfolios of Swiss Life Asset Managers continued to perform positively. The investment solutions achieved an average of 81 points (out of a maximum of 100, an increase of 0.5% compared to 2023), with two new real estate funds submitted for analysis. The results compared to the peer groups have also improved, with six funds ranking first in their peer group and six funds receiving five stars.
Swiss Life Asset Managers’ infrastructure equity funds also delivered impressive results. Both funds continued to improve and achieved scores of 89 and 96 points, respectively. These strong results underline the strong sustainability performance of the funds.
“We are proud that we have been able to continue to improve our ESG performance across the entire product range and that more and more funds have been included in the analysis. This underlines our long-standing commitment to responsible investment in the area of ESG. Looking ahead, we are focusing, amongst other things, on further increasing data coverage to drive better ESG management at asset level and ensuring that our portfolios continue to offer long-term added value,” explained Miriam Kittinger, Head ESG Real Assets at Swiss Life Asset Managers.
Swiss Life Asset Managers has been participating in the GRESB sustainability benchmark analysis for several years now 1. The Group’s directly held real estate portfolios have been fully in the scope of GRESB for the past two years. In 2024, Swiss Life Asset Managers submitted two more funds for analysis, with the participating funds and mandates now representing CHF 66 billion in assets under management, which accounts for around 75% of the total assets under management directly invested in real estate.
1) Swiss Life Asset Managers has been a member of GRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark) since 2018. GRESB is a leading industry-driven organisation that prepares annual assessments of the performance of real estate funds, real estate companies and infrastructure funds on the basis of environmental, social and governance factors. Its assessments are based on a holistic approach. In addition to general and qualitative questions, so-called “performance indicators” are also included in the sustainability analysis. These indicators are used to assess the real estate portfolios in terms of their water and energy consumption as well as their greenhouse gas emissions and waste, amongst other things.
Source: GRESB; a GRESB five-star rating corresponds to a position in the top quintile of the global peer group, while a one-star rating corresponds to a placement in the lowest quintile.
Source: GRESB; a GRESB five-star rating corresponds to a position in the top quintile of the global peer group, while a one-star rating corresponds to a placement in the lowest quintile.
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Comprehensive information on the funds mentioned and the countries in which they are authorised for distribution can be found in the documents which form the legal basis for each investment. They can be ordered free of charge in electronic or printed form from the fund management company or its representative: Switzerland: Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd, General-Guisan-Quai 40, P.O. Box 2831, 8022 Zurich, payment office: UBS AG, Bahnhofstrasse 45, 8001 Zurich | Germany: Swiss Life Asset Managers Luxembourg Niederlassung Deutschland, Darmstädter Landstraße 125, 60598 Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Luxembourg: Swiss Life Asset Managers Luxembourg – 4a, rue Albert Borschette – L-1246 Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg | France: Swiss Life Asset Managers France, 153 rue Saint-Honoré, F-75001 Paris | UK: Swiss Life Asset Managers UK Ltd., 55 Wells Street, London W1T 3PT | Norway: Swiss Life Asset Managers Holding AS, Haakon VIIs gt 1, NO-0161 Oslo | Denmark: Swiss Life Asset Managers Danmark, filial af Swiss Life Asset Managers Luxembourg, Luxembourg Frederiksgade 11, 1. tv, 1265 Copenhagen K, 1265 Frederiksgade | Italy: Swiss Life Asset Managers Luxembourg, succursale Italia, Via San Prospero 1, I-20121 Milan or at www.swisslife-am.com.