Sustainability Street: It’s Go-Time for CRE
Cushman & Wakefield's new sustainability chief on how long-term goals have become near-term imperatives—and what else is changing.
Welcome back to Sustainability Street, CPE’s podcast on the intersection of commercial real estate and the world we live in.
With 2030 right around the corner, occupiers and property owners are under pressure to turn decarbonization strategies into operational realities.
As Cushman & Wakefield’s new chief sustainability officer & global head of sustainability services, my guest Stephanie Greene will be helping the commercial real estate services giant and its vast client base accomplish that—with an eye toward resilience and sustainability’s economic potential.
”It’s about making sure investments in energy efficiency are adding value to the asset,” Greene told me. “How are we saving operational costs, which improves NOI? How are we thinking about this all holistically?”
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Listen to the full episode to learn about Greene’s dynamic background and her insights on the top concerns for occupiers and owners, the growing impacts of technology and building performance standards and her vision for the future of corporate sustainability.
Conversation highlights:
02:01 The making of a sustainability expert
05:08 From the tactical to the practical
07:46 Turning targets into realities
09:54 Value preservation and creation
16:50 On building performance standards
21:05 The next frontier in sustainability
24:05 Occupier-owner cooperation
25:58 The role of technology
29:32 Recommended reading and listening
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