ESG reporting, training property managers, decarbonization and more presentations from the 2025 NAREIM Sustainability Meeting
NAREIM Sustainability Meeting
Mar 5, 2025
The What, Why and Hows of ESG reporting
This session will dive into the essential components of sustainability-related reporting, providing attendees with a clear understanding of what investors are looking for and how to meet those expectations effectively. Participants will gain practical insights into the reporting process, focusing on key tasks and best practices to ensure transparency and impact.
Speakers:
Elizabeth Bowen, Director of Sustainability, Asana Partners
Cassandra McFadden, Vice President - Global Head of Sustainability, Cortland
How to train property managers better: Increased education and defining the scope of the role
Hear from an industry expert on strategies to better engage with your PMs on ESG items when there are knowledge barriers, dueling priorities and regional and sector challenges.
Session leader:
Dianna Russo, Vice President, JP Morgan Asset Management
Speaker:
Brenden McEneaney, Senior Vice President - Sustainability, JLL
Sustainability’s influence on debt platform and green lending
This session will cover the journey of launching a real estate debt platform, how lenders are evaluating climate risk, the future of emissions tracking and regulatory reporting for lenders and navigating common headaches when working with lenders, including accessing green financing.
Speakers:
Mary-Stuart Freydberg, Managing Director, Head of Research and Sustainability, Counterpointe SRE
Monica Beall, Director of Sustainability, Lendlease
Giuls Kunkel, Associate Director of Sustainability, MetLife Investment Management
Decarbonization: From portfolio planning to audit actions
This session aims to provide you with the tools to identify and create value-driven decarbonization plans across your portfolio, prioritize assets and implement strategies at the asset level. The audience will also hear the latest developments on quantifying transition risk in valuations per latest research and tools from ULI’s C Change program in Europe.
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Moderator:
Devin Saylor, Senior Vice President, IDS Real Estate Group
Speakers:
Brittany Ryan, Senior Director, Head of Sustainability, Americas, Nuveen Real Estate
Elena Alschuler, Head of Sustainability, Americas, LaSalle Investment Management
Blakely Jarrett, Vice President, ULI Greenprint, Urban Land Institute
MANAGERS-ONLY: Navigating the vast and complex service provider universe
This workshop-style session invites Managers to share and discuss the wins, losses and lessons learned, as they’ve navigated solving for needs across various areas such as Physical Risk, Transition/Decarb, Utility Data Capture, Renewable Energy Strategies, Proptech Implementation and more.
Information from this session will be shared directly to NAREIM manager members through email.
Session leaders:
Lori Mabardi, ESG Senior Director, U.S. Real Estate Equity, Barings Real Estate Advisors
Bridget Robertson, Responsible Investment and Sustainability Associate, Stockbridge Capital Group