The standard lifts the return. 10 to 14 per cent premium since 2017, evidenced by a sustainability-linked bond priced inside vanilla debt.
Sustainability is the standard we build the asset to. Built to it, the asset costs less to run, holds value, and attracts capital and tenants accountable for performance.
A claim is only worth what you can check. We tie ours to two points: specification and completion. At specification, the target goes into financing terms, design brief, and contractor pack. Specified in three places, it cannot be quietly trimmed.
At completion, outcomes are verified against operational performance, not the brochure. Most of the industry holds one end. We hold both.
We arrived at sustainability through a financial argument, not compliance. We took the other side of a market that prices the sustainable option as the expensive one.
Conviction came first. The proof followed, on the record. We are not labelling. We are pricing. A label is intent. A price is what the market has tested.
One target. Four stages. Same team. At structuring, the target is written into financing terms. At design, into the brief. At delivery, into the contractor pack. At completion, verified against operational performance.
We do not publish our own ESG ratings. Auditors price the returns. Buildings prove the performance.
Verified at completion against BREEAM, NABERS, or LEED. Standard chosen by jurisdiction and asset type.
We are not labelling. We are pricing. A label is a claim about intent. A price is a claim the market has tested.
Rami Saadi, CEO and operator partner