Due to a delay in analysing the 2023 reporting data, we will revert to a blank form for signatories to complete. This will not include the ‘Record’ tab introduced in 2023, which hosts pre-populated signatory information alongside the previous year’s data to present an overview of your decarbonisation progress. We will aim to share this with signatories at a later point when the analysis of the 2023 reporting data has been completed.
If you would like to provide feedback on the reporting form and/or the reporting process, please fill in this form here.
All signatories are afforded a two-year grace period upon signing the Commitment, however, signatories are welcome to report earlier if they wish. (The more signatories that report, the more accurate our data will be).
Once a signatory has passed this two-year mark, it is mandatory to report annually.
Signatories who have chosen to begin reporting ahead of their mandatory year must continue to do so on an annual basis.
Signatories’ requirements for completing the tabs vary, depending on the year they joined the Commitment and the progress made to date. Signatories reporting for the first time and disclosing their baseline (current year) data should complete the mandatory fields as stated below. Signatories who wish to utilise an earlier baseline year, or edit / change their baseline year data should contact WorldGBC to discuss this further.
Signatories for whom reporting is not mandatory but who have done so voluntarily in previous years should continue to report.
Commitment Stage
Develop, maintain and update Decarbonisation Roadmap and Implementation Plan
Undertake first verification at asset and portfolio level (year after baseline disclosure), then annually verify and publicly report progress at asset and portfolio level
Complete all tabs:
Commitment Stage
Disclose baseline (2 years after sign-up)
Complete the following tabs:
Signatories are encouraged to voluntarily complete all other sections where possible.
Commitment Stage
Joined the Commitment
No mandatory requirements; signatories are encouraged and welcomed to voluntarily complete the reporting form where possible.
Please complete the relevant sections of the reporting form. For more details, see above ‘What needs to be reported’ or the ‘0. About’ tab in the form. As stated below, please email the form back to WorldGBC (climateaction@worldgbc.org) by the end of the reporting period (1 November 2024)
The reporting form contains guidance notes for completion, and the instructions below aim to help signatories navigate the reporting form.
The reporting form has been divided into seven tabs to make the document easier to complete. Each tab represents each Commitment component requirement, including commit, disclose, act, verify and advocate. There is an additional tab for those signatories who are also EP100 members to fill out. The form contains a mix of questions of both quantitative and qualitative styles.
Please see the following notes to help you with filling in the data for each tab:
This tab requires signatories to complete administrative questions on your entity and submitter details, other climate initiatives and marketing/communications preferences.
This tab requires signatories to enter updated portfolio figures, specify any changes in your portfolio, etc
Signatories are asked to classify their asset types (dwellings / tenant area / base or whole building) for us to understand the composition of their asset types in relation to the area in which they have direct control. We have added an asset type section for new developments or major renovations, to cater for the updated requirements of the Commitment. Please see the table below for further explanation of the categories, and note that signatories are not bound by these categories only, so please enter new rows below the categories in the form to provide the asset type that is most appropriate.
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| Tenanted area in a multi-unit building |
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| Base building (single building) |
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| Base building (multiple buildings) |
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| Whole building (single building) |
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Whole building (multiple buildings) |
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This tab requires signatories to disclose the operational performance of their building portfolio and the latest upfront embodied carbon emission data of your assets (new developments or major renovations) completed in the reporting period specified.
For Scope 1 & 2 emissions figures: please fill in with only building operational energy-related emissions. Please exclude offsets in the figures, as the offset amount is to be reported separately in the “Offset” column
If this is your first year of reporting, we will consider your first year your ‘Disclosure’ year and take your current year data as the baseline moving forwards. If you wish to use a different baseline year, please discuss this with WorldGBC.
If you want to rebaseline or edit previous data, please reach out to the WorldGBC team to discuss this first. You can then fill in the Baseline column. It is imperative that you let us know that you have changed your baseline data when submitting the form back to us and we will update our records accordingly.
This tab requires signatories to show their decarbonisation roadmap, including the targets and milestones set and their progress towards achieving them via their implementation plan.
Please see examples in the reporting form already populated. Please delete the example text when filling in your own actions.
This tab requires signatories to report the third-party certification and/or verification they have undertaken.
If a signatory is classified as an SME under local or national definition, they can opt to verify via the SME self-assessment verification pathway. This self-declaration form is available to download in the reporting form.
This tab requires signatories to demonstrate how they go beyond the commitment’s immediate scope to influence their value chain to decarbonise. Signatories must categorise and explain their work with different value chain partners via the matrix table. Signatories are also welcome to include links to help further elaborate their advocacy actions.
Please ONLY fill in this tab, if you are an EP100 member. Check with us if you are not sure about your EP100 membership status.
Reporting periods run annually in Q3, aligning with the reporting cycles of other complementary initiatives.
For 2024 Commitment Reporting, the reporting dates are 1 August – 1 November 2024. All Reporting Forms must be submitted by COB Friday 1st November 2024.
For more information on reporting, please refer to the Introduction document. For any further assistance, please contact climateaction@worldgbc.org and we will endeavour to respond as soon as possible.
