This is in stark contrast to the highly automated mechanisms Ford and his team have deployed for ESG data management for over a decade now. Over that time, GPT has consistently topped the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and each of GPT’s wholesale funds has been recognized in the top quintile of the GRESB Real Estate Benchmark. In fact, GPT has more carbon neutral building certified floor space than any other Australian property owner (link resides outside of ibm.com) and is currently ranked first of 864 real estate companies in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment.
The driving force here is a formidable combination—an ingrained corporate culture of sustainability fused with a methodical approach to ESG data management