SustainabilityPerformance & Objectives

Unibail-Rodamco uses a variety of tools, processes and indicators to monitor the performance of the assets that it owns and manages. They serve to structure the Group's environmental management approach, track results, and inform third-parties about performance.

Ambitious long-term targets

Each year, the Group reviews its sustainability performance and identifies areas where it can make further improvements. The results of this analysis are used to set challenging operational and strategic objectives which reflect the Group's priorities and responsibilities, inform its actions, and drive continued progress. These sustainability objectives are reviewed, validated and endorsed by the Management Board.

Unibail-Rodamco has three main, long-term environmental targets:

  • 40% reduction in CO2/visit between 2006 and 2016
  • 20% increase in energy efficiency between 2006 and 2012
  • 20% increase in water efficiency between 2006 and 2012

Fifteen environmental Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) covering climate change and resource use are tracked for all of Unibail-Rodamco's managed assets. Each region is responsible for collecting, checking and consolidating the data for its assets. Data is reported quarterly for energy consumption and annually for water, waste and transport, as well as for supporting data such as CO2 conversion factors. Consolidated results are reported annually.

Significant performance improvements

This structured approach has helped Unibail-Rodamco to make significant performance improvements in recent years. For example, between 2006 and 2010, in managed shopping centres, Unibail-Rodamco achieved a:

  • 32% reduction in CO2 emissions (CO2/visit )
  • 13% reduction in energy consumption (kWh/visit)
  • 15% reduction in water consumption (litres/visit)

For detailed information about Unibail-Rodamco's reporting methodology and results, please consult the corporate sustainability report.

  • 2010 Corporate Sustainability Report

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  • All corporate sustainability reports

    Consult all reports from 2007 onwards.

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  • Objectives & achievements

    Download Unibail-Rodamco's 2011 objectives and 2010 achievements in PDF format.

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  • External verification

    2010 independent assurance report on CO2/visit by Ernst & Young.

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    2009 independent assurance report on CO2/visit by Ernst & Young.

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