I am pleased that our responsibility efforts have again gained this significant recognition", says Pirkko Airaksinen, Sustainability Manager at Sponda. The GRESB survey assesses the work done by companies in the property sector to promote sustainable development. The assessment, first introduced in 2009, includes all components of corporate responsibility, with companies evaluated comprehensively in the areas of company-level responsibility management, environmental management systems, environmental performance, stakeholder engagement, risk management, and property development. The number of participants in the GRESB survey has increased annually, with a total of 964 companies in 65 countries participating this year.