In accordance with its “Strategic Sustainability Plan”, the Real Estate Investment Trust (Fibra) Mty plans to have 168,900 square meters of space with sustainable certification in 2024, which will represent 11% of the total Gross Rentable Area (GLA). from your portfolio.

Given that the company's business model is based on the acquisition and management of stabilized properties, the line of action to move towards green building is the intervention and transformation of spaces to obtain LEED certification in its Operations and Maintenance modality. .

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Under this objective, in 2022, Fibra made an investment of 28 million 253,788 pesos channeled into LED lighting, equipment to optimize energy management, installation of 3,200 square meters of solar panels, improvement of air quality and air quality management systems. residues on their properties.

“More than focusing on sustainable construction, the idea is to optimize the operation of existing properties, which is why we strive to obtain green badges. By 2025, almost 100% of the office portfolio will have a degree of certification,” shared José Antonio Romero, deputy director of the Sustainability Committee of Fibra Mty.

For his part, Eduardo Elizondo, legal director of the company's Sustainability Committee, maintained that improving the operation and maintenance of buildings already built generates greater value for the country's real estate inventory, since it guarantees that its operation is sustainable in the long term.

In 2023, Fibra Mty obtained the gold-level Green Lease Leader distinction, awarded by the Institute for Market Transformation and the Better Buildings Alliance, of the United States Department of Energy.

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In this way, the company's sustainable practices were recognized by incorporating environmental clauses in the lease contracts for its tenants.

Sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) criteria are becoming increasingly relevant in the real estate market; There is discussion about whether it is a passing trend or a new reality in the market.

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