Description
Join Nareit to discuss the results of its recently released ESG Dashboard—a tool that helps identify and track how U.S. Equity REITs manage and report on key performance indicators related to environmental stewardship and social responsibility. Participants will learn about the REITs industry's journey over the past six years and highlight some of the recent acceleration of reporting on key areas of environmental stewardship and social responsibility. Panelists will discuss how this sustainability reporting is being completed and what has changed in recent years as regulation and governance oversight of matters like diversity and climate risk are part of mainstream investment considerations.
Learning objectives:
• Understand why REIT reporting on ESG is important information for commercial real estate investors.
• Learn the benefits of investing in sustainable buildings.
• Find out how ESG reporting is helping investors identify and mitigate environmental, social, and governance risks and capitalize on ESG opportunities.
• Define how sustainability factors can affect the valuation of commercial real estate properties.
• Gain knowledge on how ESG reporting can help REITs build relationships with institutional investors and other stakeholders.
Panelists:
• Nicole Funari, VP, Research, Nareit
• Daniel Ismail, Managing Director and Co-head of Strategic Research, Green Street
• Christina Kaminski, Managing Director, KPMG
• Kimberly Pexton, SVP, Sustainability, JBG SMITH
• Jessica Long, SVP, Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability, Nareit (moderator)