Sustainability at Commerz RealESG has to be a Team effort

ESG goes to the next level...

We take responsibility. The upcoming challenges of coping with the climate crisis are facing huge upheavals in all industries and related infrastructures. As asset managers for real estate and renewables, we want to actively help shape this change! For this ambitious project, we have defined clear goals in our sustainability strategy for all three dimensions: environment (E), social responsibility (S) and good corporate governance (G). Our responsibilities: to find real and sustainable solutions to the current issues. What is our goal? Climate-conscious, human and transparent - creating long-term value that lasts for generations.

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Maria Paradies

Global Head of Group Strategy and Sustainability, Commerz Real

The guiding principle of our
Strategy makes sense
the point:
ESG has to be a Team effort

Our scopes and objectives - Achieving zero together

Our sustainability strategy is divided into environmental (E), social (S) and corporate governance (G) impact areas. Each of these dimensions is of equal importance to us at Commerz Real. That’s why we have also defined a smart target for each individual and KPIs accordingly. Find out here what the three letters mean in the Commerz Real context, what we are already doing and where we want to go with them.

ESG has to be environmentally-conscious!

We are clearly committed to the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda. That’s why we’re driving the transformation to more sustainability and pushing for a reduction in our greenhouse gas emissions to achieve one of our big goals. The basis is a greenhouse gas balance in accordance with the Green House Gas Protocol, which we have been preparing annually since 2021.

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Andreas Götz

Head of Organisation Commercial Real

I am particularly proud of the fleet conversion to purely electric vehicles.

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ESG has to be compassionate!

The transformation towards environmental sustainability must not come at the cost of social aspects. That’s why we always want to ensure that the society in which we work and live is socially sustainable. Our focus is on measurable indicators that include employees and external stakeholders as well as the workplace and community dimensions.

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Constanze Jestaedt-Fischer

Head of Department, Diakonie Düsseldorf

Partnerships such as with Commerz Real give us a whole new freedom.

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ESG has to be transparent.

Governance stands for the third dimension of ESG and includes the practice of good corporate governance. These include topics such as anchoring sustainability in the corporate structure, acting morally impeccably and maintaining compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements. We have had our progress measured annually by an externally renowned ESG rating since 2024.

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Carla Tiberi

Global Head of Compliance at Commerz Real

Compliance with laws and regulations is the prerequisite for acting sustainably.

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What are the SDGs?

The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) promote sustainable development in the economy, society and environment. The 17 goals were adopted in 2015 and are to be implemented globally by 2030. States, civil society and the private sector are to become active locally. This article explains how we as Commerz Real contribute to the goals.

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