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**Does the lender track GHG emissions data for standing assets in its loan portfolio?**
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## Assessment Instructions
Intent: What is the purpose of this indicator?
Greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting has advanced significantly in recent years. Many countries have introduced mandatory GHG emissions reporting, in addition to entities often setting their own voluntary GHG emission targets. Evaluating emissions within participants’ portfolios has become standard practice, and entities are increasingly looking at emissions throughout their value chains.
Input: How do I complete this metric?
Participants can **optionally** report their loan portfolio GHG emissions at the asset level, using the GRESB Asset Portal.
#### Terminology
**Data Coverage**
> The part of the asset for which data is available, per space and GHG scope. The Floor Area Covered reported reflects the floor area of the portfolio for which Absolute Emission data is collected from.
Validation: What evidence is required?
This indicator is subject to automatic validation. No evidence is required.\
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Refer to the page below for guidance on how to resolve automatic validation errors and warnings.\
\ Validation Basics
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## Scoring
This indicator is not currently scored, and is used to inform future benchmarking considerations.
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References
Reporting of GHG emissions is based on: GHG protocol, GRI GRESS (G4-EN15, G4-EN16, G4-EN17,), ISO 14064 and CDP.
EPRA Best Practices Recommendations on Sustainability Reporting, 3rd version, September 2017
INREV Sustainability Reporting Recommendations, 3.5-3.7
International Property Measurement Standard (IPMS)
EPRA Best Practices Recommendations on Sustainability Reporting, 3rd version, September 2017: 5.2, Coverage
RobecoSAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment, 2017: 4.2.1, Direct greenhouse gas emissions
Recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures June 2017: Metrics and Targets- B
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