Synapse: This Week's News for LA’s Best Buildings
Companies' ESG Scores Improve Countries' Macroeconomic Growth, Report Finds
Private sector companies' environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance can improve countries' economic growth, according to landmark research published last week that contains major implications for policymakers and central banks plotting how to best resuscitate coronavirus-stricken economies.
The Impact of Buildings on Public Health: A Conversation with Kilroy Realty's Sara Neff
As businesses prepare to reopen, health and safety are top of mind for building owners, managers, and tenants. How do we keep sustainability initiatives moving when everyone is focused on the more immediate emergency? LABBC’s Executive Director David Hodgins spoke with Sara Neff, Senior Vice President of Sustainability at Kilroy Realty, about the impacts of the pandemic on her work, and how she’s adapting her approach to the new reality.
2020 Green Lease Leaders Demonstrate Triple Bottom Line Impact
Since 2014, the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) has partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Alliance on Green Lease Leaders, a program recognizing landlords and tenants that leverage green leases for higher-performing buildings and better landlord-tenant relationships. As the nation works to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a closer landlord-tenant relationships as demonstrated by this year’s winners.
Listen: Racial Justice Protests Put a Spotlight on Pollution and Clean Energy Solutions
“It’s so critical that we don’t sleepwalk out of the current crisis into another potentially more deadly crisis.” LaSalle Investment Management Head of European Sustainability Sophie Carruth neatly summed up the situation on a recent Bisnow webinar on the threat and the opportunity presented by the coronavirus pandemic on real estate and sustainability.
Watch: Maintaining and Restoring Water Quality in Buildings During the COVID-19 Response
Last week, Ken Rotert and Bill Platten from the EPA’s Office of Groundwater and Drinking Water and Dana Robbins Schneider from Empire State Realty Trust joined ENERGY STAR for a discussion of water quality risks in buildings with low or no use due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as guidance for re-populating buildings. In case you missed it, here’s a recap of their lessons learned
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