{"id":1004722318,"date":"2024-07-22T03:16:19","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T11:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004722318"},"modified":"2025-03-13T12:20:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T20:20:23","slug":"sustainability-street-tracking-reits-esg-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/sustainability-street-tracking-reits-esg-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability Street: Tracking REITs&#8217; ESG Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"175\" style=\"width:100%; overflow:hidden;border-radius:10px;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/ro\/podcast\/sustainability-street-tracking-esg-progress-for-reits\/id1552202952?i=1000662969933\" ><\/iframe>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/07\/Sustainability-Street-071624.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" data-attachment-id=\"1004722322\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/sustainability-street-tracking-reits-esg-progress\/sustainability-street-071624\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/07\/Sustainability-Street-071624.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,675\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sustainability Street 071624\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/07\/Sustainability-Street-071624.jpg?w=900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/07\/Sustainability-Street-071624.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"Podcast guest Jessica Long of NAREIT\" class=\"wp-image-1004722322\" style=\"width:404px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/07\/Sustainability-Street-071624.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/07\/Sustainability-Street-071624.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/07\/Sustainability-Street-071624.jpg?resize=768,576 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Welcome back to Sustainability Street, our podcast on the intersection of commercial real estate and the world we live. 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