WELL v2 alignments further improve clients’ ESG/CSR reporting. Based on IWBI's internal review, we identified alignments between WELL V2 and leading ESG and sustainability frameworks.
Learn more about WELL alignment with the SDGs here.
Enhanced ESG/CSR resources are available for WELL at scale clients, including the following:
End of year reports are issued to IWBI’s most engaged clients, with details on WELL performance and guidance on how to report on this impact. The data-driven reports provide a visual representation of clients’ individual progress and a high level view of their journey through WELL that can easily be included in organizational reporting.
The SDG impact report tool provides clients with a summary of how WELL achievements can contribute to progress against the SDGs, inspiring clients to leverage their engagement with WELL to operationalize and make progress on ESG goals. The tool also generates language that can be incorporated into ESG and CSR reporting, with information on SDG progress in the context of engagement with WELL.
GRESB alignment
IWBI closely reviewed the WELL Standard and the GRESB 2025 Real Estate Assessment, concluding that strategies in WELL align with 40% of indicators within the 2025 GRESB Real Estate Assessment. The WELL at scale annual report includes an overview of the client's GRESB alignment based on the WELL features achieved by subscribed locations. Additionally, in the Building Certification Aspect of GRESB, WELL Certification and WELL for residential are each worth a full point, and the WELL Health-Safety Rating, WELL Equity Rating and WELL Performance Rating are each worth 0.6 points.
ESRS alignment
The European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) set the framework for sustainability disclosures under the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). Based on the principle of double materiality, companies in scope must assess and report on both how sustainability issues affect their business and how their activities impact people and the planet. Covering environmental, social, and governance (ESG) topics, the ESRS require companies to determine disclosures through their own materiality assessments, ensuring transparency and comparability while recognising that not all data points apply equally to every company.
Based on IWBI's internal review and analysis, WELL strategies may support up to 51% (36/70) of the ESRS requirements across the environmental, social and governance disclosures, with the strongest alignment to the social topical standards. The WELL at scale annual report includes an overview of the client's ESRS alignment based on the WELL features achieved by subscribed locations.
BSRS alignment
The Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR) framework, introduced by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), requires India’s top listed companies to disclose their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance. Rooted in India’s National Guidelines on Responsible Business Conduct (NGRBC), the framework is designed to enhance transparency, encourage sustainable practices, and equip investors with reliable data for informed decision-making. The BRSR framework includes a total of 107 indicators: 68 Essential Indicators (mandatory) and 39 Leadership Indicators (voluntary). IWBI’s review of the WELL Standard against BRSR revealed that WELL strategies may contribute to 42% of the BRSR indicators, including 44% of essential (mandatory) and 38% of leadership (voluntary) indicators.
The WELL at scale annual report includes an overview of the client's BRSR alignment based on the WELL features achieved by subscribed locations.
Check out this sample summary report to see what you can expect.