Capturing the value of sustainability – Identifying the links between sustainability and business value

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Published and researched by the UK Green Building Council and JLL the purpose of this report, and the guidance within it, is to empower businesses and individuals to make the business case for improving environmental and social impact activities and to enable them to measure and demonstrate the value their organisations derive from such practices. The report includes case studies that highlight the contribution to value that BREEAM makes, including analysis carried out by LANDSEC on 101 property assets which showed BREEAM certification is a significant variable in rental performance. BREEAM Excellent assets outperform non-certified assets by more than 100%, with an average contracted rent of £47.5/ft2vs £23/ft2, and 28% of variability in contracted rents can be explained by BREEAM certification.