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Sustainability

We understand the importance of a thriving and resilient industrial sector. Every day we’re making decisions that help us, our tenants, and our industrial sector get ready for a better tomorrow. We want to limit our impact on the planet, and that’s why we’re focused on embedding sustainability in our core business activities. From the best-in-class Green Star buildings we develop; to supporting our tenants’ sustainability aspirations; the care we show our people and communities; through to the highest standards of governance we work to, we’re positioning our business for the future.
Delivering positive outcomes

Our Sustainability
Strategy

The core principles of our sustainability strategy are:

Create a future-proofed and resilient portfolio through sustainable refurbishments, developments, acquisitions and divestments.

Maximise the useful lifespan of buildings to minimise waste by transforming our core portfolio.

Become a trusted partner for tenants when it comes to sustainability and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Collaborate with supply chain partners to minimise waste, use lower-impact materials and promote positive social impacts.

Maintain strong employee engagement and health and safety performance.

Maintain high standards of financial and governance performance.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Aspiration
Minimising the embodied and operational greenhouse gas emissions associated with our buildings.
What we’re doing

Power metering and monitoring being installed at properties across our portfolio to help us to understand the operational performance (energy and water use) of the buildings at those sites.

Solar panels installed at five buildings, helping our tenants to move to renewable energy.

Committed to a 5 Green Star target for recent development projects at Bowden Road and Springs Road, which includes a focus on minimising greenhouse gas emissions.

Resources and Waste

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Aspiration
Minimising the impacts from the materials that we use and the waste we produce during developments and refurbishments.
What we’re doing

Implemented an internal sustainable refurbishment framework. See our case studies for 3-5 Niall Burgess Road and 212 Cavendish Drive for further information.

Committed to a 5 Green Star target for recent development projects at Bowden Road and Springs Road, which includes a focus on minimising waste and materials impacts.

Disaster and Climate Resilience

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Aspiration
PFI’s buildings are resilient and we are well placed to respond to disasters.
What we’re doing

Climate change risks are a factor in our portfolio management decision-making, including refurbishments, developments, acquisitions and divestments.

Climate-related disclosures reporting provided since 2020.

Seismic strengthening upgrades completed for many properties in the portfolio.

People and Wellbeing

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Aspiration
Our people are safe and engaged, and we promote positive social impacts through our operations.
What we’re doing

Maintaining a strong focus on employee engagement, and health, safety and wellbeing.

Sponsor of Keystone New Zealand Property Education Trust.

Engaging with our community through staff volunteering and donations.

Economic Value

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Aspiration
The value of PFI grows to create economic value for investors, tenants, our people and others that we work with.
What we’re doing

Providing fit-for-purpose properties to enable our tenants to run and grow successful businesses.

Providing investors with the opportunity to invest in a wide selection of properties in the hard-working industrial sector.

Established a Green Finance Framework and green funding facilities.

Targets

We have continued to make strong progress in delivering across our three Sustainability Strategy targets.

GREEN STAR

Significant new buildings to target a minimum 5 Green Star certification. 

Awarded a 5 Star Green Star rating* for our Stage 1 at Bowden Road, leased to Tokyo Food. Stage 2 of Bowden Road ad Stage 1 Springs Road also targeting 5 Green Star certification.

METERING: Implement power metering and monitoring for 90% of properties by the end of FY25.

Achieved our original metering target to implement power metering and monitoring for 50% of properties by the end of 2025 during 2024.

As at 30 June 2024, 63% of properties in our portfolio had metering installed.

SOLAR: Install solar systems at five buildings by the end of 2025. 

We’ve achieved our target of installing five solar systems ahead of time, helping our tenants to move to renewable energy.

*A design rating was granted on 1 July 2024. An ‘As Built’ certification has not yet been issued. Green Star ratings are administered by the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC). 

Reports
&
Presentations

Explore PFI's comprehensive Reports and Presentations, featuring annual reports, interim financial statements, and insightful presentations from our annual and interim results, as well as annual meetings. These resources provide a transparent view of PFI's financial performance, strategic direction, and commitment to delivering value for our shareholders.

Featured developments

Using our expertise and experience in the industrial sector and in green buildings, we are unlocking new development opportunities that deliver for our tenants, for investors and the planet.
Featured

The property at 78 Springs Road, East Tamaki, is a high-profile, 10-hectare industrial development site available in mid-2026. It offers flexible warehouse configurations, heavy industry zoning, and a design focused on efficient vehicle separation and dedicated loading access.
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