Embassy Office Parks REIT announced that the Green Business Certification Inc. (‘GBCI’) has accorded Embassy REIT with the distinction of operating and maintaining the largest ‘USGBC LEED Platinum v4.1 O+M’ certified office portfolio in India, conforming to one of the highest sustainability rating globally.
Embassy REIT achieved the impressive feat of receiving ‘LEED Platinum v4.1 O+M certification’ for over 9.45 million square feet simultaneously for 29 buildings across Pune, Mumbai and Noida. With this, all of Embassy REIT’s properties in these three cities are now LEED Platinum certified for following the highest operational standards for sustainability. Further, majority of Embassy REIT’s properties situated in Bangalore are Indian Green Building Council (‘IGBC’) Platinum-rated campuses and are currently undergoing assessment for USGBC certifications.
Michael Holland, Chief Executive Officer of Embassy REIT, commented, “We are delighted to receive this globally-acclaimed certification from GBCI for all our assets in Pune, Mumbai and Noida. We are committed to provide healthy and energy-efficient sustainable workspaces to our 200+ blue-chip occupier base and their employees and are constantly undertaking initiatives to monitor and reduce the carbon footprint of all our properties in line with our 75/25 Programme - 75% renewable power by 2025 - and our longer term 2040 net zero target.”
