MERLIN Properties Annual Report 2023

72 | Annual report | 2023 • Improvement in 6 of the 7 ESG benchmarks, in absolute or relative terms. • Being listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. • ISO 14001 and 50001 certification to validate environmental management procedures. • Subscription of an aggregate amount of approximately EUR 1,155 million in new “green” financings in 2023. • Reducing operational carbon footprint intensity (Scope 1 + 2) compared to 2022. • Measuring the embodied carbon footprint in refurbishments and newbuilds over EUR 3 million. • Project Sun: installing 4.0 MWp of additional power to end the year at an installed power of 14.9 MWp. • Creating and launching the green clause in lease agreements. 2023 MILESTONES FUTURES OBJECTIVES • Reformulation to include the data center activity branch in the Pathway to Net Zero. • Publishing maximum embodied carbon footprint caps for future newbuilds and refurbishments. • Renewing the Green Financing Framework. • Increase the implementation of the green clause in contracts. • Project to implement the Zero Waste initiative in shopping centres. • Implementing the centralised BMS (Building Management System). • Forest allocations capable of offsetting the MERLIN’s entire unavoidable carbon footprint.