Aermont seeks to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments across its activities and on behalf of the funds. Our goal is to generate high quality, innovative and sustainable assets for current and future investors, occupiers and other stakeholders, while positively contributing to the proximate communities.
Aermont is a signatory of the UN Principles of Responsible Investment and participates in GRESB to demonstrate transparency and performance across ESG dimensions. In 2024, two Aermont funds reported. In addition to scoring above GRESB global and peer group averages, both funds ranked among the top three of the relevant GRESB peer group for all benchmarks and scored above 90 for the Development benchmark.
Green building certification is central to Aermont’s sustainability strategy, informing our action plans and communicating performance to a wide range of stakeholders. Certifications already awarded, or reasonably expected, for various investments made by the funds to date include: BREEAM Excellent, LEED Zero, LEED Platinum, LEED Gold, HQE Excellent, DGNB Gold, DGNB Silver, WELL Platinum and WIREDScore. Aermont has also taken steps to monitor, evaluate and reduce the environmental impact of its standing investments by collecting performance data that complies with international guidelines and implementing best practices for energy, greenhouse gas emissions, water and waste management.
Aermont recognises that climate change creates challenges. We seek ways to align with the Paris Agreement’s goal to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees and, beyond this, to reduce the negative impacts of our activities while also contributing to positive environmental outcomes. In 2021, we set carbon targets across four categories to better reflect the nature of our investments. 1 These targets are outlined below:
- Ground‐up developments and major refurbishments: Ground‐up developments and major refurbishments commenced after 2021 are expected to align with the Paris Agreement and be designed to sit below the relevant CRREM 1.5 degree decarbonisation pathway for 15 years post completion, with the intention of making them Net Zero‐ready for future owners should they wish to pursue that objective.
- Operational assets: Operational assets are expected to align with the Paris Agreement and operate below the relevant CRREM 1.5 degree decarbonisation pathway by 2030, or five years post‐acquisition if purchased after 2026.
- Corporate investments: We will seek to reduce the carbon intensity of majority‐controlled corporate investments, working with the operational teams to develop robust ESG strategies that reflect Aermont’s own ambitions.
- Net Zero corporate operations: Aermont’s own corporate operations have been targeting Net Zero by 2025 across premises, consumables and travel emissions (scope 1, 2 and selected scope 3 emissions) by implementing reductions, renewables and verified carbon offsets for the remainder. This target is currently under review. 2
Aermont’s team comprises a diverse group of professionals representing over 18 nationalities, with a variety of skills, expertise and experience, as well as geographic and cultural backgrounds. Aermont tracks various diversity indicators and has policies in place to support a diverse and inclusive workforce at every level of the organisation. We also support the Girls are INvestors (GAIN) Empower Internship Programme in partnership with Level 20 to help foster young talent and gender diversity in the industry. 2024 marked our first year of participation – two female university students completed a six-week internship in our London office. They will be joining the Investment Team as Analysts in September 2025. Two new interns will start in June 2025.
Strong governance and discipline are foundations of Aermont’s investment approach. Key principles include, among others: (i) skilled and dedicated professionals, (ii) transparency, (iii) the prioritisation of capital preservation, (iv) rigorous investment and operational policies and procedures, (v) strong alignments of interest, and (vi) appropriate independence for certain key functions.