External evaluations and rankings
Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB)
As of 2019, Eastnine is part of GRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark). GRESB carries out an annual evaluation
of participating companies’ sustainability efforts, making possible a comparison between different companies as well as our performance in comparison to competitors.
In the 2024 year's ESG review, Eastnine continued to receive high scores, 92 (87) points out of a possible 100, which places Eastnine among the top 20 percent in GRESB's global real estate benchmark. This scoring awards Eastnine with the maximum 5-star rating by GRESB. Among European listed real estate companies, Eastnine ranked 10 out of 105 peers.
”We are extremely happy to once again be in the top in the GRESB benchmark. It proves that our property portfolio performs high from the ESG perspective and that our efforts in this area contributes to the green transition. Eastnine works dedicatedly to maintain a high performance in our properties and to offer inspiring and pleasant workplaces where our tenants will want to continuously be working”, says Kestutis Sasnauskas, CEO of Eastnine. PR 2024-10-11
Head of sustainability at Eastnine participated in a case study held by GRESB during fall 2022. “We joined GRESB specifically to acquire a roadmap for embedding sustainability into a company’s real estate operations”, says Lilia Kouzmina, Head of Sustainability at Eastnine. Read more about the case study
Read more about the case study
The Allbright foundation
Eastnine is top ten of 358 companies in the 2024 compilation where Allbright has reviewed the state of equality in management teams and boards within Sweden's listed companies. Eastnine, which has an even gender distribution on both management and board level, was placed on Allbright's "green list", along with 92 of the 358 audited companies.
Read Allbright's latest report here (in Swedish)
Eastnine wins award as European leader for its investment in sustainable buildings
Eastnine has been named a winner of the 2021 Regional Leadership Awards by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in the Europe category. Eastnine is one of several award winners, including organizations, projects and individuals worldwide, who create the next generation of sustainable, healthy, equitable and resilient buildings, cities and communities.
USGBC refers to the fact that Eastnine owns two of the LEED properties that have received the highest number of points for operation and maintenance in Europe and is developing its portfolio with the aim of achieving climate neutrality in property operations by 2030.
“Following a difficult year, it is truly inspiring to recognize our green building leaders that have continued their commitment to green building and sustainable communities while adapting to the changing environments around us,” said Mahesh Ramanujam, president and CEO, USGBC. “The 2021 USGBC Leadership Award awardees have improved our world through the power of green building and it is their contributions and work that have helped our communities stay safe and healthy.”