Forest City Sees Leading Sustainability Role for Adaptive Reuse and Historic Preservation

Jill Ziegler, director of sustainability and corporate responsibility at Forest City Realty Trust (NYSE: FCE.A), joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2016 Leader in the Light Working Forum at the Ritz Carlton – Coconut Grove in Miami. The company’s portfolio is focused on urban real estate assets in the office, retail and apartment …

AccountAbility Seeking Practical Solutions to Sustainability Issues

Sunil Misser, CEO of AccountAbility, joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2016 Leader in the Light Working Forum at the Ritz Carlton – Coconut Grove in Miami. Founded in 1995 and with offices in London, New York, Zurich, Dubai and Riyadh, AccountAbility is a research standards and advisory services organization that focuses exclusively …

Sustainability Advisor Sees Consolidation of Standards in Next Few Years

Sunil Misser, CEO of AccountAbility, joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2016 Leader in the Light Working Forum at the Ritz Carlton – Coconut Grove in Miami. AccountAbility is a global research standards and advisory services organization that focuses exclusively on sustainability. Misser noted that one of the dominant trends he is seeing …

Parkway Properties Planning Ahead for Sustainability Regulations

Daniele Horton, head of sustainability at Parkway Properties, Inc. (NYSE: PKY),  joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2016 Leader in the Light Working Forum at the Ritz Carlton – Coconut Grove in Miami. Parkway owns and operates office properties located in higher-growth submarkets in the Sun Belt region of the United States. News

ESG Principles Underscore Sustainability Achievements, Prologis Executive Says

Jeannie Renne-Malone, vice president of sustainability at Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD), joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2016 Leader in the Light Working Forum at the Ritz Carlton – Coconut Grove in Miami. Prologis was the industrial sector winner of the 2015 NAREIT Leader in the Light Awards. Renne-Malone noted that Prologis has …

Sustainability Efforts Need Clear Focus, Digital Realty Executive Says

Aaron Binkley, director of sustainability at Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR), joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2016 Leader in the Light Working Forum at the Ritz Carlton – Coconut Grove in Miami. Digital Realty supports more than 1,000 firms across its portfolio of data centers located throughout North America, Europe, Asia …

REITWorld 2015: Investors Taking a Harder Look at Real Estate Sustainability

As environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues become increasingly important for real estate investors, companies that fall short in these areas are likely to be left behind, according to a panel of sustainability professionals at REITWorld 2015: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT. Nils Kok, CEO of the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB), …

Parkway’s Sustainability Chief Highlights REIT’s Improved Sustainability Results

Daniele Horton, founder and principal of Verdani Partners and head of sustainability at Parkway Properties, Inc. (NYSE: PKY), joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2015 Leader in the Light Working Forum in Reston, Va. Parkway Properties owns and operates office properties located in higher-growth submarkets in the Sun Belt region of the United …