Tenant Application
Applying to the Green Lease Leaders program is an important way to show your company’s commitment to corporate Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) or net zero goals.
Green leases also provide substantial operational savings for building owners and landlords, up to 22% or higher with performance-based leases. For landlords and building owners operating in cities with passed building performance standards, green leases are instrumental in meeting energy target compliance requirements.
Our audit tool provides a quick assessment of your leasing strategy related to green leasing best practices to see if your company would qualify for the program. The reference guide and application checklist will prepare you to apply.
Tenant reference guide
This document provides guidance to tenants on how to comply with and implement green leasing standards and achieve recognition as a Green Lease Leader for their efforts.
Tenant application workbook
This interactive excel workbook will help guide your Green Lease Leaders tenant application process.
I’m ready to apply
If you’ve used our audit tool, gathered required documentation, and reviewed our guide, you’re ready to apply!
I still have questions
We have answers to many commonly asked questions in our FAQ.
Application Checklist
Be prepared! By reviewing the checklist of requirements, you’ll know what documents and information are needed to apply for Green Lease Leader recognition. For specific documentation requirements for each specific prerequisite and credit, see the Tenant Reference Guide. For a more in depth and interactive checklist, check out the Tenant Workbook.
- Estimated percentage of total square footage of portfolio that has a green lease
- Sustainability contacts
- Evidence of minimum efficiency fit-outs
- For Silver applicants
- Standard lease form with appropriate sections highlighted for the credits pursued
- Corporate policies with appropriate sections highlighted for the credits pursued
- For Gold and Platinum applicants
- Standard lease form with appropriate sections highlighted for the credits pursued
- Corporate policies with appropriate sections highlighted for the credits pursued
- Executed lease form with appropriate sections highlighted for credits pursued
- Evidence of credit implementation, such as trackers