Intelligent Investment Strengthening Value Through ESG | Survey of Global Property Professionals ESG benefits unclear due to lack of data Lack of quality data and uncertainty about benefits are the biggest Top three challenges for challenges for ESG goal implementation. Lack of data was the most common challenge across all regions. Costs exceeding benefits and implementing ESG goals: benefits being unknown or uncertain were the second and third most common challenges. The opinion that costs exceed benefits may be driven by the lack of data. The most likely reason why investors ranked ”lack of data” as their 1 Poor availability or quality of data (53%) top challenge is because they are highly concerned about returns, protection of capital and disclosure regulations that make access to Costs exceed benefit, making it difficult quality building data very important. 2to justify action (47%) Occupiers also ranked ”lack of data” as their top challenge. Nearly one-quarter of occupier respondents also said their ESG goals didn’t have clear real estate implications. This could suggest a lack 3Benefits are unknown or uncertain (36%) of awareness and understanding by occupiers about the role real estate can play in achieving their ESG goals.