Biodiversity

Our screening method documents the results when a property’s outdoor areas and operations are restructured to focus more heavily on biodiversity.

As a result, DEAS Group has established its own biodiversity index to measure the effect of projects that promote biodiversity. When investments are made in the restructuring and operation of a property’s outdoor areas to take plant and animal life more into account, the index makes the results tangible.

The index records, for example the types of nature and plant species in outdoor areas, including their condition, quality, and value. Based on these measurements outdoor areas are assigned a specific score that documents improvements, also over time.

Tangible measurements assess the quality of green areas before and after changes are undertaken and clearly show how investing in these areas has made a real difference.

There are multiple ways of consciously working with plants to create added value in terms of various parameters.

Helle Hangaard, Senior Director, Sustainability – Certification and Outdoor.

Operations make a dramatic difference

After an area has undergone a green conversion our team records annually or biannually how plant life and insects have developed. Operations play a crucial role in this regard. When creating projects we focus on writing detailed operation programmes for each property that support the planned goals and activities. Operations staff are also introduced to how to look after outdoor areas so they develop in the right direction.

DEAS has a special responsibility because the surrounding outdoor areas of the many residential and commercial properties that we manage represent an excellent opportunity to make a decisive difference in terms of biodiversity.

As part of our Sustainability Department, headed by landscape architect Helle Hangaard, a dedicated team works to increase biodiversity and provide a better setup for communities and the surrounding outdoor areas. The team provides advice on, for instance landscape projects, improving the diversity of the flora and fauna, climate adaptation and infrastructure to improve the overall sustainable footprint.

The team developed our screening method for the index, which assigns a specific, tangible number to the level of biodiversity on individual properties and the surrounding area.