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 within sustainability today is the issue of reporting and disclosure.

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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 won the Leader in the Light award for four consecutive years.

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

GRESB Panel

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), moderated the panel.

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