C Change Asset Sustainability Committees Best Practice Guide

Resumen del informe: Europe's commercial real estate sector has made significant progress in setting net zero and sustainability commitments. However, translating these ambitions into measurable action within occupied buildings remains a key challenge. Responsibility for environmental performance is shared between owners, occupiers and property managers, creating misalignments that continue to slow decarbonisation. 

To help address this challenge, ULI Europe's C Change programme has developed the Asset Sustainability Committees Best Practice Guide, based on interviews with twelve leading real estate owners and property managers across Europe. The guide explores how asset sustainability committees, also known as green committees or sustainability forums, can support engagement in multi-let commercial buildings, particularly office, retail and mixed-use assets.

These regular, building-level forums bring owners, occupiers and property managers together to:

• Share and interpret environmental performance data
• Provide visibility of landlord decarbonisation plans and investment priorities
• Enable collaboration, peer-to-peer learning and knowledge sharing
• Coordinate practical environmental, and in many cases social, sustainability actions

The guide offers practical guidance on when committees add value, how they can be designed and resourced, and how they can be adapted across asset types and organisational models. Case studies from organisations including PIMCO, IPUT, Hines, BNP Paribas Real Estate, Derwent London, Redevco, Pembroke and Lendlease illustrate different approaches, alongside an implementation checklist to support long-term delivery.