Environmental
- Energy consumption
- Carbon emissions
- Water use
- Waste management
ESG for Real Estate
Best AI-powered ESG Reporting Software For Real Estate
SustainInsight helps real estate companies, property developers, asset managers, and construction businesses collect ESG data, calculate carbon emissions, track buildings and projects, and create sustainability reports from one platform.
What Is ESG in Real Estate?
ESG stands for Environmental, Social and Governance. In real estate, it measures how responsibly a property is developed, operated and managed.
Social
- Tenant health and wellbeing
- Employee and contractor safety
- Accessibility
- Community impact
Governance
- ESG policies
- Regulatory compliance
- Risk management
- Data transparency
Why Is ESG Important in Real Estate?
Buildings use large amounts of energy, water and materials and generate carbon emissions. Strong ESG management helps reduce costs, manage risk, attract investors and work towards net-zero targets.
Reduce energy and operating costs
Lower carbon emissions
Improve building performance
Manage climate and regulatory risks
How Do Real Estate Companies Report ESG?
Companies collect ESG data from buildings, projects, contractors and suppliers, then check, calculate and add it to a sustainability report. SustainInsight brings all ESG data into one platform.
Data sources
- Electricity and water bills
- Fuel records
- Waste reports
- Building management systems
You can use it to
- Collect data across multiple properties
- Assign data owners
- Store supporting documents
- Review and approve information
Result
Less manual work and better data consistency across properties.
What Is ESG Software?
ESG software collects, manages, calculates and reports environmental, social and governance information across buildings, projects and property portfolios.
ESG data collection
Carbon accounting
Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions tracking
Energy and water monitoring
How Does AI Automate ESG Reporting?
AI helps process bills, spreadsheets and documents faster. Users review and verify information before it goes into calculations or reports.
Extract data from uploaded documents
Organize information into the correct ESG category
Match data with buildings and projects
Identify missing information
What Are Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 Emissions?
These categories are used to report greenhouse gas emissions. SustainInsight helps calculate and monitor all three scopes from one platform.
Scope 1 Emissions
Direct emissions from owned or controlled sources.
- Fuel used in generators
- Fuel used in boilers
- Company-owned vehicles
- Refrigerant leakage
Scope 2 Emissions
Emissions from purchased energy.
- Purchased electricity
- District cooling
- Purchased heating
- Purchased steam
Scope 3 Emissions
Other indirect emissions across the value chain.
- Construction materials
- Concrete and steel
- Purchased goods and services
- Waste disposal
Real Estate Carbon Accounting
Carbon accounting measures greenhouse gas emissions from a business, property or project so teams understand their footprint clearly.
Record activity data
Apply suitable emission factors
Calculate carbon emissions
Separate Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions
What Is GRESB Reporting?
GRESB benchmarks ESG performance for real estate companies, funds, developers and investors. SustainInsight helps organize the required data and documents.
ESG policies and leadership
Energy consumption
Greenhouse gas emissions
Water use
What ESG Frameworks Apply to Real Estate?
Companies may report under different frameworks based on location, investors and business activities. SustainInsight helps organize data across standards.
GRESB
Used to assess and benchmark ESG performance in real estate portfolios and developments.
GRI
Used by organizations to report their environmental, social and economic impacts.
ISSB and IFRS S1
Used for general sustainability-related financial disclosures.
IFRS S2
Used for climate-related financial disclosures.
How Do UAE Real Estate Companies Comply With ESG?
UAE companies face growing expectations from regulators, investors and partners. SustainInsight helps collect ESG data, calculate emissions and prepare disclosures.
Report on
- Carbon emissions
- Energy efficiency
- Water use
- Waste management
Platform helps
- Collect ESG information
- Calculate carbon emissions
- Track project and building performance
- Maintain supporting evidence
Supports initiatives
- UAE Net Zero 2050
- Dubai Clean Energy Strategy
- Green building requirements
- Investor ESG reporting
Track ESG across buildings, projects and operations
Monitor portfolio, development and operational performance from one place.
Portfolios
Track by company, portfolio, building, project and location.
- Company
- Business unit
- Property portfolio
- Building
Construction
Monitor delivery-stage ESG metrics.
- Fuel and electricity use
- Construction water consumption
- Concrete emissions
- Building material emissions
Operations
Compare performance across property types.
- Electricity consumption
- District cooling
- Fuel use
- Renewable energy
Dashboards
Filter metrics by building, project and period.
- Total carbon emissions
- Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions
- Energy consumption
- Renewable energy
Make Your ESG Data Audit-Ready
Show where information came from and how it was calculated for reviews, investors and assurance.
Supporting documents
Source records
Review workflows
Approval processes
Who Can Use SustainInsight?
Suitable for individual projects and large property portfolios.
Property developersCommercial real estate companiesResidential developersReal estate investment companiesREITsAsset managersProperty managersConstruction companiesFacility management teamsSustainability consultantsBuilding operators
Why Choose SustainInsight?
One ESG Platform
Manage environmental, social and governance data in one place.
AI-Powered Data Collection
Reduce manual work when processing bills, spreadsheets and supporting documents.
Carbon Accounting
Calculate Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions.
Real Estate Dashboards
Monitor the performance of buildings, projects and property portfolios.
How SustainInsight Works
Set up properties, collect data, verify information, calculate emissions and create reports.
Set Up Your Properties and Projects
Add your organization, buildings, portfolios, development projects and reporting periods.
Collect ESG Data
Upload or enter energy, water, waste, material, transportation and governance data.
Organize the Information
Use AI-assisted tools to connect the data with the correct building, project or ESG metric.
Review and Verify
Check the information and complete internal approvals.
Replace Manual ESG Spreadsheets
As buildings and metrics grow, spreadsheets become hard to manage. SustainInsight is a centralized alternative for real estate ESG reporting.
Missing data
Formula errors
Duplicate records
Different metric definitions
Start Your Real Estate ESG Reporting Journey
Use one platform to collect sustainability data, calculate carbon emissions, monitor buildings and prepare reports.
Collect sustainability data
Calculate carbon emissions
Monitor building performance
Track ESG targets
Frequently Asked Questions
ESG in real estate measures the environmental, social and governance performance of buildings, construction projects and property companies.