Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

Aroundtown SA is a real estate company and does not offer consumer lending or deposit services, resulting in a score of 0 for KPIs like underserved client share, pricing fairness, exploitative fee exposure, inclusion initiatives (as defined by loan/insurance book share), data accessibility, fair lending compliance, wealth building outcome, financial literacy initiatives, and product simplicity.

For debt burden ratio, the median warm rent in the company's German residential properties accounted for 38% of net minimum wage income in 2024, and the net rent portion was 24% of the net minimum wage. For profit reinvestment, the Aroundtown and Grand City Properties Foundations donated approximately €600,000 in 2024. The company's EPRA Earnings were €272.1 million in 2024, meaning the donation represents approximately 0.22% of these earnings. For geographic inclusion, 80% of the Group's portfolio is in Germany and the Netherlands, focusing on top-tier cities like Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, and London, indicating a concentration in strong economies rather than underserved geographic regions.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

The company conducts an annual supplier review process.

It reported zero confirmed human rights violations in its operations and supply chain in 2021 and 2020, and zero human rights violations in 2019. All business relationships are underpinned by contractual commitments to ethical business practices, and the Supplier Code of Conduct is a mandatory component of all supplier contracts. The Code of Conduct for Business Partners, which is mandatory for Aroundtown’s business partners, includes elements such as refraining from child, forced, and compulsory labor.

Honest & Fair Business

Aroundtown received a CSA Score of 68, updated October 14, 2025.

The company has a comprehensive Whistleblowing Policy that applies worldwide to all employees and contractors, offering an anonymous digital reporting system operated by an external provider. Whistleblowers receive an acknowledgment within 7 days and feedback on the investigation status or remedial action within three months, and are protected from retaliation. The company restated 2023 figures for EPRA Performance Measures and for the proportion of total energy generated offsite from renewable/green sources. The Board of Directors consists of seven members, with four identified as independent and one as non-executive, meaning approximately 57% of the board is independent. Aroundtown has an Anti-Corruption Policy that prohibits unfair means to secure business deals and influence through donations, and sets a gift reporting threshold of EUR 50 and an approval threshold for gifts over EUR 50. The 24/7 Service Center is committed to responding to general tenant queries within 24 hours and urgent requests within one hour. The company conducts thorough due diligence on suppliers, requires them to follow a Business Partner Code of Conduct, and its Information Security Management System has ISO 27001 certification validated by an external body.

Kind to Animals

Aroundtown SA is a real estate company, and the provided articles primarily detail its environmental policy, decarbonization strategies, and general sustainability efforts within its property portfolio. While the company has launched initiatives to strengthen urban biodiversity, such as establishing 28+ rooftop bee colonies since 2020, producing 450 liters of honey, creating meadows, and installing bee and insect hotels, the rubric's positive tiers for 'wildlife_conservation_impact' are tied to a percentage of revenue invested in conservation.

Since no revenue percentage for these initiatives is provided in the evidence, this KPI cannot be scored. No other KPIs related to animal testing, cruelty-free certifications, humane operations, ethical sourcing, or animal agriculture are applicable or evidenced by the provided information.

Planet-Friendly Business

Aroundtown's total Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions were 202,319 tons CO2e in 2022, a 2.91% decline from 208,397 tons CO2e in 2021.

The company targets a 40% reduction in CO2 intensity and a 20% reduction in energy intensity by 2030, with a 2019 baseline, but these targets are not stated as SBTi-validated. In 2022, 79.4% of landlord-obtained electricity was sourced from PPA certified renewables, with a target to switch all electricity to renewable sources by 2027. Water consumption was 2,981.2 m³ per million € revenue in 2024. As of Q1 2025, 53% of the commercial portfolio, 65% of the office portfolio, and 50% of the hotel portfolio are green certified. The total landlord-managed waste generated was 7,714 tons in 2023, with 2,951 tons recycled, resulting in a 38.25% diversion rate. The company has conducted assessments for EU Taxonomy alignment but has not provided a percentage of aligned capital expenditure. A Life Cycle Analysis was conducted for "THE ADAM" project. In 2024, biodiversity enhancement projects were launched at 6 assets in the Netherlands with an investment of €75,000, and a beekeeping program expanded to 51 colonies across 12 locations. There were 3 incidents of non-compliance with regulations/voluntary standards in the German portfolio in 2024. The company conducted a city-level physical risk assessment covering four IPCC warming scenarios, but no count of project-specific environmental impact assessments is provided. Aroundtown aims for climate neutrality by 2050. TCFD is listed as a reporting framework and discussed as integrated. The company initiated the application of the CRREM methodology to evaluate asset alignment with decarbonization expectations and is transitioning to prioritizing stranding definitions based on EPCs and EU climate commitments. The Aroundtown Foundation supports community projects, including disaster relief and assistance for individuals facing discrimination, but these are not explicitly climate justice initiatives. Climate adaptation efforts include flood analysis and planning, and refurbishments, but no investment in climate adaptation for vulnerable communities is specified.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

Aroundtown's 2024 donations to local and international charitable projects totaled approximately €600,000.

This amount, when compared to the 2024 revenue of €1,542.3 million, represents approximately 0.039% of revenue. The donations included support for arts, among other areas. This percentage is below the 0.5-2% threshold for the -50 tier, and there is no specific breakdown to determine the portion allocated solely to cultural heritage organizations. Therefore, it aligns with the 'General charitable giving without cultural heritage focus' tier.

Safe & Smart Tech

Aroundtown reported no reportable data breaches in 2022.

The company holds ISO 27001 certification for its Information Security Management System, achieved in 2021 and renewed in 2022 with no major non-conformities, and states it was the first of its near peers to achieve this. Aroundtown achieved a 90% completion rate for Cyber and GDPR training in 2021, with mandatory video-based data protection training for all employees, additional training for management, and refresher training every 18 months. The company generally mentions data encryption measures and a Privileged Access Management System. Aroundtown has a bug bounty program for external-facing assets. The company outlines user rights to access, rectify, erase, and restrict data, and states that data retention is limited to necessary periods and statutory requirements. Aroundtown explicitly commits to complying with GDPR, Luxembourg data protection laws, and other relevant regulations. The company conducts internal information security audits and third-party cyberattack simulations quarterly. No specific information was found regarding AI ethics governance, cybersecurity investment as a percentage of revenue, AI audit practices, algorithmic transparency, privacy by design, security testing coverage, algorithmic harm remediation, or digital rights advocacy.