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The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) and iMasons partner to create the world’s first global sustainability assessment and benchmark tailored for data center investments and informed by data center developers.
As data centers become a critical part of real estate and infrastructure portfolios, their sustainability goals — such as optimizing energy efficiency and reducing carbon footprints — demand focused attention and clear reporting. To assist, a new sustainability assessment, announced at the Datacloud Global Congress, offers investors and developers the metrics and insights they need to support informed decisions in this rapidly growing asset class.
GRESB and iMasons have convened a Data Centers Working Group of over 20 representatives from the automation, energy management, technology and asset management sectors, including Stream’s Senior Director of Sustainability, Amanda Abell.
Representing collaboration across data centers, investors and industry consultants, the working group has identified the material indicators most relevant to investors and operators. The pilot sustainability assessment will launch in Q3 2025, with a full market-wide sustainability assessment expected in 2026. This initiative builds on participants’ existing expertise and evolving sustainability programs, and leverages GRESB’s platform, which already tracks sustainability metrics for 842 data center assets with a combined gross asset value (GAV) of $115 billion.
This new sustainability assessment aims to provide actionable insights that improve performance, mitigate risks and drive long-term value for data center investments, focusing on key sustainability priorities, including:
- Energy and water efficiency to address rising consumption trends
- Worker health and safety within data center operations
- Performance metrics that align with both investor and operator expectations
Remaining tightly aligned with industry best practices and committed to driving a deeply embedded culture of sustainability, Abell continues to lead Stream’s environmental and governance roadmap, which includes:
- Transparent reporting
- Creating and tracking measurable improvements across emissions and other key sustainable indicators
- Championing efficient and secure building and operational practices
- Cultivating inclusion and innovation across Stream’s organization
Read the Announcement: GRESB and iMasons Launch Sustainability Benchmark for Data Centers
Learn more: Stream Data Centers’ Sustainability Report
About Stream Data Centers
Since 1999, Stream Data Centers has set new standards for innovation, operational excellence and sustainability in the data center industry. With over 90% of its inventory leased to Fortune 100 customers, the company has acquired, developed and managed complex data center projects for the world’s most demanding users.
From location strategy and site selection to data center construction and operations, Stream develops wholesale colocation capacity and build-to-suit facilities for hyperscale and enterprise users in major markets across the United States. Headwaters, the company’s site development entity, employs a team of hyperscale experts dedicated to building a land bank for the data center industry, helping Stream and others uncover low-risk land sites for optimum data center development. Additionally, Stream provides energy services with a focus on reducing market risk and providing cost-effective renewable energy options.
Stream Data Centers is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and is the technical real estate affiliate of Stream Realty Partners, a full service commercial real estate investment, development and services company with 1,550+ professionals in 20 core markets, and $8.9 billion in annual transactions.
