Access4you International represents measurable accessibility, its importance in ESG reports and its influence on increased property value. After winning the prestigious Social Innovation 2023 award from EASPD, it is another important international acknowledgement of the company’s mission and real social impact.
Access4you International has joined the RICS Tech Partner Programme, and as a member of this collaboration platform, Access4you becomes part of a global network of more than 350 leading data and technology providers who are driving innovation and digital transformation.
Certified third-party accessibility information provided by Access4you ensures real social impact, recommendations for improvement, data for KPI setting and quickly available input for the S part of ESG reports. This unique approach, backed by a self-developed innovative software and assessment process behind the access4you® international certification mark, assured the company to enter the programme.
“We are honoured to join RICS as a Technology Partner, and look forward to collaborating with RICS and its members and representing the benefits of accessibility to the property market from both social sustainability and financial aspects”, – said Balázs Berecz, founder and CEO of Access4you, who has been a wheelchair user for 15 years.
“I’m very excited to have Access4you join the RICS Tech Partner Programme. I believe what this innovative company brings to RICS is unique: it is not only a business and ESG solution but a mindset.” – added Andrew Knight, Global Lead, AI, Data and Technology at RICS.
“I am pleased to see Access4you joining as an RICS Tech Partner, marking an important milestone in our long-term cooperation. Now, more than ever, there is a need to embrace and embed diversity, equality and inclusion in society, as well as in the built environment and this is exactly what Access4you brings to the markets.” – added Anna Orcsik, Strategic Partnerships Europe & Public Affairs CEE, RICS.
After winning the Social Innovation 2023 award from EASPD in October 2023, it is another important international acknowledgement of Access4you’s mission and real social impact.
About Access4you International:
Access4you International is a social impact company that assesses, certifies and qualifies the accessibility of the built environment based on a self-developed audit software according to the usability aspects of 9 stakeholder groups. Their international certification mark, access4you® guarantees that detailed and reliable accessibility information is available about a location for people living with mobility, vision, hearing and cognitive disabilities for free in the Access4you online database. The certification mark does not only help people living with disabilities but also benefits property owners and companies: in addition to achieving their business and ESG goals, they also get an idea of how barrier-free their locations are and how their accessibility can be improved for each stakeholder group.
Accessibility and the lack of detailed and reliable information about it is a global challenge. This is why Access4you International already works in the Czech Republic, Romania, Poland and India with the help of an accredited partner network, including Colliers, CBRE, Bureau Veritas and TÜV. There are around 1000 Access4you assessed locations in 23 countries by clients from 16 real estate sectors like Globalworth, CPI, Skanska, Erste Bank, Tesco, LEGO, Prologis, UniCredit Bank etc. The company is internationally acknowledged, it was awarded with Social Innovation Award 2023 by EASPD (European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities) and became RICS Tech Partner in 2023.
The company’s founder and CEO, Balázs Berecz, has been using a wheelchair for 15 years.
About RICS:
With a heritage of over 150 years, RICS sets the standard for over 130,000 members and candidates operating in the development and management of land, real estate, construction and infrastructure across more than 140 countries globally.
