EARTH YEAR

More than 50 years after the first Earth Day, sustainability should be mundane. But it’s not. The number of owners and managers that have realized both the moral and financial benefits of sustainable management has increased, but it’s clear that we still have a long way to go, as we can see by the numbers.

81

The world-leading average score of Oceania (led by Australia) in achieving environmental, social and governance issues, compared with the global average of 74 (JLL)

50%

The share of agents and brokers who said they helped a client buy or sell a property with green features over the previous 12 months, up from 32% the previous year (National Association of Realtors)

4%

The rent premium for LEED-certified office buildings over their non-certified peers (CBRE)

$3.4 billion

The amount of utility costs good energy management can save multifamily housing managers (American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy)

10,000

The approximate number of stores and retail facilities that have earned LEED green building certification with another 5,600 projects registered to LEED as of March 2022 (U.S Green Building Council)

75

The minimum score (on a scale of 1 to 100) to achieve Energy Star certification status (Environmental Protection Agency)