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title: "Green lease — Class A Atlas glossary"
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> Lease with cooperative landlord-tenant ESG performance clauses.

## TL;DR

- Lease with cooperative landlord-tenant ESG performance clauses.
- Standard inclusions: shared metering, ESG data exchange, green-power procurement coordination, and waste/recycling commitments.

# Green lease

*ESG · Global*

## Short definition

Lease with cooperative landlord-tenant ESG performance clauses.

## Full definition

Standard inclusions: shared metering, ESG data exchange, green-power procurement coordination, and waste/recycling commitments. The Better Buildings Partnership (UK) and BOMA (US) publish green-lease templates.

## Why this matters for Class A leasing

Green lease is part of the esg vocabulary that institutional [Class A](/glossary/class-a) occupiers, landlords, and advisers use across Global markets. Understanding it correctly affects how you read lease documents, model occupancy economics, and benchmark deal terms across cities. Class A Atlas tracks regional variation alongside the global standard so [cross-border](/topics/cross-border-expansion) occupiers can translate quickly.

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Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/glossary/green-lease), updated 2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z.