External Assessment and Initiatives
Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark（GRESB）
JEI received “Green Star,” in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) Real Estate Assessment, conducted in 2024, for tenth consecutive year, and received a "4 Stars" in “GRESB Rating,” a five-grade evaluation system based on comprehensive score.
“Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) ” is a benchmark established by European pension fund groups to measure real estate companies and management institutions’ consideration to sustainability and is used in cases such as when major European and Asian institutional investors select investment targets. “Green Star” is given when a high evaluation with a score exceeding 50% is made in the two evaluation axis (“Management Component" that evaluates policies and organizational structure for ESG promotion, and “Performance Component," that assesses environmental performance and tenant engagement of properties owned).
MSCI ESG Rating
MSCI awards its ESG ratings by analyzing and evaluating the extent to which companies are managing environment, social, and governance risks.
JEI has acquired a BBB rating.
Signatory to PRI
JEAM has become a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment(PRI) in July 2020 based on the idea that asset management considering ESG is essential to the sustainable growth of the asset value.
Support for TCFD Recommendations
In June 2021, JEAM expressed its support for the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) launched by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) for the purpose of discussing the disclosures of climate-related financial information and the responses by financial institutions, and also decided to participate in the TCFD Consortium which is a group of domestic companies that supports TCFD recommendations.
Signatory to PFA21
JEAM has become a signatory to the Principles for Financial Action for the 21st Century (PFA21) in June 2021. PFA21 was established in October 2011 as a guideline for financial institutions seeking to fulfil their roles and responsibilities in shaping a sustainable society, with the Ministry of Environment taking on the role of secretariat.
Green certified Percentages
As of April 15, 2025
| Number of properties |
Green certified buildings as % of total | Leasable Floor Spaces（㎡） |
Green certified buildings as % of total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASBEE Real Estate | 29 | 80.6% | 265,228.20 | 87.7% |
| An Office Taking Excellent Specific Global Warming Countermeasures |
1 | 2.8% | 2,580.24 | 0.9% |
| Building-Housing Energy-efficiency Labeling System (BELS) evaluation |
4 | 11.1% | 50,852.07 | 16.8% |
| Certificated Properties | 29 | 80.6% | 265,228.20 | 87.7% |
- Properties which are conferred a couple of certifications are deducted from the figure of the certificated properties.
- The coverage rates are percentages of each number of properties / leasable floor spaces to the total number of properties(36) / leasable floor spaces of properties(302,348.60㎡) owned by JEI.
- The residential section and the office section of HAMARIKYU INTERCITY and Shiba 2-Chome Building are calculated as separate properties.
- For GRAND FRONT OSAKA, we count one property each for the North Building, Umekita Plaza, and South Building (a total of three properties).
- For co-owned properties, the leasable floor spaces are calculated in the effective co-ownership interest ratio of JEI.
CASBEE Real Estate Certification
CASBEE is a system established under the leadership of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to appropriately identify and evaluate properties with high environmental value that have high environmental performance and are well managed.
JEI acquired the certification for the following property.
As of April 15, 2025
| Property Name | Certification Rank | Acquisition Date of Certification |
|---|---|---|
| GRAND FRONT OSAKA (South Building) | S | Oct. 2022 |
| GRAND FRONT OSAKA (North Building) | S | Oct. 2022 |
| BIZCORE SHIBUYA | S | Feb. 2023 |
| BIZCORE TSUKIJI | S | Feb. 2023 |
| Daiba Garden City Building | S | Mar. 2023 |
| BIZCORE AKASAKA-MITSUKE | S | Mar. 2023 |
| Kawasaki Nisshincho Building | S | Mar. 2023 |
| Core City Tachikawa | S | Mar. 2023 |
| Musashikosugi Tower Place | S | Dec. 2023 |
| Mansard Daikanyama | S | Dec. 2023 |
| Nisseki Yokohama Building | S | Dec. 2023 |
| JEI Hiroshima Hacchobori Building | S | Mar. 2024 |
| AKASAKA INTERCITY AIR | S | Jun. 2024 |
| Shiba 2-Chome Building (Office Portion) | S | Jul. 2024 |
| HAMARIKYU INTERCITY (Office Portion) | S | Jul. 2024 |
| HAMARIKYU INTERCITY (Residential Portion) | S | Jul. 2024 |
| NHK Nagoya Housou-Center Building | S | Jul. 2024 |
| Omori Bellport D | S | Mar. 2025 |
| GRAND FRONT OSAKA (Umekita Plaza) | A | Oct. 2022 |
| AKASAKA INTERCITY | A | Feb. 2023 |
| JEI Hamamatsucho Building | A | Mar. 2023 |
| SE Sapporo Building | A | Mar. 2023 |
| Hiroshima Dai-ichi Seimei OS Building | A | Mar. 2024 |
| JEI Ryogoku Building | A | Oct. 2024 |
| JEI Naha Building | A | Oct. 2024 |
| BIZCORE JIMBOCHO | A | Mar. 2025 |
| Kowa Nishi-Shimbashi Building | A | Mar. 2025 |
| Yokohama Bentendori Dai-ichi Seimei Building | A | Mar. 2025 |
| Shin-Yokohama Arena-dori Building | A | Mar. 2025 |
An Office Taking Excellent Specific Global Warming Countermeasures
An Office Taking Excellent Specific Global Warming Countermeasures is an office recognized by the Tokyo metropolitan government for exceptional promotion of global warming countermeasures. The designation is granted to large-scale offices that meet standards specified by the Governor of Tokyo when assessed with regard to establishing systems to promote CO2 reduction, building and facility performance, office and facility operation and management, etc. Certified offices may be granted mitigation of the specified greenhouse gas total emission reduction ratio that they are obligated to meet, based on the extent to which they are promoting countermeasures.
Among the properties owned by JEI, AKASAKA INTERCITY AIR has been certified as a “Top-Level Office,” and its mandatory emission reduction ratio has been reduced by 50%.
As of April 15, 2025
| Property Name | Certified Level |
|---|---|
| AKASAKA INTERCITY AIR | Top-Level Office |
Building-Housing Energy-efficiency Labeling System (BELS) evaluation
Building-Housing Energy-efficiency Labeling System (BELS) is a system that was started for the purpose of accurately evaluating and labelling energy conservation functions of non-residential buildings, in response to the establishment of the Assessment Guideline of Indication of Energy Saving Capabilities of Non-residential Buildings (2013) in October 2013 by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The evaluations are conducted by a third-party organization based on the guidelines, and certifications are based on a five-scale system of one to five stars (★ to ★★★★★).
JEI acquired the certification for the following property.
As of April 15, 2025
| Property Name | Certification Rank | Acquisition Date of Certification |
|---|---|---|
| BIZCORE JIMBOCHO | ★★★★ | Dec. 2022 |
| BIZCORE AKASAKA-MITSUKE | ★★★ | May. 2022 |
| BIZCORE SHIBUYA | ★★★ | Jan. 2024 |
| Nisseki Yokohama Building | ★★ | Apr. 2020 |