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What ESG actually measures
ESG stands for Environmental, Social and Governance: a framework used by investors, companies and regulators to measure an organisation’s sustainability, ethical impact and risk.
Environment
Examines how a property or company
impacts and protects the natural world.
This includes managing carbon emissions,
reducing waste, improving energy efficiency, and addressing climate change risks
- Energy, cooling and carbon
- Solar and renewable energy
- Water, TSE and irrigation
- Waste and refrigerants
- Climate risk and resilience
- Biodiversity and landscape
Social
Evaluates how an organization treats people. Key areas include labour practices, workplace diversity and inclusion, human rights, employee safety, and community relations.
- Residents and tenants
- Health, safety and welfare
- Accessibility (People of Determination)
- Community rules and traffic
- Contractor and site labour
- Workforce and HR of the entity
Governance
Looks at internal leadership and corporateoversight.
This covers responsible management, compliance, transparency, risk management and accountability.
- Who decides and who is accountable
- Owners committee and management company
- Policies, approvals and controls
- Procurement and service charge
- Data privacy and ethics
- Evidence quality and assurance
Three reasons why ESG matters
Risk & Resilience
Helps property owners and companies identify and prepare for potential risks, including changing regulatory reguirements, climate change impacts, environmental challenges, and increasing operating costs.
Financial & Asset Value
ESG practices can help reduce operating costs, improve property performance, enhance property appeal, and support the long-term value and sustainability of the community.
Compliance & Transparency
Regulatory bodies and major stakeholders increasingly require companies to disclose relevant ESG information.
This improves transparency, supports regulatory compliance, and helps reduce the risk of misleading environmental claims.
WHY CLIENTS ARE ASKING FOR ESG
The pressure comes from regulation, capital providers, operating costs and asset risks.
Regulation
-UAE climate law and MRV reporting are developing
-DFM / ADX ESG guides for listed groups
-Dubai Al Sa’fat and Building Code for buildings
-Applicability depends on entity and activity
Investors and lenders
-Banks and investors ask for credible climate, energy and governance data
-Green-finance and due-diligence guestionnaires
-Group reporting flows down to assets
Operating cost
Cooling, electricity, water and waste drive the service charge
Inefficient plant means OPEX and CAPEX
Solar and efficiency are cost decisions first
Asset risk
Heat, flood, water stress and dust exposure
Obsolete plant and refrigerant transition
Insurability, marketability and value
WHAT THE LAND STERLING ESG SERVICE DOES
ANALYSE
Entity, property, ownership / control,
reporting year, applicable frameworks
COLLECT
Bills, meters, contracts, policies, surveys, photographs, evidence
MEASURE
Energy, carbon, air quality, water, waste, social and governance KPIs
ASSESS
condition, gaps against standards
REPORT
Clear ESG results, limitations, evidence
trail and indexes
IMPROVE
Costed actions, savings, carbon, owners, timing, decarbonisation
WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
Most of it already exists in property, FM, finance, HR, security or management records.
Buildings, GFA and units
Occupancy and control
(owner / tenant / common)
Plant and major systems
Utility systems: traditional vs. alternative
Certifications (Al Sa’fat, LEED)
Photographs and media rights
Electricity and district cooling
Water, TSE and irrigation
Solar generation and attributes
Waste and treatment route
Refrigerants and fuels
BMS and meter data
Health & safety and contractor hours
Resident surveys and complaints
Accessibility audits
Community rules and traffic
Site-labour welfare
Workforce / HR of the entity
Owners committee and management company
Policies and approvals
Service charge and reserve fund
Procurement and supplier screening
Data privacy and ethics
Climate risk and targets
SE: Treated Sewage Effluent – treated wastewater reused for irrigation and other non-potable purposes.
Certifications: Green building standards assessing sustainability performance, including Al Sa’fat in Dubai and LEED internationally.
BMS: Building Management System – monitors and controls building services, such as cooling and lighting.
WHAT THE ESG REPORT ASSESSES
Entity
- Entity characteristics
- Corporate governance
- Management
- Targets
- Materiality
- Utility costs
- Waste
- Diversity
- Equity
- Global Reporting Initiative
- SASB
- TCFD
- Energy supply
- GHG emissions
- Energy efficiency
- Risk management
Asset
- Energy efficiency
- GHG emissions
- Indoor Air Quality
- Indoor Environmental Quality
- Energy supply
- Grid interaction
- Metering
- Water
- Landscaping
- Waste
- Accessibility
- Resilience
- Biodiversity
- Heat island
- Dark Sky
- Bird protection
- Occupant wellbeing
- Resident satisfaction
- Contractor welfare
- Management company
- Regulatory compliance
- Service-charge transparency
What a Land Sterling ESG report looks like
One document serves decision makers and technical reviewers.
Executive report
The front: read in 10 minutes
- Executive statement and 2025 dashboard
- Property at a glance, market and developer context
- Reporting basis, boundary, standards, data coverage
- Materiality and 2030 targets
- Environment: energy, cooling, solar, water, waste, biodiversity, GHG, climate risk, decarbonisation, environmental management
- Social: residents, community rules and traffic, H&S and labour, workforce / HR
- Governance: oversight, management company, OAM, procurement, cost and value, roadmap, publication gates
Technical appendix
The back: evidence for the auditor
- A — Property and market reference
- B — Environmental tables, total and like for like
- C — GHG tables with verified reconciliation
- D — Scope 3, all 15 categories with relevance status
- E — Social and governance KPIs · F — Target register
- G — Climate risk register and IFRS S2 map
- H — Framework index · I — DFM / ADX metric index
- J — Methodology and factors · K — Evidence and assurance
- L — Glossary · M — Sources and legal notice
HOW TO INTERPRET AN ESG SCORECARD – EXAMPLE SCORECARD
|
MEASURE
|
RESULT
|
ASSESSMENT
|
|---|---|---|
|
DATA COVERAGE |
75% (9/12 months) |
Incomplete |
|
ENERGY USE PER SQUARE METRE |
34.7 kWh/m² |
Below benchmark |
|
CARBON EMISSIONS PER SQUARE METRE |
17.1 kgCO₂e/m² |
Below benchmark |
|
YEAR-ON-YEAR PERFORMANCE |
2.7% improvement |
Improving |
|
EMISSIONS REPORTING |
Direct and value chain emissions not fully measured |
Data gap |
|
APPROVED ESG TARGETS |
Not established |
Action required |
DATA COVERAGE
Is the information complete for the entire property and reporting period?
CURRENT PERFORMANCE
How is the property performing across energy,
carbon, water, waste and social measures?
PERFORMANCE TREND
Has performance improved or declined compared with the previous year?
MISSING INFORMATION
Are any important data, targets or supporting
documents unavailable?
NEXT STEPS
What action is required, who is responsible and
when should it be completed?
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND UAE FRAMEWORKS
GHG Protocol
Scope 1, 2 (location- and market-based) and 3 carbon accounting; operational- control boundary. (Source: GRI305 – Global Reporting Initiative)
GRI Standards
Material topics and disclosures: GRI 302 energy, 303 water, 101 biodiversity, 305 emissions, 306 waste, 403 H&S, 413 communities.
IFRS S1 / S2
Use this space to add a short description.
DFM and ADX ESG guides ;
Full metric index for each selected DFM or ADX guide. We disclose results, applicability and evidence status, with missing data marked “Not quantified”.
Dubai Al Sa’fat and Building Code
Green building classification and the traditional and alternative view of every utility: electricity, cooling, water, hot water, wastewater, waste.
UAE Climate Law and DSM 2050
Federal Decree-Law 11/2024 and the MOCCAE MRV system; Dubai Demand Side Management Strategy 2050 targets for buildings.
IFRS : International Financial Reporting Standards
Scope 1: Direct emissions from sources owned or controlled by the organisation, such as boilers and company vehicles.
Scope 2: Indirect emissions from generating purchased electricity, heating, cooling and steam
REPORT AND IMPROVEMENT ROADMAP
The report identifies what to complete first; Land Sterling turns findings into an operational and decarbonisation roadmap.
1 Reporting readiness
- Confirm legal and operational control boundary
- Complete 12 of 12 months meter coverage
- Fuel and refrigerant inventory (Scope 1)
- Screen all 15 Scope 3 categories
- Approve targets and governance cadence
2 Physical improvements
- Cooling, HVAC and BMS optimisation
- LED and controls
- Solar expansion and attribute ownership
- Water leak detection, TSE irrigation
- Refrigerant management, shading, resilience
3 Value for the owner
- Each measure: CAPEX, annual saving, tCO₂e, payback, owner, timing
- Effect on the service charge per apartment
- Climate resilience and plant life
- Market context: valuation only by a RICS valuer
ESG Strategy & Reporting
Identify material topics, set priorities and assign responsibility for an ESG programme. Prepare a reporting roadmap supported by clear indicators and evidence.
- Identifying the matters that count and the priorities behind the ESG programme.
- Mapping stakeholders and expectations to indicators, data and reporting timelines.
- Assigning ownership, accountability and a roadmap that management can act on.
- Connecting reporting to business decisions, resources and evidence.
Carbon Accounting & GHG Inventory
Measure emissions from operations, purchased energy and relevant value-chain activities. Establish an inventory with documented boundaries, methods and data limitations.
- Defining the inventory boundary across operations, purchased energy and the value chain.
- Applying recognised methods with documented assumptions and data limitations.
- Establishing a baseline and tracking performance against a clear target.
- Building evidence trails that stand up to disclosure and assurance.
Climate Risk & Net Zero
Assess physical and transition risks, explore scenarios and plan the response. Connect climate targets with implementation responsibilities and management decisions.
- Identifying the physical and transition risks relevant to the organisation and its assets.
- Exploring scenarios to understand the scale of financial and operational exposure.
- Developing a net-zero pathway with responsibilities and realistic timeframes.
- Linking climate targets to capital planning and management decisions.
ESG Data & Assurance Readiness
Improve how ESG information is collected, checked and approved. Establish data ownership and evidence records that support reporting and assurance requests.
- Strengthening how ESG data is collected, checked and approved before reporting.
- Building an evidence record that is ready for third-party assurance.
- Documenting ownership and process so reporting holds up to review.
- Closing the gap between current data quality and disclosure requirements.
Social & Governance Advisory
Review workforce, wellbeing, community and governance practices. Strengthen oversight, accountability and indicators that make social risks and improvement priorities visible.
- Reviewing workforce, wellbeing, community and supply chain practices.
- Strengthening oversight, accountability and the governance behind ESG decisions.
- Defining indicators that make social risks and progress visible.
- Aligning recommendations with regulation and stakeholder expectations.
Sustainable Finance & ESG Due Diligence
Examine ESG risks when assessing a business, asset or portfolio. Support investment decisions and lender requests with findings, information gaps and actions.
- Understanding the ESG profile and risk of a business, asset or portfolio.
- Providing findings and information gaps for investment and lending decisions.
- Responding to lender, investor and regulatory ESG requirements.
- Supporting consent, refinancing and transaction processes with a structured view.
Real Estate ESG
Connect property sustainability with building condition, utilities, tenant outcomes and climate exposure. Identify operational and investment priorities across individual assets or portfolios.
- Connecting building condition, utilities and tenant outcomes to ESG data.
- Prioritising asset-level improvements aligned with operating and investment cycles.
- Providing portfolio-level reporting that supports ratings, disclosure and net-zero plans.
Building Decarbonisation
Assess technical improvements, estimate costs and carbon reductions, and develop a practical delivery sequence around asset condition, operations and investment cycles.
Community & OAM ESG
Bring common-area performance, resident experience and contractor practices into community ESG planning, with clear governance and links to budgets and reserve funds.
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