GRESB season is officially underway with the portal opening on April 1. But for most real estate teams, the work started months ago.
That's because GRESB preparation isn't purely an annual exercise. It's a multi-year performance journey; one that demands continuous data management, tenant coordination, and evidence of genuine impact. Ask any GRESB participant what consumes most of their submission window, and the answer is almost always the same: chasing data. It's a challenge that extends well beyond GRESB — according to KPMG's 2024 ESG Organization Survey, nearly 50% of all organizations are still managing their sustainability data manually.
For GRESB participants, that translates directly into hundreds of hours spent chasing utility bills, corralling tenant data, and populating spreadsheets — time that could be spent actually driving performance.
This is the problem Cambio was built to solve. We’ve been working with our clients to solve this for years. Now, as an official GRESB partner, we're committed to making that solution available to more participants than ever.
Automating Data Collection
Cambio automates the most manual tasks in the GRESB submission process — collecting and aggregating landlord data directly into the GRESB asset level spreadsheet. Through automated utility APIs, OCR bill reading, and intelligent meter tagging, the platform ingests data continuously throughout the year, eliminating the need to chase down bills or reconcile spreadsheets at crunch time. Built-in coverage alerts and performance insights tell your team exactly where to focus — no guesswork, no manual combing.
Streamlining Tenant Outreach
Landlord data is one challenge. Tenant data is another entirely — and for most GRESB participants, it's the harder one.
Cambio's automated outreach workflows eliminate the cycle of chaser emails and manual follow-ups that consume teams every submission season. Tenants can upload or connect their utility data directly through the platform, removing the need for spreadsheet sharing or manual entry. For harder-to-reach tenants, Cambio's AI voice agent conducts outreach by phone, gathering data conversationally and logging it automatically. The result: faster coverage, less effort, and fewer gaps in your submission.
From Data to Performance: Driving Impact
Collecting and reporting data is the prerequisite — but it’s not the goal. The teams that lead are not those who treat collection as a checkbox or hit 100% coverage; they're the ones who use that coverage as a foundation for genuine performance improvements.
This is where Cambio helps clients differentiate and focus on financial and carbon impact. We wrote about this in depth in February. Cambio identifies high-impact opportunities at the asset level, quantifies projected energy savings and NOI impact, and tracks realized results after implementation — all aligned with GRESB's Technical Building Assessment (RA2) requirements. If you're focused on the performance side of your score, that piece is worth a read.
What Cambio’s GRESB Partnership Means for You
Cambio is now an official GRESB partner — not just a platform that supports the submission process, but a recognized part of the GRESB ecosystem. For clients, that means tighter alignment between Cambio and GRESB, and confidence that the outputs feeding your submission meet the standard's expectations today and as it evolves.
GRESB's requirements are more rigorous each year — increasing emphasis on data verification, energy performance improvement, and transparency of methodology. Cambio is built to stay ahead of that curve, so your team doesn't have to.
Ready to see how Cambio fits into your 2026 GRESB submission, reach out to info@cambio.ai to book a demo.
Sources: KPMG 2024 ESG Organization Survey; GRESB 2026 Real Estate Assessment; GRESB 2026 Standard Updates
