ATLANTA-In a move to improve efficiencies in their departments and companies, corporate real estate execs are collecting and analyzing property data on many fronts. Environmental practices, however, are not actively benchmarked, and an industry standard is still sorely lacking.

So say the results of a survey conducted by CoreNet Global and global real estate services firm DTZ. Michael Anderson, manager of CoreNet Global’s Research & Knowledge Center, shared early results with GlobeSt.com in an exclusive pre-release interview.

“This study confirmed what many of us already knew: You need proper benchmarks in place to justify reorganization,” Anderson says. “With benchmarking, whether its facilities management or portfolio optimization, the longer and more efficiently you benchmark, the greater the volume of data you have on which to base sound decisions.”