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# Sustainability Reporting for a Swiss Bank

**Industry:** Banking and Finance\
**Organization:** Leading Swiss bank\
**Scope:** Several hundred buildings in Switzerland\
**Year:** 2024

## At a Glance

| Measure           | Result                                   |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| Portfolio         | Hundreds of buildings                    |
| Carbon accounting | Automated per building                   |
| Reporting         | Monthly and annual, temperature-adjusted |
| Data quality      | Validation identifies outliers and gaps  |

## Overview

The bank uses BuildingPro Suites as a central system for collecting, processing, visualizing, and reporting sustainability information. Building-automation systems, electricity, heat and water meters, external heating invoices, higher-level systems, and manual entries form one portfolio-wide data pool.

## Data Integration and Validation

APIs, CSV imports, and scheduled processes automate much of the data collection. Validation logic identifies outliers and missing values early, improving the reliability and auditability of the resulting reports.

Raw values arrive at different intervals and are processed into daily, monthly, and annual results. Temperature adjustment improves comparisons between periods and buildings. Forecasts can be compared with verified measurements so deviations become visible early.

## Carbon Accounting and Reporting

Carbon emissions are calculated per building, while dashboards and configurable reports present consumption, CO2e balances, ESG indicators, and progress against targets. An energy-efficiency classification from A+ to H makes portfolio performance easier to compare.

## Strategic Value

The resulting information supports:

* portfolio and location analysis
* prioritization of refurbishment and modernization
* energy and carbon-reduction programs
* regulatory and management reporting
* traceable operational decisions based on historized data

The project reduces manual effort while turning sustainability data into an audit-ready basis for investment and portfolio planning.

[-> \[External Link\] Read the complete success story](https://stage.advisor.buildings.ability.abb/success-stories/sustainability-reporting-swiss-bank)


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