Profond Investment Foundation: Wüest Partner’s ESG Rating Gains Momentum

Sustain­ability in all its facets is becoming increas­ingly important – especially in the real estate market. For this reason, the Profond Investment Foundation commis­sioned Wüest Partner to prepare a sustain­ability analysis for its real estate portfolio and to support it in making this portfolio fit for the future.

Wüest Partner already recog­nized the increasing impor­tance of sustain­ability some time ago and therefore estab­lished its own ESG rating. This utilizes one of Wüest Partner’s strengths: the wealth of data at our disposal. 

Data-based ESG rating 

This has the following advan­tages: 

• High objec­tivity 
• Fast and inexpensive 
• Trans­parent 

This enables an efficient assessment of the entire portfolio while revealing findings and optimization potential for individual properties.

Synergy between ratings 

Another advantage is the synergy of the ESG rating with our valuation work. When Wüest Partner evaluates a portfolio, most of the data needed for an ESG rating is already available. Since Wüest Partner has been managing Profond’s portfolio for many years, the investment foundation has been able to benefit immensely from these synergies.

Benefits of the ESG rating for Profond 

• Profond’s employees are provided with a monitoring and measurement tool, which can be used to, for example, develop strategies and decision-making bases in the areas of redevel­opment and trans­ac­tions. 
• Large amounts of data can be collected for each property. For example, data on natural hazards is now also available. 
• The database is constantly being improved. This makes a first contri­bution to the digital­ization of the portfolio. 
• Problem properties and risks in the portfolio can be easily identified and prior­i­tized accord­ingly. 
• Further analyses and insights in terms of profitability and sustain­ability are possible. 
• Potential for improvement in all ESG areas can be elicited. 
• Individual indicators can be compared with a benchmark. 
• Missing data can be collected during the next assessment cycle. 

Further infor­mation: 

• Profond  
• Your compre­hensive solution for ESG assess­ments 
• ESG-compliant real estate valuation – status quo and outlook 
• Wüest Partner signs UN-supported principles for respon­sible investment 

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