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Making ESG investment visible to investors. Compliance documentation for UK real estate funds and chartered surveyors.

Manchester, UK
Joined July 2022
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Conventional wisdom says externally managed REITs disclose worse on ESG. In our data, they do, by 32 points on average. But when we control for two choices- SBTi validation and external assurance- that gap is no longer statistically significant.
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So the gap isn't really about who manages the trust. It's about disclosure infrastructure, and infrastructure can be built. SBTi, ISAE 3000 assurance and GRESB participation are realistic within 12 to 18 months. #ESG #GRESB
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We scored all 24 UK-listed REITs on ESG disclosure quality across four years and 120 indicators. The gap between the strongest and weakest report? 72 points. Only a third of the sector reaches Sector Leader level. #ESG #RealEstate
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The typical REIT isn't failing. It's "developing": partly quantified and framework-aligned, but thin on assurance depth, Scope 3 granularity and readiness for sustainability-linked lending. That middle ground is where most improvement still lies.
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We spent a year scoring every UK-listed REIT’s ESG disclosure against 120 data points. The gap between the strongest and weakest reporters? 72 points. The problem isn’t ESG performance. It’s that good work stays invisible to investors.
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That’s what we’re fixing. plinthos.io
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