Sustainability has been an integral part of Deka Immobilien for many years and shapes everything we do. Deka Immobilien pursues its own sustainability strategy in line with the Deka Group’s overarching sustainability strategy, based on the guiding principle “Sustainable together. With good reason.”
As the Deka Group’s real estate specialist, our aim is to be a leading provider of products with sustainability features. In doing so, we attach great importance to sustainable standards and take our responsibility towards future generations seriously. Our fiduciary mandate obliges us to manage our investors’ funds by pursuing economically, environmentally and socially sustainable business practices. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria are consistently incorporated into our investment and management decisions as well as into our corporate strategy.
Mitigating global warming is a key challenge for us. The real estate sector plays a pivotal role in this, as it has the greatest impact on the 'E' (environment) pillar of ESG: properties account for around 40% of global energy consumption and 30% of CO₂ emissions.
This is why our approach to sustainability places particular emphasis on environmental measures. With our portfolio of over 550 properties, we have significant leverage and can make a substantial contribution.
Our aim is to reduce the environmental footprint of our properties continuously through innovative solutions, and to operate in a climate-neutral manner by 2050.
As a responsible company, we not only focus our sustainability strategy on combating climate change, but also attach great importance to adapting to its consequences. Why is this important?
In addition to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and transitioning to a climate-neutral economy, the reality of climate change requires us to prepare for its unavoidable consequences. Extreme weather, rising temperatures and changing environmental conditions affect both society as a whole and the real estate sector directly. That is why we are strengthening our real estate's resilience and developing strategies to adapt to increasing climate‑related challenges. At the same time, we are minimising risks by performing targeted analyses and enacting preventive measures.
