Climate & Energy

We want to support climate change mitigation. Therefore, we have set ourselves the goal of reducing the energy consumption and CO₂ footprint in the construction and operation of our buildings and increasing the resilience of our portfolio to climate risks. By raising awareness among our tenants, employees and suppliers, we aim to promote climate and environmentally friendly behaviour within our sphere of influence

Targets & Principles

• Reduction of the average Scope 1+2 CO₂ emission intensity of the investment portfolio by 50% by 2030 (base year 2019)
• All new construction projects completed from 2030 onwards are climate neutral in operation (net zero carbon)
• Climate neutrality by 2050

Measures

• Conversion of electricity contracts to 100% electricity from renewable energy sources in the investment portfolio by 2025 (landlord-obtained)
• Purchase of climate-neutral district heating acc. to local availability
• Green lease programme to reduce CO₂ emissions (Scope 3) in the investment portfolio (tenant participation)
• Establishment of a digital energy monitoring and management system for the Group-wide portfolio by 2025
• Renovation programme to systematically reduce the energy consumption and carbon footprint of the investment portfolio
• Continuous reduction of the energy demand of development projects
• Expansion of renewable energy sources in and on development projects (e.g. photovoltaics, solar thermal energy, geothermal energy)
• Reduction of embodied carbon emissions in development projects.

Sustainability certifications as proxy for building quality

In order to provide transparent and internationally comparable evidence of building quality across the entire portfolio, CA Immo has strategic properties and new development projects certified. In this context, internationally established, holistic sustainability standards such as DGNB, LEED and BREEAM are applied. By book value, around 79% of the entire CA Immo portfolio were certified as at 31 December 2024 (excl. short-term property assets acc. to IFRS 5). Including buildings undergoing certification or refurbishment as at the reporting date,
the certification rate was 84%. 

With our ongoing environmental initiatives, we have already begun our journey toward a sustainable, CO₂-neutral economy with the goal of making CA Immo future-proof. Details can be found in our ESG report.