Creating value through sustainability & responsible investment.
Sustainability
We Are A Certified B Corp™
Using Business as a Force for Good.
Sustainability has become a global priority, supported by evolving regulations and a rising demand for responsible resource management and ethical practices.
Nova provides strategic advisory services that promote resilient investments within environmental and socially responsible parameters. Our forward-looking approach helps organizations at any stage to strengthen compliance, mitigate risks, make informed decisions, and sustain profitable growth across the asset lifecycle.
Optimizing your firm’s sustainability performance also offers a competitive advantage. Investors seek proven ESG credentials, funds look for resource-efficient assets, and tenants favor places that exemplify mindful stewardship. By integrating responsible management of energy and resources, you safeguard asset value while meeting growing regulatory demands across the real estate sector.
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How we can help
Nova’s expert sustainability services identify and mitigate potential risks around reputation, regulatory challenges, and financial impacts throughout the lifecycle of a property. We identify the critical priorities that are essential to supporting and aligning with the goals of our clients, while helping improve ESG scores.
How we can help
Nova’s expert sustainability services identify and mitigate potential risks around reputation, regulatory challenges, and financial impacts throughout the lifecycle of a property. We identify the critical priorities that are essential to supporting and aligning with the goals of our clients, while helping improve ESG scores.
GRESB Solution Provider
As a GRESB Solution Provider, Nova helps investors, managers, and asset operators drive action with actual and feasible site-level recommendations. Our global technical expertise across risk, performance, and verification supports stronger GRESB scores, clearer market signaling, and portfolios that are more efficient, resilient, and financially attractive in a rapidly evolving regulatory and investor landscape.
For fund managers, asset owners, and operators, this means improving your GRESB scores through:
GRESB‑Aligned ESG Due Diligence & Risk Assessments
Energy, Water, Waste & GHG Reduction Strategies that Improve Performance Scores
Climate Risk & Resilience Assessments
Independent, 3rd-Party Data Verification
Green Building Certifications
Asbestos, Lead‑Based Paint, & Fungal/Mold Assessments
Indoor Air & Water Quality, Thermal Comfort, and Noise & Light surveys
Health & Safety Monitoring Services
This on-site work helps to gather the information needed to create a plan for reducing the property's climate-related risks.
Sustainability Services
Click on each service line to see the corresponding GRESB Criteria
- Applicable CriterionCriteria DescriptionRM4.1
ESG Due Diligence for New Acquisitions:
Does the entity perform asset-level environmental and/or social risk assessments as a standard part of its due diligence process for new acquisitions?
RA1Risk Assessments Performed on Standing Investments Portfolio:
Has the entity performed asset-level environmental and/or social risk assessments of its standing investments during the last three years?
RA2Technical Building Assessments:
Technical building assessments performed during the last three years.
RA3Energy Efficiency Measures:
Energy efficiency measures implemented in the last three years.
EN1Energy Consumption
- Applicable CriterionCriteria DescriptionRM4.1
ESG Due Diligence for New Acquisitions:
Does the entity perform asset-level environmental and/or social risk assessments as a standard part of its due diligence process for new acquisitions?
RA1Risk Assessments Performed on Standing Investments Portfolio:
Has the entity performed asset-level environmental and/or social risk assessments of its standing investments during the last three years?
RA2Technical Building Assessments:
Technical building assessments performed during the last three years.
RA4Water Efficiency Measures:
Water efficiency measures implemented in the last three years.
T1.1Portfolio Improvement Targets:
Has the entity set long-term performance improvement targets?
WT1Water Use:
Total water consumption of the portfolio.
DWT1Water Conservation Strategy:
Does the entity promote water conservation in its development projects?
- Applicable CriterionCriteria DescriptionRM4.1
ESG Due Diligence for New Acquisitions:
Does the entity perform asset-level environmental and/or social risk assessments as a standard part of its due diligence process for new acquisitions?
RA1Risk Assessments Performed on Standing Investments Portfolio:
Has the entity performed asset-level environmental and/or social risk assessments of its standing investments during the last three years?
RA2Technical Building Assessments:
Technical building assessments performed during the last three years.
RA5Waste Management Measures:
Waste management measures implemented in the last three years.
T1.1Portfolio Improvement Targets:
Has the entity set long-term performance improvement targets?
WS1Waste Management:
Total waste generation of the portfolio.
- Applicable CriterionCriteria DescriptionT1.2
Net Zero Targets:
Has the entity set GHG reduction targets aligned with Net Zero?
GH1GHG Emissions:
Total GHG emissions of the portfolio
- Applicable CriterionCriteria DescriptionRM4.1
ESG Due Diligence for New Acquisitions:
Does the entity perform asset-level environmental and/or social risk assessments as a standard part of its due diligence process for new acquisitions?
RM5Climate Resilience:
Does the entity’s climate strategy incorporate resilience?
RM6.3Physical Risk Identification:
Does the entity have a systematic process for identifying physical risks that could have a material financial impact on the entity?
RM6.4Physical Risk Impact Assessment:
Does the entity have a systematic process for the assessment of material financial impact from physical climate risks on the business and/or financial planning of the entity?
RA1Risk Assessments Performed on Standing Investments Portfolio:
Has the entity performed asset-level environmental and/or social risk assessments of its standing investments during the last three years?
- Applicable CriterionCriteria DescriptionRM5
Climate Resilience:
Does the entity’s climate strategy incorporate resilience?
T1.1Portfolio Improvement Targets:
Has the entity set long-term performance improvement targets?
T1.2Net Zero Targets:
Has the entity set GHG reduction targets aligned with Net Zero?
- Applicable CriterionCriteria DescriptionMR1
External Review of Energy Data:
Has the entity's energy consumption data reported in EN1 been reviewed by an independent third party?
MR2External Review of GHG Data:
Has the entity's GHG data reported in GH1 been reviewed by an independent third party?
MR3External Review of Water Data:
Has the entity's water data reported in WT1 been reviewed by an independent third party?
MR4External Review of Waste Data:
Has the entity's waste data reported in WS1 been reviewed by an independent third party?
Green Building Services
Click on each service line to see the corresponding GRESB Criteria
- Applicable CriterionCriteria DescriptionBC1.1
Building Certifications At The Time of Design/Construction and For Interior:
Standing investments that obtained a green building certificate at the time of design, construction, and/or renovation.
BC1.2Operational Building Certifications:
Standing investments that hold a valid operational green building certificate.
BC2Energy Ratings:
Standing investments that hold a valid energy rating.
DBC1.1Green Building Standard Requirements:
Does the entity’s development portfolio include projects that are aligned with green building rating standards?
DBC1.2Green Building Certifications:
Does the entity’s development portfolio include projects that obtained or are registered to obtain a green building certificate?
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Green Globes
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GreenPoint Rated
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National Green Building Standard (NGBS)
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- Applicable CriterionCriteria DescriptionBC1.1
Building Certifications At The Time of Design/Construction and For Interior:
Standing investments that obtained a green building certificate at the time of design, construction, and/or renovation.
BC1.2Operational Building Certifications:
Standing investments that hold a valid operational green building certificate.
BC2Energy Ratings:
Standing investments that hold a valid energy rating.
DBC1.1Green Building Standard Requirements:
Does the entity’s development portfolio include projects that are aligned with green building rating standards?
DBC1.2Green Building Certifications:
Does the entity’s development portfolio include projects that obtained or are registered to obtain a green building certificate?
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BREEAM
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ENERGY STAR
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Fitwel
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Green Globes
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GreenPoint Rated
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IREM
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NGBS
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WELL
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Industrial Hygiene Services
Click on each service line to see the corresponding GRESB Criteria
- Applicable CriterionCriteria DescriptionRM1
Environmental Management System (EMS):
Does the entity have an Environmental Management System (EMS)?
- Applicable CriterionCriteria DescriptionRM4.1
ESG Due Diligence For New Acquisitions:
Does the entity perform asset-level environmental and/or social risk assessments as a standard part of its due diligence process for new acquisitions?
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Asbestos, Lead‑Based Paint, & Fungal/Mold Assessments
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Thermal Comfort
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Desktop NEPA
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ESG Checklist
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Phase I &II ESA
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- Applicable CriterionCriteria DescriptionSE3.1
Contractor ESG Requirements:
Does the entity have ESG requirements in place for its contractors?
- Applicable CriterionCriteria DescriptionSE3.2
Contractor Monitoring Methods:
Does the entity monitor its contractors' compliance with its ESG-specific requirements in place for this entity?
- Applicable CriterionCriteria DescriptionRA1
Risk Assessments Performed on Standing Investments Portfolio:
Has the entity performed asset-level environmental and/or social risk assessments of its standing investments during the last three years?
- Applicable CriterionCriteria DescriptionBC1.1
Building Certifications At The Time of Design/Construction and For Interior:
Standing investments that obtained a green building certificate at the time of design, construction, and/or renovation.
BC1.2Operational Building Certifications:
Standing investments that hold a valid operational green building certificate.
DCB1.1Green Building Standard Requirements:
Does the entity’s development portfolio include projects that are aligned with green building rating standards?
DCB1.2Green Building Certifications:
Does the entity’s development portfolio include projects that obtained or are registered to obtain a green building certificate?
DSE1.2Health & Well-Being:
Does the entity take measures to incorporate occupant health & well-being in its development projects?
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Indoor Air Quality Testing (including Asbestos, Lead-Based Paint, & Fungal/Mold Assessments)
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Noise Surveys, Dosimetry, Area & Ordinance Compliance Evaluations
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Thermal Comfort & Light Surveys
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Various Green Buildings Certifications (in the previous table)
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- Applicable CriterionCriteria DescriptionDRE3
Site Design and Construction Requirements:
Does the entity have sustainable site design/construction requirements for development projects?
Contact
Keely Felton
Chief Sustainability Officer
Thomas Fiorentino-Strawn
Vice President, Industrial Hygiene Services Group Leader
Commitment to Climate:
As part of our strategy to combat climate change, Nova Group has committed to a Net-Zero Carbon 2030 Plan.
Decade of Action to Deliver on UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
Decade of Action to Deliver on UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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