Greenprint Launches Carbon Index

NEW YORK CITY-The foundation’s members establish a baseline to measure their progress in reducing carbon emissions across their portfolios.

By Paul Bubny | Updated on October 04, 2010

NEW YORK CITY-The Greenprint Foundation has released its first Greenprint Carbon Index, intended to establish a baseline to measure its’ members progress in reducing carbon emissions across their portfolios. It’s based on 2009 operating data from 609 properties totaling 176 million square feet across 36 countries.

“Greenprint’s members are taking meaningful and immediate actions to improve energy efficiency, reduce carbon and create value in their portfolios,” says Charles B. Leitner III, the foundation’s CEO, in a release. Their participation in the index represents the commitment to measuring success towards that goal.” He adds that the idea is “to broaden the index’s scope as the foundation expands its membership and members’ participation in the database.”

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