Intelligent Investment Strengthening Value Through ESG | Survey of Global Property Professionals Seventy-one percent of investors and 58% of occupiers say that green building certification programs are important to benchmark FIGURE 12: How do you use sustainability certification programs (e.g., LEED, BREEAM, NABERS) in your decisions? building performance. Investors also reported using these certifications to enhance their building’s brand and marketability to prospective tenants. Asian and European respondents more heavily rely on these certifications for regulatory purposes. To understand the sustainability credentials or potential of a building To help with marketing or branding with our customers or tenants To meet a voluntary screening requirement we have for buildings we will consider To ensure we collect data consistently across the portfolio To meet a regulatory requirement To inform the price we will pay in a transaction or deal We don't use certification in our real estate decisions 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% Percent of Responses Investor Occupier