Health & Safety

This indicator provides the entity with the opportunity to disclose additional context to support the interpretation of its responses to the Health & Safety indicators, helping stakeholders better understand the entity’s approach and circumstances.

Select ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. If ‘Yes’, provide context to support the interpretation of the entity’s responses to this aspect’s indicators.

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Terminology

Health and safety

Protecting the entity's stakeholders from harm or death due to injury or disease. Often, this is executed by developing policy, analyzing and controlling health and safety risks, providing training, and recording and investigating health and safety incidents.

No evidence required.

This indicator assesses whether the entity has set a health and safety strategy and/or direction of travel, including whether it is reflected through short- and medium- to long-term targets and/or objectives. A clear strategy supports proactive management of health and safety risks and helps reduce the likelihood of incidents and associated liabilities.

Select ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. If 'Yes', select all applicable sub-options.

If applicable, select the framework with which the strategy is aligned.

• Examples include, but are not limited to, ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems.

• Government frameworks reported should only include non-binding frameworks established by government bodies. Legislative frameworks fall outside the scope of this category.

• Other: State the other framework with which the strategy is aligned. Ensure that the other answer provided is not a duplicate of a selected option above.

Open text box: The content of this open text box is not used for scoring, but will be included in the Insights and Benchmark Reports. Participants should use this open text box to provide further details, context, or comments related to the subject.

Terminology

Direction of travel

The overall trajectory of an entity's approach over time, which outlines its strategic priorities and the milestones it expects to achieve.

Health & Safety strategy

The entity’s overall approach and direction of travel for managing health and safety, including the use of leading indicators, preventive controls, standardized procedures, and right-sized management practices to improve safety performance and support a resilient safety culture.

ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems

Establishes the criteria for an occupational health and safety management system. Occupational health and safety management systems guide organizations to provide a safe and healthy workplace by preventing work-related injury and ill health and proactively improving their occupational health and safety performance.

Sustainability objectives

Strategic priorities and key topics for the management and/or improvement of sustainability, resilience, and efficiency issues.

Sustainability strategy

Strategy which (1) sets out the participant’s procedures and (2) sets the direction and guidance for the entity’s implementation of sustainability measures.

No evidence required.

The scoring of this indicator is equal to the sum of the fractions assigned to the selected options and respective sub-options, multiplied by the total score of the indicator.

This indicator examines whether the entity has implemented structured health and safety management practices to deliver its strategy. Effective governance, clear accountability, documented policies, performance monitoring, and corrective action processes demonstrate the entity’s ability to proactively manage health and safety risks and respond effectively to emerging issues.

Select ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. If 'Yes', select all applicable sub-options.

Other: State the other practice used to manage health and safety. Ensure that the other answer provided is not a duplicate of a selected option above.

Terminology

Communication protocol

Formally established processes for sharing relevant information.

Corrective action

Corrective action in the context of safety refers to the systematic steps taken to eliminate the root causes of safety incidents, hazards, or non-compliance issues to prevent their recurrence. It typically involves investigating the underlying causes, implementing specific measures to address deficiencies, and monitoring the effectiveness of these measures to ensure lasting improvement in workplace safety performance.

Day-to-day implementation responsibility

The assigned responsibility for carrying out, managing, and monitoring the regular activities needed to put a policy, program, or process into practice.

Dedicated employee(s) on sustainability issues

Employee(s) whose primary responsibility is defining, implementing and monitoring the sustainability objectives at entity level.

External

Individuals or groups outside the reporting entity who influence or are influenced by its activities or decisions (e.g., investors, customers/tenants, communities).

Internal

Individuals or groups within the reporting entity who directly contribute to, oversee, or are affected by its operations and decisions (e.g., employees, leadership, contractors working under the organization's direction).

Policy

A policy is an organizational commitment, direction or intention that is formally adopted by the organization. It may serve the purpose of:

1. Outlining rules and procedures

2. Providing principles that guide action

3. Setting roles and responsibilities

4. Describing values and beliefs

5. Stating an intention to act or achieve defined goals and/or company vision

Mechanisms for evaluation and corrective action

Processes used to review greenhouse gas emissions performance and implement changes or improvements where needed.

Risk assessment

Careful examination of the factors that could potentially adversely impact the value or longevity of a data center. The results of the assessment assist in identifying measures that have to be implemented in order to prevent and mitigate the risks.

Risk evaluation

Comparing risk analysis results with risk criteria to determine whether the residual risk is tolerable.

Senior decision-maker responsible for sustainability-related issues

A senior individual with sign off (approval) authority for approving strategic sustainability objectives and steps undertaken to achieve these objectives. The responsible person oversees day-to-day execution, coordinates relevant stakeholders, and ensures progress towards define sustainability goals, but does not hold final-sign off authority for approving strategic decisions.

System(s) for performance measurement, data management, and reporting

The processes, tools, and systems used to collect, manage, analyze, and report energy-related data. These systems enable the monitoring of energy performance, tracking of targets, identification of trends, and disclosure of energy information to support decision-making and accountability.

Evidence

The evidence provided will be subject to manual validation.

The evidence should support each of the selected issues. The provided evidence must ensure the following:

• Senior decision-maker vs. day-to-day responsibility: If the same person is selected for both “a senior decision-maker or executive with end responsibility” and “one or more persons with responsibility for day-to-day implementation,” the evidence must explicitly state that this person both signs off on the health and safety approach and oversees its implementation on a day-to-day basis.

• Policy: The evidence must demonstrate the existence of a formal policy document that addresses health and safety, and not simply a list of general goals and/or commitments. A policy is a guide for action and may serve the purpose of:

  • outlining rules and procedures;

  • providing principles that guide action;

  • setting roles and responsibilities;

  • describing values and beliefs;

  • stating an intention to act or achieve defined goals and/or company vision.

Acceptable evidence may include, but is not limited to, a health and safety policy, official internal documents, or links to online resources describing the entity’s health and safety policy. References such as bullet points or extracts from the policy may be provided to show the relevant sections. Where overarching policy documents cover multiple issues, the evidence must clearly identify the section(s) relevant to health and safety.

• Systems for performance measurement, data management, and reporting: The evidence must demonstrate a systematic process used to measure, manage, and report health and safety performance data. This may include tools, systems, dashboards, registers, or other formal processes used for tracking and reporting health and safety information.

• Internal and external communication protocols: The evidence must demonstrate the process used to communicate material health and safety information internally and, where relevant, externally. If a policy is in place, what matters here is not only the existence of the policy, but also the communication channels or protocols used to share relevant health and safety information with the appropriate stakeholders.

• Mechanisms for evaluation and corrective action: The evidence must demonstrate the method used to review health and safety performance and address identified issues. This may include incident investigation processes, corrective action plans, audits, root-cause analysis, escalation procedures, or other methods used to respond to incidents, accidents, breaches, or non-compliance.

Other Answer

The other answer(s) provided will be subject to manual validation.

The scoring of this indicator is equal to the fraction assigned to the selected option, multiplied by the total score of the indicator.

Evidence: For selections subject to manual validation, the validation status acts as a multiplier to determine that selection's final score.

If any requirements are not met, the evidence may not be accepted, depending on the level of alignment with the requirements.

Other: The 'Other' answer is manually validated and assigned a score, which is used as a multiplying factor, as per the table below:

​Scoring Basics

This indicator identifies whether the entity can report on the implementation of health and safety actions during the reporting year. Demonstrating implementation provides evidence that the strategy is being translated into practice and helps stakeholders understand the extent of delivery across the portfolio.

Select ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. If 'Yes', select all applicable sub-options.

Other: State the other action from the entity's health and safety strategy. Ensure that the other answer provided is not a duplicate of a selected option above.

Control-Weighted

Control: The extent to which the reporting entity has the authority and ability to (i) implement actions and/or (ii) influence and collect performance measurement outcomes for a given sustainability topic.

Control-Weighted Score: GRESB provides a Control-Weighted Score as a supplementary score in the Insights Report. This score adjusts results based on the entity’s level of control over the indicators, illustrating how the GRESB Base Score changes when control is taken into account.

Scoring Basics

Terminology

Corrective action

Corrective action in the context of safety refers to the systematic steps taken to eliminate the root causes of safety incidents, hazards, or non-compliance issues to prevent their recurrence. It typically involves investigating the underlying causes, implementing specific measures to address deficiencies, and monitoring the effectiveness of these measures to ensure lasting improvement in workplace safety performance.

Contractor Orientation

Process of introducing contractors to a site’s rules, risks, procedures, and expectations so they can work safely, responsibly, and in compliance with required standards (ensuring contractors understand site-specific hazards and protocols prior to beginning).

Electrical safety training

Specialized instruction that teaches workers how to safely work with, operate, and maintain electrical systems and equipment to prevent electrical hazards such as shock, electrocution, arc flash, and fires.

Emergency Preparedness

Assesses readiness through frequency and participation in emergency response drills.

Ergonomic Risk

Number of assessments for tasks involving manual handling or repetitive motion.

Perception Surveys

Feedback on leadership commitment, communication, and psychological safety.

Safety audits

Safety audits are systematic, independent examinations of workplace safety practices, procedures, and conditions to evaluate compliance with safety regulations, identify potential hazards, and assess the effectiveness of existing safety management systems. They typically involve reviewing documentation, observing work practices, interviewing employees, and providing recommendations for improvement to prevent accidents and ensure regulatory compliance.

Safety Awareness Training

Training designed to increase workers’ awareness of workplace hazards, safe work practices, and individual responsibilities for maintaining a safe working environment.

Other Answer

Only the other answer respect to the type of Health & Safety Strategy will be subject to manual validation.

The scoring of this indicator is equal to the fraction assigned to the selected option, multiplied by the total score of the indicator. It is not necessary to select all options to achieve the maximum score.

Other: The 'Other' answer is validated and assigned a score which is used as a multiplying factor, as per the table below:

Scoring Basics

This indicator assesses whether the entity can report quantitative health and safety performance during the reporting year, and whether reported data is subject to external review. Performance measurement strengthens accountability and transparency by enabling tracking over time and supporting confidence in reported outcomes.

Select ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. If 'Yes', select all applicable sub-options.

• Selecting 'Yes' to the indicator will require reporting a value for at least the required metrics (Near-miss incidents, Total recordable injury frequency rate, and Worker groups covered in the reported data). The remaining metrics are optional.

• Other: State the other quantitative metric used to monitor health and safety. Ensure that the other answer provided is not a duplicate of the selected option above.

External Review

Select 'Yes' or 'No': If “Yes,” specify the highest level of scrutiny applied to the submitted data (checked or verified/assured). If “verified/assured” is selected, indicate whether the review covered all or a subset of the data and provide supporting evidence.

Control-Weighted

Control: The extent to which the reporting entity has the authority and ability to (i) implement actions and/or (ii) influence and collect performance measurement outcomes for a given sustainability topic.

Control-Weighted Score: GRESB provides a Control-Weighted Score as a supplementary score in the Insights Report. This score adjusts results based on the entity’s level of control over the indicators, illustrating how the GRESB Base Score changes when control is taken into account.

Scoring Basics

Terminology

Contractors

Persons or organizations working onsite or offsite on behalf of an entity. A contractor can contract their own workers directly, or contract sub-contractors or independent contractors. Suppliers are not considered contractors for the purposes of this indicator.

Externally checked

Applies to instances when a third party has reviewed the data in a structured and consistent process, but no official certification has been awarded.

Externally assured

Applies to instances where a third party has reviewed the data against an existing scheme.

Externally verified

Applies to instances where a third party has reviewed the data against an existing scheme.

Employees

Someone who works directly for the entity and receives compensation in the form of an hourly wage or annual salary for their work. This can be both on-site or off-site (such as in an administration office). Employers typically have to pay specific benefits, such as contributions to pensions or taxes for employees. Employees may be either full-time or part-time and may operate on a short-term contract.

Fatality

The death occurring in the current reporting period, arising from an injury or disease sustained or contracted.

Full Time Equivalent (FTE)

Full Time Equivalent, a unit to measure the number of employed persons to make them comparable regardless of the number of working hours. FTE can be calculated by comparing the number of hours worked by an employee against the average number of hours of a full time worker. For example, if the number of hours worked by an employee in a week is 20, and the standard full time work week consists of 40 hours, the employee is counted as 0.5 FTE.

Lost time injuries

Lost Time Injuries (LTI) are workplace injuries or illnesses that result in an employee being unable to return to work for their next scheduled shift or work day. These incidents are significant enough to prevent the worker from performing their regular duties, distinguishing them from minor injuries that may require medical treatment but don't cause work absence.

Lost time injury frequency rate

LTIFR (Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate) is a safety performance metric that measures the number of lost time injuries per million hours worked by employees. It's commonly used in industries to track and benchmark workplace safety performance, with a lost time injury being one that results in an employee being unable to return to work for a period of time.

Near-miss incidents

Unplanned events or situations in the workplace that had the potential to cause injury, illness, or damage but did not actually result in harm due to chance, timely intervention, or other factors. They serve as valuable safety indicators and learning opportunities, as analyzing near misses can help identify hazards and prevent actual accidents from occurring.

Total recordable injuries

TRI (Total Recordable Injuries) refers to the total count of all workplace injuries and illnesses that meet the local jurisdiction’s criteria for recording. It's the numerator used to calculate TRIFR and serves as a comprehensive measure of all significant workplace incidents that require documentation under occupational safety regulations.

Total recordable injury frequency rate

TRIFR (Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate) is a safety performance metric that measures the total number of recordable workplace injuries per million hours worked. It includes all work-related injuries requiring medical treatment, restricted work, or time away from work, providing a broader measure of workplace safety performance than LTIFR since it captures injuries that don't necessarily result in lost time.

No evidence required.

The scoring of this indicator is equal to the sum of the fractions assigned to the selected options and respective sub-options, multiplied by the total score of the indicator.