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Corporate sustainability in the German real estate sector

  • Purpose – The aim of the study is to investigate the implementation of corporate sustainability (CS) in the German real estate sector. Design/methodology/approach – The authors begin by outlining the framework set by the European Union and the German Federal Government for companies wanting to be classified as sustainable. After this, the relevance of sustainability for German real estate companies is discussed. Their empirical section contains an international comparison. Finally, they present an analysis checking the implementation of CS for the main 135 German real estate companies. Findings – The present analysis shows that German real estate companies compare well with their international counterparts, in 2012 representing 15 per cent of all real estate firms reporting on the basis of the Global Reporting Initiative. However, of the 135 companies in Germany surveyed, only a small proportion classify themselves as CS and CSR (corporate social responsibility) enterprises. This number could be rapidly increased by better documentation of companies’ commitment to sustainability. Practical implications – The study’s importance lies in the overview it provides of CS activities in the German real estate industry. In addition, it provides hints on how companies can improve their documentation to classify as CSR enterprises. Although the analysis concentrates on Germany, the results are also relevant for companies in other European countries.

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Document Type:Article
Language:English
Author:Rosemarie Stibbe, Michael Voigtländer
Parent Title (English):Journal of Corporate Real Estate
Volume:16
Issue:4
First Page:239
Last Page:251
ISSN:1463-001X
URN:urn:nbn:de:hbz:1044-opus-12586
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1108/JCRE-10-2013-0030
Publisher:Emerald
Publishing Institution:Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
Date of first publication:2014/11/04
Embargo Date:2015/11/04
Copyright:© Emerald Group Publishing Limited. This publication is with permission of the rights owner freely accessible due to an Alliance licence and a national licence (funded by the DFG, German Research Foundation) respectively.
Keyword:Corporate social responsibility; Corporate sustainability; German real estate industry; Germany; Real estate; Sustainability
Departments, institutes and facilities:Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC):3 Sozialwissenschaften / 33 Wirtschaft / 330 Wirtschaft
3 Sozialwissenschaften / 33 Wirtschaft / 332 Finanzwirtschaft
Open access funding:Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft / Allianz- und Nationallizenzen: Diese Beiträge sind mit Zustimmung der Rechteinhaber aufgrund einer DFG-geförderten National- bzw. Allianzlizenz frei zugänglich.
Entry in this database:2015/04/02
Licence (Multiple languages):License LogoIn Copyright (Urheberrechtsschutz)