Birla Estates Tops Global GRESB 2025 Rankings

31 Oct 2025 CW Team

Birla Estates (BEPL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Aditya Birla Real Estate (formerly Century Textiles and Industries Limited), has been recognised as a Sector Leader in the 2025 GRESB Real Estate Assessment, securing top honours across multiple global and regional categories.

Birla Estates’ Achievements in GRESB 2025:

Global Sector Leader – Residential
Global Sector Leader – Non-Listed Residential
Regional Sector Leader – Asia – Residential
Regional Sector Leader – Non-Listed – Asia – Residential

These distinctions reaffirm Birla Estates’ exceptional performance in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards and its leadership in advancing sustainable real estate development both globally and across Asia.

Commenting on the recognition, K T Jithendran, MD & CEO, Birla Estates, said, “We are proud to be recognised as a global and regional Sector Leader by GRESB. This achievement reflects our unwavering commitment to integrating sustainability principles into every aspect of our business — from responsible design and construction to operational excellence. At Birla Estates, sustainability is not just a metric; it is a core value that drives long-term value creation for our customers, communities, and stakeholders.”

The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) is the world’s leading ESG benchmark for real assets, relied upon by over 150 institutional and financial investors to assess sustainability performance across environmental, social, and governance parameters.

In the GRESB 2025 Assessment, Birla Estates earned:

100/100 (5-Star rating) in the Development Benchmark
94/100 (5-Star rating) in the Standing Investment Benchmark

The Development Benchmark evaluates ESG practices in assets under planning and construction, while the Standing Investment Benchmark assesses operational assets. A 5-Star GRESB rating represents the top 20% of participants globally, signifying best-in-class ESG leadership.

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