Case Study: RPAI achieves transparent, data-driven ESG reporting and GRESB readiness with Conservice ESG

A prominent REIT takes a fresh look at company culture and environmental efforts through new ESG reporting and disclosure standards

RPAI is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates 102 open‑air retail properties totaling approximately 20.0 million square feet. Wanting to move beyond manual utility logs and ISS benchmarking to provide fair, accurate and timely ESG disclosures, RPAI formed an ESG task force and engaged Conservice ESG for strategy and technology support, selecting the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) as its preferred reporting framework.

Conservice ESG implemented its ESG platform and advisory services to establish baseline energy, water and greenhouse‑gas metrics, deliver dashboards and KPI tracking, and lead a materiality assessment. The work enabled RPAI to identify assets for efficiency and waste‑diversion improvements, produce a 21‑item materiality matrix, publish a 2020 Corporate Sustainability Report aligned to GRI, and prepare for its first GRESB submission in 2021—transitioning the company from manual tracking to automated, portfolio‑level reporting and measurable reduction targets.

RPAI

Tim O’Connell

Vice President