Sonae Sierra SHEMS aims to build and implement a Sustainable culture in the company, in the day-to-day operations, with an important focus on continuous improvement of Safety, Health and Environmental performance.
BREEAM In-Use captures data across nine key sustainability categories and translates them into a robust and authoritative sustainability rating based on the BREEAM standards. This holistic approach provides the opportunity to assess and benchmark assets across a large range of environmental issues collectively.
Having BREEAM In-Use Standard been developed in compatibility with ISO 14001, the touching points between this certification and SHEMS are very expressive, with a significant number of questions being answered by Sonae Sierra SHEMS.
The main difference between these two tools is that a SHEMS is a system that supports teams on the management of Safety, Health and Environment areas and its implementation, while a BREEAM Certification is an assessment that provides an evaluation/score of the building and its management, at a certain time.