RICS可持续发展报告 2022 -2022 RICS Sustainability Report

RICSsustainabilityreport2022

RICS

sustainabilityreport

2022

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sustainabilityreport

2022

Reportwrittenby:

KisaZehra

GlobalSustainabilityLead

kzehra@

Editor

JoFitzLeverton

RICSEditorialTeamLeader

ISBN:9781783214822

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Contents

Foreword 1

Executivesummary 2

Globalcommercialpropertysector 3

Globalconstructionsector 10

Listoffigures

Figure1RICSSustainableBuildingIndex

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Figure2Changeinoccupierdemandforgreen/sustainablebuildingsinthe

last12months

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Figure3Changeininvestordemandforgreen/sustainablebuildingsinthe

last12months

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Figure4Browndiscountforrents

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Figure5Browndiscountforprices

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Figure6Gapinrentsbetweengreenandnon-greenbuildings

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Figure7Gapinpricesbetweengreenandnon-greenbuildings

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Figure8Shiftininvestorinterestforcompletingclimaterelatedrisk

assessmentsontheirbuiltassetsinthepast12months

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Figure9Extenttowhichdigitaldataandtoolsareusedtocomplete

environmentalandsustainabilityassessmentsofprojects

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Figure10Principleusesofdigitaltoolsandprocesseswhencompleting

environmentalandsustainabilityassessments

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Figure11Currently,doyoumeasureoperationalcarbonemissionsoverthe

expectedlifecycleofyourprojects?

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Figure12Currently,doyoumeasureembodiedcarbonemissionsonyour

projectsand,ifso,howsignificantlydoesthisaffectthechoiceofmaterials,

systemsandcomponents?

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Figure13Principalbarriersinhibitingtheconstructionsectorfromreducing

embodiedcarbonemissions

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Figure14Principalbarriersacrossregionsinhibitingtheconstructionsector

fromreducingembodiedcarbonemissions

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Foreword

Itisnowabundantlyclearthatlimiting

carbon–bothembodiedandemitted–in

thebuiltenvironmentisacrucialcomponentofsuccessfulclimatestrategy.However,we

cannottakemeaningfulactiontoachievethedecarbonisationthatasustainablefuture

requireswithoutaclear,sharedunderstandingofwherewearetoday.

RICS’firstsustainabilityreportin2021was

amajormilestoneinthemeasurementof

professionalsentimentaroundissuesof

climate,carbon,andsustainabilityinpractice.Itwasarguablythelargestsuchexercise

evercommissioned,takingsoundingson

theseimportantissuesfromthousandsof

professionalsworkingincommercialrealestateandconstructionacrossover30countries.In

doingso,itsetabenchmarkforconsistent,ongoingmeasurementofsentimentinourindustry,whileprovidingvitalinsightintohowwecanaddressthismostsignificantofchallengesfacingourspecies.

The2022reportnowoffersthefirstyearof

trendlineanalysis.TheRICSSustainableBuildingIndexwithinthereportisatrackableyear-on-

yearmeasureofchangingappetiteforgreenbuildings,servingasanindispensabletoolthatallowstheusertoextrapolatefeedbackon

theimpactofeconomicfactors,government

policyandtechnologicaltoolsontheperceivedsustainabilityofthepropertysector.

Aswellashelpingprofessionalpractitioners,thereportprovidesusefulreferenceforregulatorsandpolicymakers.Forthoseseekingbehaviourchangeforgoodclimateoutcomes,sentimentisavaluablecomplementtoaggregatedscientificdataasreflectiveofbehaviour–thevery

behaviourpolicymakersseektoinfluence.

Whiletheglobalappetiteforsustainable

buildingshasseenanuptick,regionallytherearecleardifferences,withEuropetakingan

unmistakableleadfollowingthemarketimpactofthe2019GreenDeallegislation.Inthisway,thereport’sfindingsmakeclearthatrelying

solelyonmarketdemandislessdisruptiveandlesseffective,suggestingpurposefulpublic

policybasedonsoundbehaviouralinsightis

vitalforpositiveclimateresults.

The2022reportaskswhatarethekeysto

acceleratingdecarbonisation.Byfarandawaytheprimaryneedsidentifiedareforconsistent,respectedstandards,relevantskills,and

trustedinformationonlow-carbonproducts.

ThesefindingsreinforcetheimportanceoftheworkRICSisleadingwithpartnersandother

professionalorganisations.Collaborationand

information-sharingarekeycommonelementsforaddressingclimateriskasgovernment

incentivesaroundtheworldremaininconsistentandinvestordemandisnotfullyrealised.

Equippedwiththereport’sfindingsandongoingupdates,marketscanhaveconfidencethat

RICSprofessionalsareapplyingtheverybest

knowledgeandinsighttocombatclimatechangeandmitigateitsimpacts,backedbyworld-classskillsdevelopmentandtechnicalstandards.

Thispublicationmakesanimportant

contributiontotheglobalclimateconversationandprovidesanopportunitytoinspirefurthersharingofdataandbestpracticesinacross-

disciplinaryknowledgecommunity.Ilook

forwardtotakingtheinsightsfromthisreportforwardwithyouandallourpartnerstodeliverpractical,positiveactiononclimatechange.

AnnGray

RICSPresidentElect

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Executivesummary

InQ22022,theRICSGlobalCommercialPropertyMonitor(GCPM)andtheGlobalConstruction

Monitor(GCM)wereusedtodrawontheexpertopinionsofaround4,000professionalsoncrucialissuesrelatingtosustainabilityandclimate

changeacrossthebuiltenvironment.

Asimilarexercisewasdonelastyear,withthe

resultsdetailedintheWBEFsustainabilityreport2021.Thisyear’spublicationcanbeusedto

trackprogressonkeytopicssuchasoccupier

andinvestordemandforgreenbuildings,and

themeasurementofcarbonemissionsby

constructionprofessionals.Inaddition,thistimeprofessionalshavealsobeenaskedtosharetheiropinionsonemergingtrends,suchasinvestor

appetiteforclimate-relatedriskassessmentsonbuiltassetsandtheuseofdigitaltoolsacross

constructionprojects.

Thisstudyfeaturescriticalinsightsfrom

professionalsworkingacrosstheworldandishighlyinstrumentalinincreasingunderstandingofemergingsustainabilitytrendsacrossthe

builtenvironmentsector.Atthesametime,thisresearchcanalsobeusedtoidentifyprincipalbarriersthatmightbeimpedingprogress.Theresultsarecapturedgloballyandacrossfour

broadworldregions:theAmericas,AsiaPacific,Europe,andtheMiddleEastandAfrica.

Theresultsimplythatthereissomeprogress,

particularlyinthecommercialrealestate

sector.Forone,demandforgreenbuildingsis

continuingtoriseglobally,howeverthemajorityofrespondentsatthegloballevelandacrossthefourregionsreportamodestup-tickindemandgrowthasopposedtoasignificantpick-up.

Thistrendisseenasimpactingbothrentsandprices,withasignificantshareofcontributors

suggestingthatnon-greenrealestateassetsarebeingsubjecttoabrowndiscount.

Turningtotheglobalconstructionsector,

thefeedbacksuggeststhatprofessionals

arebeginningtoembracedigitaltoolsand

technologiestocompletesustainability-relatedanalysisfortheirprojects.Thesetoolsare

reportedlybeingusedpredominantlytoassessenergyneedsandcosts,buthavenotbeen

utilisedasmuchtoreduceembodiedcarbonortomeasuretheimpactonbiodiversity.

Aroundmeasuringcarbonemissions,the

Sustainabilityreport2021highlightedthat

therewasmuchroomforimprovement.

Thisyear’sresultsdepictasimilarpicture.A

significantshareofprofessionalsstatethey

makenomeasurementofcarbonemissions

onprojects.Whenprobedontheprincipal

barrierstoreducingcarbonemissions,thelackofestablishedstandards,guidanceandtoolsisseenasthemostfundamentalissue.

Inlightofthis,theworkofRICSandother

professionalinstitutionshasneverbeenmore

important.Collaborationacrosstheindustry

tosetglobalprofessionalstandards,develop

guidanceandtoolsaroundcarbonmeasurementisakeypieceofthepuzzle.TheworkoftheICMScoalitionindevelopingtheInternationalCost

ManagementStandardhasalreadysetthepaceinthisarea.

Alongsidethis,contributorsalsohighlighthighcostsorlowavailabilityoflowcarbonmaterialsandskillshortagesasachallenge.Further

research,dataandknowledgesharingamong

stakeholderscanhelptacklethisissue.

Itisclear,thereisnoone-sizefitsallapproach

toaddressingthedecarbonisationchallenge,

andarangeofresearchstudieswillbeneeded.Policymakershaveakeyroletoplay,with

targetedregulatoryinterventionsandincentivesprovidinganudge.

Furthermore,themajorityofrespondentsnote

ariseinclimateriskassessmentsbyinvestors

ontheirbuiltassets,suggestingthatclimate

issuesarenowrisinguptheagendaandcouldbe

influencingthebehaviourofkeymarketplayers.

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Globalcommercialpropertysector

Demandforgreenbuildingsrisesglobally

TheRICSSustainableBuildingIndexisa

measureofglobaloccupierandinvestor

appetiteforgreenandsustainablebuildings.Overthepast12months,theindexhas

postedanetbalanceof+481,pointingtoapick-upinoccupierandinvestorappetiteforclimateadaptedrealestate.Thisis

similartothenetbalancereadingof+55in2021,suggestingthatappetiteforgreen/sustainablebuildingsiscontinuingtoriseacrosstheglobe(Figure1).

Thepick-upindemandisnotedacrossall

fourregionscoveredinthesurvey.Even

so,demandgrowthinEuropeseemstobe

outpacingtheincreaseinAsiaPacific(APAC),theAmericas,andtheMiddleEastandAfrica(MEA).TheRICSSustainabilityBuildingIndexreadingforEuropecameinanetbalanceof+75.Incomparison,theindexisbelow+50inallotherregions.

Globally,around55%ofcontributorsnotethatoccupierdemandforgreen/sustainablebuildingshasrisenoverthepast12months(Figure2).Thehighestproportion(around45%)suggestthattherehasbeenamodestrise,whileonlyaround10%reporta

significantpick-up.Muchlikelastyear’s

results,Europeappearstobeleadingthe

way.Around52%ofcontributorsacross

theregionreportamodestincreasein

demand,whilejustunderone-quarterstate

thatoccupierinterestingreen/sustainablebuildingshasincreasedsignificantlyoverthepastyear.

Ontheinvestmentsideofthemarket(Figure3),around40%ofsurveycontributors

globallyreportamodestincreaseininvestorappetiteforgreen/sustainablebuildings

overthepast12months.Afurther17%

suggesttherehasbeenamoresignificantincreaseindemand.

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Thepick-upininvestordemandismost

pronouncedacrossEurope.Around80%ofthosesurveyedintheregionseeanincreaseininvestordemandforgreen/sustainable

realestateinthepastyear.Thisshowsasmallup-tickfromthe75%sharethatreportedthesametrendin2021.

AthirdofEurope-basedrespondentsnoteasignificantincreaseininvestordemand,

whilearound45%reportamodestincrease.Incomparison,asignificantincreasein

investordemandforgreen/sustainable

buildingsisnotedbyjustover10%of

respondentsinAPACandMEA,andaround8%intheAmericas.Thelargestproportionofrespondents(around40%)acrossall

threeregionsreportamodestrisein

investordemand.

Justoverathirdofrespondentsgloballysuggestthattheyhaveseennochange

inoccupierandinvestorinterestgreen/sustainablebuildingsoverthepastyear.Under10%ofrespondentsgloballynoteafallinoccupierandinvestordemandforgreenbuildings.

Buildingsnotclassedaseithergreenor

sustainablesubjecttoabrowndiscount

Oneimportantquestionacrossthesector

iswhethergreenbuildingshavehigher

marketvaluesandarethereforesubjectto

greaterfinancialmarketreturnsintermsof

bothrentsandprices.IntheSustainability

report2021,anotableshareofcontributorssuggestedthatthereisagreenrentandpricepremiumlinkedtosustainablebuildings.The2022surveyresultsalsoindicatethepresenceofamarketpremiumforgreenbuildings.

Closeto50%ofrespondentsgloballyreportabrowndiscount,i.e.buildingsthatarenot

classedasgreen/sustainablearesubjectto

areductioninrentsandpricescomparedtogreen/sustainablebuildings(Figure4).The

largestproportion(roughlyaquarter)suggestthatthediscountisupto10%,withafifth

believingthatthediscountcouldbehigher.

Inaddition,aroundathirdofrespondents

globallystatethatevenifthereisnobrown

discount,green/sustainablebuildingsare

subjecttorentorapricepremium.Ontheotherhand,aroundafifthgloballyperceivenobrowndiscountforrentsandprices,norapremium.

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Yes,thereisabrowndiscount

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Figure4Browndiscountforrents

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Figure5Browndiscountforprices

Regionalresultsaremoreorlessinlinewiththeglobalpicture.Europeistheexception,withalargershareofrespondentsseeing

evidenceofhighermarketvalueslinkedtogreenbuildingscomparedtootherregions.Thiscouldbetheresultofstrongoccupierandinvestordemandforsustainablerealestateinthearea.

Almostthree-fifthsofEurope-based

contributorsreportthatbuildingsnot

classedasgreenorsustainablearesubjecttoadiscountinrentsandprices.Aroundathirdsuggestthediscountislikelytobeupto10%,whilearoundaquartersuggestthatitcouldbehigher.

JustunderathirdofcontributorsinEuropereportnobrowndiscountbutthereisarentandpricepremiumforgreen/sustainable

buildings.Onlyaround12%reportnobrowndiscountnoragreenpremium.

Addinggreenorsustainabilityfeaturestobuildingsleadstoashiftinassetvaluestosomeextent

Globallyaround40%ofcontributorsreportthatthegapinrentsbetweenbuildings

classedasgreen/sustainablebuildingsandthosethatarenothasriseninthepastyear.

Thatsaid,themajority(around54%)of

respondentsgloballyreportnochangesintherentgapbetweengreenandnon-greenbuildings.Onlyaround5%ofrespondentsgloballyreportthatthegapinrents

betweengreenandnon-green/sustainablebuildingshasfalleninthepast12months(Figure6).

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Figure6Gapinrentsbetweengreenandnon-greenbuildings

FeedbackfromtheMEAregionisbroadlysimilartotheglobalresults.Acrossthe

AmericasandAPAC,aroundathirdof

contributorsreportthatthedifferenceinrentsforgreenandnon-greenbuildingshasriseninthepastyear.Nevertheless,asignificantshare(around60%)reportnochangeinthegapinrentsbetweengreenandnon-greenbuildings.

TheEuropeanpictureisslightlyvaried.Themajorityofcontributorsacrosstheregion(around55%)reportthatthegapinrentsbetweengreenandnon-greenbuildings

hasriseninthepastyear.Aroundtwo-fifthsbelievereportnochangewhileonlyaround3%statethatthegaphasfallen.

Asfaraspricesareconcerned(Figure

7),around45%ofsurveycontributors

globallyreportthegapinpricesbetween

greenbuildingsandnon-greenbuildings

hasriseninthepastyear.Theproportion

ofrespondentseeingthistrendisslightly

higheracrosstheMEA,standingataround50%.InEurope,around60%ofcontributorsstatethatthegapinpricesbetweengreenandnon-greenbuildingshasriseninthe

past12months.

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Almosthalfoftherespondentsgloballyseenochangeinthedifferencebetweenpricesofgreenandnon-greenbuildings.Only5%reportthatthegapinpricesbetweenthetwocategorieshasfalleninthepastyear.

Thiscouldbearesultofgovernment

policiesnowbeingtargetedatgreenrealestate

TheslightlystrongernumbersforEurope

couldbeinresponsetothespotlightbeingturnedongreenbuildingsaspartofthe

EuropeanCommission’sambitiousGreen

Deal.ThisincludestheEnergyPerformanceofBuildingsDirective(EPBD),whichaims

toachieveazeroemissionsandfully

decarbonisedbuildingstockby2050acrossEUcountries.TheEPBD’sinterimtargetistoreduceemissionsinthebuildingsectorbyatleast60%by2030.

Policymakersacrossotherregionsarealsoturningtheirattentiontowardssustainablerealestate.ThegovernmentofSingaporehasintroducedanumberofincentive

schemestoencourageenergyefficientandgreenbuildings.TheAustraliangovernmentisdevelopinganationalschemethatwill

requiretheenergyefficiencyperformanceofallcommercialbuildingstobedisclosedatthetimeofsaleorlease.Thereisalso

astrongcommitmentfromtheUAEto

encourageasustainablebuiltenvironment,includingtheintroductionofbuildingcodesandanewbuildingratingsystem.

Asaresult,itislikelythatbuildingswith

bettersustainabilitycredentialswillhave

increasedmarketability,besubjecttohigherrentsandprices,andbeabletoattractandretaintenantsmoreeasilyinthefuture.

ThefeedbacktotheRICSsurveysuggests

thatthesepoliciescouldalreadybebringingaboutamarketshift.

Meanwhileinvestorinterestinclimateriskassessmentsontheirbuiltassetsappearstohaverisen

Almostthree-fifthsofglobalrespondentsbelievethatinvestorinterestinclimate

riskassessmentforbuiltassetshasrisen

tosomeextentinthepastyear.The

largestproportion(around44%)point

toamodestincrease,whilearound13%

reportasignificantpick-upinclimaterisk

assessments.Around38%ofcontributorsstatethatinvestorinterestintheevaluation

ofclimateriskhasnotchanged.Onlyaround5%ofrespondentssuggestthatthesekindsofassessmentshaveinfactfalleninthepastyear.

Figure8showsthefeedbackfromdifferentregions.TheAmericasandEuropehave

thehighestshareofrespondentsseeinganincreaseininvestorinterestforclimateriskassessmentonbuiltassetsinthepastyear.IntheAmericas,asubstantialshare(justunder50%ofrespondents)noteonlyamodestincreasewhileonly5%reportasignificantpick-up.

Almostthree-quartersofEurope-based

respondentsbelievethatinvestorinterestinclimaterisksassessmentsonbuildings

hasrisentosomedegreeinthepastyear.Around46%reportamodestincreasewhilealmost30%pointtoasignificantpick-upinthistrend.

ResultsfromFranceandGermanystand

out,witharound40%ofsurveyrespondentsnotingasignificantincreaseinappetiteforclimaterisksassessmentsonbuildingsin

thepastyear(thehighestshareacrosstheregioninthiscategory).FeedbackfromItalyisalsoworthmentioning,withoverathirdofsurveycontributorsacrossthecountryreportingasignificantriseininterestfor

climateriskevaluations.

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Incomparison,theshareofrespondentsnotingasubstantialriseinthesekindofassessmentsstandsat14%intheUK,

wherethemajorityofrespondentsacrossthenation(around43%)reportamodestincrease.

TurningtoAsiaPacific,countrylevel

datashowsthatappetiteforclimaterisk

assessmentsonbuildingsseemtobe

edginghigher.Inparticular,aroundafifthofrespondentsbasedinIndiaandAustraliareportasignificantincreaseinthesetypesofpracticesoverthelast12months.

Forthiscategory,theshareofrespondentsonlystandsataround3%inHongKong

andisvirtuallyzeroinChina.Themajorityofrespondentsinbothcountries(between50and60%)statetherehasbeenno

changeininvestorappetiteforclimateriskassessmentsinthepastyear.Justunderone-thirdbelievetheseassessmentshaverisenmodestly.

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Figure8Shiftininvestorinterestforcompletingclimaterelatedriskassessmentsontheirbuiltassetsinthepast12months

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Globalconstructionsector

Digitaltechnologyisnotextensivelybeingusedtocompleteenvironmentaland

sustainabilityassessments

Therearegrowingsignsthatdigital

technologyistransformingtheglobal

constructionsector.The

RICSDigitalisation

inConstructionReport2022

(showingthe

resultsofaglobalsurveyofconstruction

professionals)paintsanencouragingpictureforthesector.Digitaltechnologyadoption

isincreasing,althoughthereisalongwaytogobeforethesectorrealisesthefullbenefitsofdigitaltransformation.

Digitaltoolsandprocessesarebeingusedtocompleteenvironmentalandsustainabilityassessmentonprojects,butonlytoalimitedextent(Figure9).Around47%ofglobal

respondentsreportusingdigitaltoolsto

completeenvironmentalandsustainabilityassessmentsonallormostoftheirprojects.

Atthesametime,asignificantproportion(around45%)reportdigitaltoolsand

processestocompletesustainability

assessmentsareusedonlessthanhalfornoneoftheirprojects.

Turningtotheregionalresults,inMEAandtheAmericasthemajorityofrespondents

suggestthatdigitaltechnologyisusedon

eitherlessthanhalfornoneoftheirprojectstocompletesustainabilityassessments.

AcrossAPACandEurope,around50%of

contributorsstatethattheydousedigital

technologytocompleteenvironmentalandsustainabilityassessmentontheirprojects.However,around40%alsoreportthat

digitaltoolsareeitherusedonlessthanhalfornoneoftheirprojects.

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