Support Your ESG Goals Through Purposeful Occupation

Vacant properties present a missed opportunity to support environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals. Ad Hoc helps you turn empty buildings into assets that create measurable social value, support sustainability targets, and improve local impact.

Vacancy and ESG: A Growing Concern

Vacant properties do more than sit idle—they continue to consume resources, fall into disrepair, and reduce the overall value they could be contributing to their communities. Over time, these buildings can become a drain on energy, attention, and budgets. From increased emissions to missed opportunities for positive use, long-term vacancy poses real challenges for organisations striving to meet ESG goals. In a landscape where social responsibility, environmental performance and transparency are under increasing scrutiny, leaving properties empty is no longer a neutral or passive choice.

The Broader Cost Includes:

  • Wasted energy use from systems running in empty buildings
  • Missed chance to support affordable housing through ethical reuse
  • Lost opportunities to contribute to social or community-focused initiatives
  • Reduced alignment with ESG targets, reporting frameworks or investor expectations
  • Reputational risk from inaction or underutilised assets
  • Increased scrutiny from stakeholders, regulators or the public
Vacancy is no longer a neutral state and over time, it can work against your goals for responsible, sustainable asset management.

How Guardianship Supports Your ESG Goals

Guardianship offers a simple, effective way to align vacant property management with your ESG strategy. By giving empty spaces a temporary purpose, we help reduce environmental impact, support community use, and improve the social value of your property portfolio.

With Ad Hoc’s property guardian solution, you gain:

  • Ethical, low-impact use of vacant buildings
  • A more sustainable approach to vacancy management
  • Social value through affordable housing or workspace
  • Transparent ESG outcomes to support reporting
  • Flexible, non-disruptive use without long-term change
  • A proven model that reduces risk and adds accountability

Guardianship turns vacancy into opportunity—contributing to ESG goals while protecting your property.