Summus Capital Achieves +11 Point Increase in 2025 GRESB Results, Reaching 82 Points and 3-Star Rating

Summus Capital has strengthened its position as a sustainable real estate investment company by achieving 82 points in the 2025 Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) report, an improvement of 11 points compared to 2024. The result lifts the company to a three-star rating, underscoring its progress in environmental, social and governance performance across its portfolio.

GRESB, the leading global benchmark for real estate ESG performance, released its annual results on October 1, 2025. Summus Capital’s score places it above both the European and global averages and reflects advances in areas such as environmental management, building certifications and tenant engagement.

“This year’s improvement in our GRESB score is an important validation of the systematic work our teams have carried out across the portfolio,” said Hannes Pihl, Board Member of Summus Capital. “Our 82-point result reflects how we are embedding ESG into every part of the business – from capital planning to tenant engagement – and demonstrates to our investors that sustainability is at the core of long-term value creation.”

One of the company’s most notable achievements has been the sharp reduction of its carbon footprint. The company has set clear performance targets, aiming to reduce portfolio-wide energy use intensity (EUI) to below 100 kWh/m². As of 2024, the average EUI stands at 195.9 kWh/m², down from 251 kWh/m² in 2023, this has positively affected financial results,” said Meelis Šokman, Leading Partner at Green Formula Capital, which manages Summus Capital’s ESG strategy. “That’s a powerful symbol of what is possible when you combine data, science and decisive action.”

In 2024, 87 percent of the electricity used across Summus Capital’s portfolio came from renewable sources, a figure expected to reach 90 percent by the end of 2025. Alongside renewable procurement, the company continues to upgrade heating, cooling and lighting systems and improve building envelopes to reduce energy demand. These initiatives are fully integrated into investment budgeting and capital expenditure planning, supported by green financing tools such as EU green bonds and ESG-linked loans.

GRESB also recognized Summus Capital’s progress in building certifications, with more than two-thirds of its portfolio now covered by schemes such as BREEAM, LEED and WELL. The company aims to increase certification coverage to 95 percent by 2025. Data quality and transparency remain central to this progress, with annual external verification of energy, carbon, water and waste metrics in line with international standards.

“Summus aims to reduce energy consumption, targeting 90% renewable energy usage and expanding solar projects, with an increased focus on tracking Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. Targeting carbon neutrality by 2040,” added Šokman. “The progress Summus already made shows that transformation is possible – and profitable – at scale.”