Investors Driving Change in Sustainability Reporting
PACE Financing Could Accelerate Financing Sustainability Projects
Study: REITs Raising Investment in Sustainability, Growing Returns
REITs’ investments in sustainability keep rising, as do their returns on those investments, according to research on NAREIT’s Leader in the Light (LITL) program.
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 States. Horton discussed Parkway’s strong improvement in sustainability, as measured by the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) survey.
Host Hotels Creating Value in Sustainability, Executive Says
Michael Chang, director of energy and sustainability at Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: LRY), joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2015 Leader in the Light Working Forum in Reston, Va.
REIT Executives Lay Out Roadmap for Sustainability in Near Term
REIT.com was on hand at NAREIT’s 2015 Leader in the Light Working Forum in Reston, Va., to talk with attendees about the future of sustainability in real estate.
“I think we’ve moved from sustainability being the right thing to do to being more critical,” said Daniele Horton, head of sustainability at Parkway Properties, Inc. (NYSE: PKY).
Hersha Executive Says Sustainability Program Integrated Throughout REIT
Bennett Thomas, vice president of finance and sustainability at Hersha Hospitality Trust (NYSE: HT), joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2015 Leader in the Light Working Forum in Reston, Va.
Hersha is a lodging REIT that owns and operates upscale hotels in urban gateway markets.
Thomas provided an overview of Hersha’s Earthview sustainability platform, which the company initiated in 2010. He noted that the platform has both a strategic and entrepreneurial aspect.
REIT Investors Benefit from Sustainability Reporting Convergence, Forest City Executive Says
Jill Ziegler, director of sustainability and corporate responsibility with Forest City Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: FCE.A), joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2015 Leader in the Light Working Forum in Reston, Va.
Ziegler said Forest City learned “a lot” in putting out its first sustainability report to the public a year ago.
“We’ve received a really good response from all of our stakeholders, including our internal associates as well as external stakeholders like investors,” she said.
Federal Realty Executive Says Shareholders Interested in Authenticity of REIT Sustainability Programs
Chris Brown, sustainability manager at Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT), joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2015 Leader in the Light Working Forum in Reston, Va.
Federal Realty owns, operates and redevelops retail real estate around the country. Brown discussed some of the particular challenges faced by a shopping center REIT in the area of sustainability.
