ESG at INTREAL

ESG at INTREAL

OUR ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

As a manager of long-term real estate investments, our decisions are geared to the future and based on a responsible approach to the environment and society.

INTREAL actively contributes to the implementation of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. We use the options available to us to avoid carbon emissions and make our day-to-day office work more resource-efficient with tips for saving energy (INTREAL Green Card). Specifically, we aim to improve our consumption of resources each year, for example in the area of energy and heating in our own rental space, with the goal of becoming a climate-neutral employer by 2030. Early identification of changes in the market, implementation of regulatory requirements and future-oriented digital management form part of our corporate philosophy.

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„We do not act on the spur of the moment, but rather after due consideration. We cultivate our employees’ potential with training opportunities and endeavour to use the strengths of each employee in a productive way.“

Hannah Dellemann, Head of Sustainability

ESG aspects are incorporated centrally at INTREAL and are implemented in all areas of the company. All steps towards a more sustainable enterprise are managed and reviewed by our Head of Sustainability.

ENVIRONMENT

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SOCIAL

GOVERNANCE

We see it as our responsibility to use the options available to us to minimise harmful effects on the environment.
We constantly work on economically viable solutions for reducing energy and water consumption and lowering carbon emissions.
We actively seek continuous dialogue with our stakeholders (particularly business partners, suppliers, employees, service providers, investors and tenants) to identify shared interests and reduce the harmful effects of our portfolio on the environment to a feasible minimum as efficiently as possible.
We manage properties in a resource and energy efficient way.
Emissions are avoided as far as possible to reduce our environmental footprint along the entire value chain.

SOCIAL

We create a safe and attractive work environment with a wide variety of opportunities in order to retain employees at our company on a long-term basis.
We stand for non-discriminatory interaction and diversity.
We offer our employees a positive environment for continued personal and professional training and development.
We maintain open communication with our stakeholders and encourage transparency in communication.
We actively raise awareness of the issue of environmental and social sustainability among our employees.

GOVERNANCE

We are committed to continuously developing and expanding the collection, analysis and preparation of non-financial performance indicators.
We firmly reject corruption and bribery and take action against any violations or misconduct with labour law and criminal law consequences.
We ensure compliance with international human rights standards by following principles such as non-discrimination and accountability for our own actions and involvement.
We have a remuneration policy that aims to attract the best employees and contribute to improving performance in the long term without taking on disproportionately high risks for our customers and our company.

In addition to our own internal commitment, we also support the following standards and initiatives:

Our internal specialists and our Head of Sustainability participate in various working groups, e.g. of the BVI and the ZIA. We use our potential influence to help shape market developments.

WIDE RANGE OF BENEFITS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES

INTREAL is a dynamic, innovative company with flat hierarchies and efficient decision-making channels, and it offers an attractive work environment. Entrepreneurial, customer-focused action is a matter of course for us. Continuous, qualified support for our customers from a long-term, experienced contact person is an important objective for us.

As a responsible employer, we see it as our responsibility to keep successfully establishing our company on the market in the long term so that we can offer our employees safe jobs. We carefully consider our actions, cultivate our employees’ potential with training opportunities and endeavour to use the strengths of each employee in a productive way.

Our employees have the following training opportunities:

English courses from an external provider
Internal events, such as presentations by employees for employees
Seminars on various topics (e.g. real estate industry)
Internal and external IT training courses

We support our employees’ health with extensive occupational health management. Various different offers are available to our employees:

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1. Use of JobRad bicycle hire

2. Almost the full cost of membership of qualitrain and thus access to 4,000 sports and wellness offers throughout Germany

3. Subsidised osteopathic applications on site and ergonomic workstations/advice

4. Sponsorship of participation in sports events, e.g. MOPO relay race, Hamburg triathlon and various company sports groups

5. Nutritionist

6. Fresh organic fruit each week, filtered drinking water, vegan milk

7. Company doctor

We aim to ensure that all employees find themselves in a work environment that protects their health and well-being. When selecting our company locations, we pay attention to good acces-sibility by public transport. In addition to a healthy office environment and forgoing air condi-tioning, proximity to open green areas is important to us so that employees can take active lunch breaks. INTREAL stands for an integrated work-life balance concept. We support this with flexible working hours and remote work.

SUSTAINABILITY IN DAY-TO-DAY WORK – IT’S ALSO ABOUT THE SMALL THINGS

In our day-to-day work, we encourage personal interaction as well as interaction with the environment. We have incorporated these principles in our corporate structure. In order to improve a company’s carbon footprint, all employees need to get involved. Even just adjusting a few types of behaviour and carefully considering the use of materials can help significantly improve the company’s environmental footprint. On our path to greater sustainability, we involve our employees by way of employee satisfaction analyses, a suggestion system and specific proposals for measures. Some of the sustainability measures that we put into practice together with our employees are listed below:

Use of sustainable materials in day-to-day office work

Use of sustainable office supplies and advertising materials
Avoidance of paper
Use of environmentally friendly cleaning products

Sustainable catering for employees

„Viva con Agua“ (https://www.vivaconagua.org/) in meeting rooms
Filtering of tap water to be used as drinking water
Organic fruit and milk

Saving energy involves everyone

Development of a “Green Card” with tips for saving energy
Purchase of green electricity for more than 10 years already
Motion sensors for lighting in the corridors

Sustainability starts on the route to work already

Introduction of Job Rad bicycle hire & bicycle racks in the garage
Hybrid company cars
Subsidised job ticket/professional ticket for HVV (public transport association)

Not every meeting needs to be held in person

Reduction in business trips Trains instead of flights; flights only with carbon offsetting payments
Meeting rooms fitted with video conference technology

Waste reduction

Separation of paper and commercial waste
Use of returnable/reusable bottles only

Donation options

Instead of giving gifts to customers at Christmas, INTREAL supports charitable organisations in Germany. All employees are invited to make suggestions for projects and institutions. A vote is then held to select the five organisations that will receive a donation.

Christmas wish tree

All INTREAL colleagues have the opportunity to sponsor gifts at Christmas. Children and young people write wish lists that are hung up on the INTREAL Christmas tree. The wish lists can be fulfilled in return for a cash donation.

Offer of tissue typing by DKMS and issue of organ donor cards

We regularly provide information on organ donation and leukaemia. All colleagues have the option to get involved. On a voluntary basis, colleagues can be tissue-typed at an employee event so that they can register as stem cell donors. In addition, organ donor cards are offered to all employees.

Non-cash donations

Campaigns are organised at regular intervals to collect non-cash donations for three selected regional organisations. These organisations are presented within the company beforehand so that employees have the opportunity to find out about them and make targeted donations.

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ESG at INTREAL

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OUR ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

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ENVIRONMENT

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ENVIRONMENT

SOCIAL

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