Aug 14, 2022 | Events, Homepage
Presented by BOMA Denver & Colorado Real Estate Journal
Panel
- Channing Gibson, Director of Operations, Hospitality at Work
- Jenna Goddard, LEED AP, General Manager, Newmark
- Stephen Shepard, CAE, Denver Metro BOMA
- Brenna S. Walraven, CEO, Corporate Sustainability Strategies (CSS)
When
August 30, 2022
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
More Information & Registration
About BOMA
Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Denver advances the commercial real estate industry through advocacy, professional development and the exchange of knowledge.
Jul 14, 2022 | Articles, Homepage
Corporate Sustainability Strategies joins Institute of Market Transformation’s as Ally Partner to increase awareness of building performance standards requiring energy efficiency in commercial buildings
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., July 14, 2022 – Corporate Sustainability Strategies (CSS) has joined the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT), a nonprofit that collaborates with building owners, tenants, governments, and others to promote energy efficiency in buildings.
“CSS is honored to be an IMT Ally Partner,” said Brenna Walraven, President and CEO, CSS. “Investors are increasingly requiring greater environmental, social, governance and resilience (ESG+R) transparency and performance benchmarking. We look forward to collaborating with IMT and bringing greater awareness of building performance standards (BPS) to address building efficiency as a means to reduce carbon emissions, and better community health, resilience, and economic opportunity.”
A BPS policy can include multiple standards, each targeted to increase performance for a different type and/or aspect of a building. These can include energy, gas and water use, as well as emissions and peak energy demand. These targets become stricter over time, driving continuous, long-term improvement in building stock. BPS complements and makes building energy codes accountable; the two work in tandem to improve building performance.
“ESG practices fall squarely into ‘the right thing to do’ category for not only a company’s ESG+R obligations but for their bottom lines,” Walraven said.
Resources
About IMT
The Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) is a national nonprofit organization focused on increasing energy efficiency in buildings to save money, drive economic growth and job creation, reduce harmful pollution, and tackle climate change. For more information, visit imt.org.
About CSS
Corporate Sustainability Strategies is commercial real estate sustainability consulting firm. Services are client-centric, focused on driving enhanced financial returns by designing and implementing cost effective ESG+R strategies. For more information, visit corporatesustainabilitystrategies.com.
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Jun 16, 2022 | Events, Homepage
Presented by Building Owners & Managers Association International and BUILDINGS
Session Information
Investors are asking about, and large corporate tenants are announcing commitments around, carbon neutrality. The conversation is moving past certifications, efficiency and into actual decarbonization. This presents building owners and managers with a major opportunity to cost effectively develop a plan for net zero. Hear real estate professionals discuss the different paths and approaches towards carbon neutrality goals. You’ll learn how to incorporate decarbonization strategies into your existing sustainability practices, as well as the different paths and approaches companies are taking.
Panel
- Megan Basore, VP, Corporate Responsibility, Duke Realty
- Michelle German, Director, ESG & Sustainability, LBA Realty
- Janelle Penny, Editor in Chief, Buildings
- Brenna Walraven, President & CEO, Corporate Sustainability Strategies
When
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Where
LIVE
Nashville, TN
More Information & Registration
About BOMA
Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International is the partner individuals in the commercial real estate industry choose to maximize value for their careers, organizations and assets.
Jun 16, 2022 | Events, Homepage
Presented by Building Owners & Managers Association International and BUILDINGS
Session Information
The pandemic has raised expectations for healthy and safe indoor spaces, and building occupants are hungry for science-based information. This session will show you how to use certifications to validate that the products, processes and spaces in your portfolio meet the highest standards for promoting healthy indoor environments. Learn how certifications can help you protect the health of building occupants, promote social equity for members of marginalized communities, and eliminate hazards in your supply chain. The session will include discussion of the latest developments in certification programs, covering turnkey solutions, the health and sustainability attributes building occupants are looking for today, and how to meaningfully communicate about the impacts and benefits of your programs.
Focus
- Latest trends in health and wellness for commercial real estate
- Using certifications to ensure practices and spaces that protect the health and safety of all building occupants
- How certifications can help promote social equity for members of marginalized communities and eliminate hazards in the supply chain
- Implementing health and wellness certifications in a large portfolio
- How third-party certifications ensure delivery of sustainability and health and wellness goals along with how to communicate their value to tenants and stakeholder
Panel
- Beau Daane, Director, Sustainable Development, Harvard Maintenance
- Doug Gatlin, CEO, Green Seal Inc.
- Robert Phinney, VP for Sustainability, Vornado Realty Trust
- Brenna Walraven, President & CEO, Corporate Sustainability Strategies
When
Monday, June 27, 2022
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Where
LIVE
Nashville, TN
More Information & Registration
About BOMA
Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International is the partner individuals in the commercial real estate industry choose to maximize value for their careers, organizations and assets.
Apr 20, 2022 | Articles, Homepage
Today, 1 billion individuals in over 192 countries mobilize for action every Earth Day. World climate leaders, grassroots activists, nonprofit innovators, thought leaders, industry leaders, artists, musicians, influencers, and leaders of tomorrow are all involved.
On April 22, 2022, EarthDay.org is hosting its Earth Day Live digital event – Nature in the Race to Zero. The global show begins at 8AM Eastern Time.
#InvestInOurPlanet is Earth Day’s 2022 theme, which examines the need to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century to keep the global temperature below 1,5°C.
In celebration of Earth Day’s 52nd Anniversary, here are 52 daily actions and tips to make a difference, every day of the year.
For more information on Earth Day visit www.earthday.org.
“Most stakeholders – from shareholders, to employees, to customers, to communities, and regulators – now expect companies to play a role in decarbonizing the global economy. Few things will impact capital allocation decisions – and thereby the long-term value of your company – more than how effectively you navigate the global energy transition in the years ahead.”
~ Larry Fink, CEO, BlackRock, 2022 Letter to CEOs
