GRESB Training For Institutional Investors
Practical learning for investors seeking to optimise engagement effectiveness with third party managers using GRESB reports and data
Equipping the users of GRESB reports with the knowledge, insights and confidence to engage meaningfully with third party managers, resulting in enhanced stewardship of capital
Looking beyond the simplicity of star ratings and headline scores with nuance, enabling you to build a robust, rigorous engagement strategy
Gain essential knowledge of what GRESB scores really mean in terms of asset performance and how that data can be used to identify key risks and opportunities across portfolios
Bespoke training directly relevant to your organisation, resonant with those responsible for investment oversight
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS
- Subject matter based on the real-life concerns and experiences of the organisation and its key stakeholders
- Practical training sessions simulating investment team tasks using real GRESB data on client portfolios where possible
- Interactive live training sessions preceded by pre-course learning modules focusing on the origins and evolution of GRESB, and the importance of high-quality data in driving effective investment oversight and manager engagement
- Gain deeper insight into what is covered in a GRESB report, inputs, how questions are structured, scored and weighted, and exploring different types of outputs and their key elements
- Appreciate the challenges of GRESB for participating entities and managers, including common pain-points
- Exercises demonstrating why a good GRESB rating doesn’t necessarily equate to good sustainability performance or lower risk, and how to spot ‘gaming’ of the GRESB assessment methodology
It was a super informative and helpful session, full of lots of practical advice. We definitely feel in a better place to monitor and challenge our partners going forward.
Kevin Etchells, Investment Manager
Greater Manchester Pension Fund
PROGRAMME DETAILS
LENGTH
Typically, the course would include a 2 to 3-hour live teaching session for each asset class but varies according to client needs
FORMAT
In-person or online
CAPACITY
We recommend no more than 16 participants per group
Additional time for discussion exercises will be allowed for larger groups
MATERIALS
All provided via the our state-of-the-art learning management system, the Hillbreak Learning Hub
ELIGIBILITY
Investment teams with responsibility for oversight of real estate and infrastructure portfolios which report utilising the GRESB platform
We recognise that everyone’s time is short, and that investors have competing priorities – that’s why we aim to keep live sessions to 2-3 hours wherever possible.
Content is split across pre-learning materials and in-person sessions, allowing us to tailor the learning experience to specific client requirements.
Hillbreak gave my team the most excellent training which has proved to be extremely useful and helped as a step to upskilling us all.
Ainslee McLennan
Head of Balanced Funds UK, Nuveen Real Estate
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
See the full prospectus or get in touch to enquire about our service offering
DID YOU KNOW?
We also offer strategic advisory services, bespoke client learning programmes, and open-to-all ESG, sustainability, and real estate courses.
One of the few organisations that can credibly speak the language of both investment and ESG.
Jane Wakiwaka
Sustainability Director, The Crown Estate
