GRESB, the global benchmark and strategic partner for resilient, high-performing investments across real assets and climate-critical industries, and Infrastructure Masons (iMasons), a global nonprofit association of digital infrastructure professionals, have formed a strategic partnership to develop the first global sustainability benchmark tailored to the needs and operations of data centers.
As data centers gain strategic importance across real estate and infrastructure portfolios, the new benchmark will provide investors and managers with comparable, sector-specific metrics and insights to enable more informed investments in digital infrastructure, risk assessment and due diligence.
A pilot assessment is scheduled for third quarter 2025, with a full assessment open to the whole market expected in 2026.
“Digital infrastructure is a critical part of real assets portfolios, yet data centers present distinct sustainability challenges — from
