After carrying out a pilot study on the level of public ESG disclosure of 71 listed infrastructure firms within the GLIO Global Coverage, our pilot’s preliminary results suggest the infrastructure asset class performs better overall in comparison with real estate.

Comparing the main regions, European infrastructure companies lead the way, with companies in Asia Pacific close behind. Americas’ ESG disclosure level was the weakest of the three regions, a result that is consistent with GRESB’s Real Estate Public Disclosure evaluation. Our sectoral analysis found the airport sector displays the highest average ESG disclosure level.

Please note that these are preliminary results, based on a limited sample size. The outcomes may change as we expand the study to encompass the full GLIO Global Coverage.

Methodology and Partnership with GLIO

The sample used for the pilot infrastructure public disclosure evaluation was the top 66 firms by market capitalizatio