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We take a holistic view of sustainability.

This means maintaining a balance between economics, ecology, and social issues. We take responsibility for creating an environment worth living in. By using natural resources sensibly, we develop high-quality, sustainable projects. Sustainability is part of our Landmarken spirit, which we live internally and convey externally through our projects.

Our vision of a sustainable future in 10 points

For a fair and sustainable future, cities, settlements, and buildings must...

  1. Store or avoid more greenhouse gas emissions than they emit
  2. Produce more energy than they consume
  3. Contribute to more biodiversity than they destroy
  4. Build resilience to climate change
  5. Be planned and used as material storage
  6. Be built to last: flexible and adaptable to future uses
  7. Promote human well-being
  8. Be accessible and inclusive for all
  9. Promoting community
  10. Attractive and safe places to stay

Global goals for sustainable development

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—also known as the 17 global goals for sustainable development in the 2030 Agenda—were created to engage governments, civil society, the private sector, and academia around the world.

Agenda 2030 is a roadmap for our future and aims to enable a dignified life worldwide while preserving natural resources in the long term.

It takes economic, environmental, and social aspects into account. All countries are called upon to align their actions with it – and Germany has already set a good example early on. We at Landmarken AG have also integrated the global sustainability goals into our corporate strategy and are already implementing them in various areas such as "Sustainable cities and communities," "Affordable and clean energy," "Climate action," and "Partnerships for the goals."

Our diagram visualizes which of the 17 targets in our corporate strategy have already been implemented. The intensity of implementation is represented by dots.

Our climate goals

As Landmarken, we have not only committed ourselves to the global sustainability goals, but have also defined our own goals, which we are implementing in the areas of ecological construction, renovation, and climate-friendly operation of buildings and neighborhoods.

In the new building

2025

  • Climate-neutral operation in 75% of completed new buildings
  • Climate-neutral construction, initially through offsetting
  • At least 60% of the building footprint as green space on the building

2035

  • 30% recyclability in completed projects
  • Climate-neutral operation in 100% of completed new buildings
  • 1. Climate-positive building, without offsetting
  • At least 80% of the building's floor space as green space on the building

In stock

  • Postponement of the CO₂ stranding date according to CRREM by at least 10 years
  • Reduction of final energy consumption by at least 30% compared to the purchase date
  • EU taxonomy compliance
  • BREEAM certification in existing buildings of at least "very good"

Our social goals

Our mission: We want our projects to have a measurable social impact. We strive to make a contribution to society and to act as a role model for the industry. Areas in which we achieve social impact: Quality of housing and life, socio-economic diversity, local infrastructure and mobility, and community development.

Engagement in initiatives

ICG's Social Impact Investing Initiative 2.0

As a continuation of the impressive success of the ICG's Social Impact Investing Initiative, the follow-up project aims to bring the social and societal responsibility of real estate companies to the attention of the general public and the real estate industry. It is intended to help initiate initial pilot projects with an additional social and societal impact. The Social Impact Investing Initiative 2.0 aims to involve real estate companies more closely in their social and societal responsibility and to support the initiation of such projects. To this end, networks of stakeholders, investors, and implementation partners will be formed to jointly promote best practice projects.

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ULI Product Council Urban Developments

At the Urban Developments Product Council, we develop strategies and solutions for the sustainable, resilient, and livable city of tomorrow—and we do so at an expert level. Jens Kreiterling, CEO of Landmarken AG, is the chair of this Product Council, which focuses on urban innovations.

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Our goals

Implement existing social impact scoring models in the real estate industry.

In recent years, social impact investing has become increasingly important—especially the social impact aspect. We use smart social impact scoring models from the real estate industry to analyze and evaluate the social contribution of our buildings and neighborhoods.

Define and measure specific impact indicators for all projects.

Every investment has an impact—socially and/or environmentally. That is why we define clear impact indicators for all our projects. Among other things, we ask ourselves the following questions: Who do we want to reach with the project? What awareness should the target group gain? And how will this change people's living conditions? What social goals should the project contribute to?

Developing places that foster identity.

We are shaping the future of cities. Our vision is to enable people to live and work in a healthy, community-oriented, and affordable environment. Whether it's urban development, office space, or residential areas, we create unique places that foster a sense of identity.

The Code for Building Culture

We act in accordance with the Code for Building Culture of the Institute for Corporate Governance in the German Real Estate Industry and the Federal Foundation for Building Culture.

At Landmarken, we believe in making cities more livable and attractive. We are proud to be one of the first companies in Germany to sign the Building Culture Code, which is based on five core values: ecological compatibility, economic feasibility, social balance, high spatial and design quality, and results-oriented planning culture. Our commitment to the fundamental values of the Federal Foundation for Building Culture and the Institute for Corporate Governance in the German Real Estate Industry is an expression of our Landmarken philosophy in practice. By providing solutions that are environmentally friendly, economically feasible, and socially responsible, Landmarken works to create positive change in every urban building block. It is our deep conviction that the real estate industry bears a special responsibility for shaping our living spaces.

Document: Code for Building Culture

ESG – for a holistic approach

We are working to create buildings, neighborhoods, and facilities that are both ecologically and socially valuable.

Environment

Environment – the E in ESG. When it comes to making real estate more climate-friendly in construction and operation, we want to be pioneers. Our sustainable methods help to reduce the environmental impact of construction. We implement our ecological responsibility:

  • Landmarken sustainability standard as the foundation for all projects
  • Strategic focus on CO₂-optimized portfolio
  • Building certification according to DGNB, LEED, and BREEAM
  • Climate-neutral business processes
Social

Social – the S in ESG. At Landmarken AG, we strive to continuously improve our social responsibility.

  • Healthy buildings through low-pollutant building materials
  • Involvement of stakeholders in development processes
  • Creating places that foster identity
  • Voluntary social engagement as a team
Governance

Governance – the G in ESG. If you want to improve the world, you have to start with yourself. Our projects convey our attitude to the outside world, but we also live these principles internally as a family business with our distinctive #LandmarkenSpirit. We bear corporate responsibility:

  • 35 years as a family business: responsible and exemplary entrepreneurship
  • Integration of sustainability into the corporate strategy
  • Alignment of the sustainability strategy with recognized standards, e.g., EU taxonomy, CRREM
  • Commitment to leading industry initiatives

Sustainability funds

In order to promote both ecological and social sustainability in our projects, we have set up an internal sustainability fund. This fund serves to achieve project goals even if they would not be realized from a purely economic point of view.

The project teams at Landmarken AG can apply for a grant from the fund for their projects with their goals and measures. This also creates internal competition that promotes innovation and inspires everyone involved in project development at Landmarken. The fund is financed by Landmarken AG's revenues and serves as a bridge. Because we are already firmly convinced that ecologically and socially sustainable action also pays off economically in the long term.

Climate-neutral business processes

Landmarken AG is committed to sustainable business practices. If you want to improve the world, you have to start with yourself. That is why we have been offsetting emissions from our business processes since 2019.

The biggest sources of emissions are employee mobility, both our own vehicle fleet and commuting to work. To reduce these emissions, we have switched our procurement strategy for the vehicle fleet to electric and hybrid drives. Landmarken also offers employees bike leasing and a public transport subsidysince the beginning of 2020, Landmarken has been purchasing exclusively certified green electricity with the OK Power seal for its office spaces. To offset unavoidable emissions, Landmarken invests in reforestation projects.

But climate neutrality is not enough. We want to go even further and are therefore supporting, for example, the rewetting of moors in Germany, one of the most important CO₂ sinks. Our current commitment corresponds to around 68 tons of CO₂.

Local forest reforestation project with "ClimatePartner" Rewetting of moors with "MoorFutures"
  • Sponsorship

    A home for everyone

    Habitat for Humanity has a vision: a world where every person has a decent place to live. The initiative has already provided many people with a safe home.

    We at Landmarken AG are joining this important mission and supporting the "HoffnungsBAUer" initiative of Habitat for Humanity Germany. Because everyone has the right to a roof over their head—and we want to help achieve this goal.

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    Working together against plastic waste

    "Garbage as far as the eye can see—images that stay with you." This is how Clemens Feigl describes the impressions that he and his team had to process in Bosnia in February and March.

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        A day full of hope in Rhine-Main: Together with the Waldfreunde e.V. association, two school classes, and 25 business partners, our Rhine-Main team planted an impressive 700 seedlings. In the Dietzenbach Forest, southeast of Frankfurt, a large group of downy oaks will now grow as a contribution to climate protection. This low-stemmed native species is robust and can also thrive on nutrient-poor soils.

      • POHA House wins "So!Apart Award" with project for the Landmarken family

        The So!Apart Awards are one of the most important awards in the co-living and serviced apartment industry in German-speaking countries. At the awards ceremony in Leipzig, founder and CMO Lea Mishra, Lisa Malek (Senior Strategy & Expansion Manager), and Jennifer Langrehr, Director of Operations at POHA House, accepted the award in the " : Sustainable and Special" category.

      • A visualization showing the view through Green Canyon in Bonn - ©Landmarken AG

        Start of construction in Bonn

        The Green Canyon landmark project in Bonn's federal district is going into construction. Following the demolition of the previous buildings at Godesberger Allee 171 and Dreizehnmorgenweg 38, work on the new building will begin this year.

      • Foundation laid for groundbreaking cradle-to-cradle project

        Germany's first residential high-rise building to be constructed according to the cradle-to-cradle principle is being built in Hamburg. The foundation stone for "Moringa Hamburg HafenCity" was laid on Wednesday. With its unique combination of resource-saving construction and affordable living, the building is considered a trendsetter for the construction and real estate industry. In addition to around 220 rental units, the ensemble from the Landmarken family of companies offers communal areas, a co-living concept, co-working, a daycare center, and restaurant and retail space.

      • Sustainable communal area in the former swimming pool

        POHA House Preuswald in Aachen has been expanded with an important addition and is now complete: With the opening of the nearly 500-square-meter community space on the ground floor—the most sustainable in the company's history—the Cospace concept can now be fully implemented at POHA House's fourth location. Founded in 2019, the real estate start-up creates cospaces that combine high-quality furnished apartments, flexible workspaces, and attractive community spaces under one roof—mostly in central downtown locations.

      • Brownfield Award: Silver for ecoPARK Jena

        The ecoPARK Jena proves that logistics and production buildings for industrial companies can also be ecological pioneers. The new building, which is subsidized under KFW 40 EE and in which Kuroda Jena Tec manufactures linear and rotary drive products, impresses with its sustainability in terms of construction and operation. This has now also been recognized by the jury of the Brownfield24 Awards, which awarded our project the silver prize in the category Brownfields under 10,000 m².

      • For a sustainable future: Landmarken family invests in Concular

        We are investing in a sustainable future. To this end, the Landmarken family is investing in the start-up Concular, which has set itself the task of transforming the real estate and construction industry towards a circular, sustainable economy. Together with other partners, the Landmarken family has participated in Concular's current financing round, in which the start-up was able to raise a total of 2.5 million euros.

      • Landmarken AG wins the "Climate Neutrality" award at the European Real Estate Brand Awards 2023 - ©Landmarken AG

        Landmarken wins European Real Estate Brand Award for climate neutrality

        Landmarken AG impressed in two categories at this year's European Real Estate Brand Award: the company took first place in the "Climate Neutrality" category, together with Art-Invest Real Estate. Landmarken AG secured second place in the "Developers Office" category.

      • Landmarken strengthens expertise in sustainability and digitalization

        Landmarken AG has strengthened its team in preparation for upcoming tasks in the areas of sustainable portfolio development and digitalization. Following Christian Profanter's appointment as Head of Smart Building last fall, Steffen Glück joined Landmarken in January 2023. The experienced project developer will head up the newly established "Sustainable Portfolio Development" unit.

      • "Moringa Hamburg Hafencity" project visualization of the waterfront - ©Moringa

        Moringa Hamburg HafenCity: Construction begins after purchase of land.

        Construction has begun: Germany's first green residential high-rise building in a hybrid timber construction, built according to the cradle-to-cradle principle, is being realized in a prominent waterfront location in the Elbbrückenquartier district. Just one month after the purchase of the land, the first excavators rolled in in August for the groundbreaking Moringa Hamburg HafenCity project. The project is scheduled for completion in spring 2025.

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        MORINGA in IMMOZEIT

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      • "Moringa Hamburg Hafencity" project visualization of the waterfront - ©Moringa

        Moringa wins German award for sustainability projects

        Moringa GmbH has won the German Award for Sustainability Projects 2022. The company received the award in the "Project – Construction/Architecture" category for its Moringa Hamburg HafenCity project development. The award is presented by the German Institute for Service Quality, the news channel ntv, and DUP Unternehmer Magazin, and recognizes particularly sustainable commitment by companies and organizations in various fields.

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          Building for Hope – Diary from Romania

          Since April 2023, we have been a Landmark "HoffnungsBAUer" (builder of hope) and thus part of the Habitat for Humanity initiative, which brings together companies from the construction and real estate industries to help people in need. The vision: everyone should have a safe, sustainable, and affordable home.

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          "The sustainability reporting requirement? A smart move by the EU!"

          "I don't understand how anyone can fail to act sustainably!" It's statements like this that you hear relatively quickly when you first talk to Mira M. Hische about sustainability. Of course, she is a sustainability manager, but the issues of ecological and social responsibility that she has been promoting at Landmarken since July 1 are not only of interest to her in a professional context—they are close to her heart!

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