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Julia
Julia Haugg
Global Production, Senior Director - Real Estate EuropeGRI Club
Laura
Laura Sancesario
Club Manager - GRI Real Estate - Southern EuropeGRI Club
With over 13 years of experience in an international company and with corporate events she was able to work with many levels of seniority, roles, departments, and transformation projects.
Discussion
GRI ESG in Real Estate Conference Recap:
What is holding us back?
This month’s committee meeting is taking a look at this year’s GRI ESG in Real Estate conference to recap discussions around ESG and impact investment to understand how the industry can move forward. Looking at what is missing to take action - know how, costs or missing processes - how important ESG and sustainability really are as considerations in acquisitions and transactions, as well as how an industry approach could deliver more scale then individual attempts.
Discussion
GRI Global Committee
ESG & Impact Investment Chapter
Abigail
Dean
Global Head of Strategic Insights
Nuveen Real Estate
Alexander
Piur
Head of Innovation and Sustainability
ING Wholesale Banking
Amanda
von Almen
Head of Sustainable Built Environment
Salesforce
Anna
Murray
Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Sustainable Investing
OTPP
Assem
El Alami
Head of International Real Estate Finance
Berlin Hyp
Bernardo
Korenberg
Head of Sustainability and Innovation
Bouwinvest
Carl-Peter
Reinecke
Managing Director
MVPR Inc
Charlotte
Jacques
Head of Sustainability at Schroder Real Estate
Schroders Capital
Daniele
Russolillo
COO & Deputy CEO
Planet Smart City
Deirdre
Foley
Owner and CEO
D2 Private
Emily
Hamilton
Head of ESG
Savills Investment Management
Ian
Mair
Managing Director - Digital Innovation
Grosvenor
Jane
Wakiwaka
Head of Sustainability
The Crown Estate
Jean-Philippe
Besse
Accenta
Jessica
Cooper
Chief Commercial Officer
IWBI
Jill
Brosig
Managing Director & Chief Impact Officer
Harrison Street
Jim
Landau
Head of ESG
MetLife Investment Management
Jorge
Margain
Director
Dragon Capital
Juliana
Weiss Dalton
Head of ESG & Corporate Affairs, Europe
Weiss Dalton
Katherine
Elliot
Director, Investments and Sustainability
Equity Residential
Klaus
Franken
Managing Partner
Catella Project Management
Laura
Craft
SVP, Head of Global ESG Strategy
Heitman
Lexie
Goldberg
Director, Global Sustainability
Greystar Real Estate Partners
Lilia
Dorozhovets
Head. Portfolio Management
CapitaLand Finance Ltd. - London
Louise
Ellison
Non Executive Director
Longevity Partners
Maria
Hill
Director Sustainability & Corporate Communications
ECE Real Estate Partners GmbH
Marson
Cunha
Managing Director
Inveniam
Martin
Gettings
Director Sustainability
Brookfield Asset Management
Mary
Porter Peschka
Director - Environment, Social and Governance
IFC
Maximilian
Kufer
Head of ESG, Private Markets
Invesco Real Estate
Michael
Underhill
Founder, CIO & CEO
Capital Innovations
Natali
Cooper
Head of Portfolio & Asset Management EU/ Managing Director
GLP
Paul
Graham
Chairman
DTRE - Dowley Turner Real Estate LLP
Robbie
Epsom
EMEA Head of ESG
CBRE Investment Management
Sophie
Carruth
Head of Sustainability - Europe
Hillbreak
Stéphane
Villemain
Head of Sustainable Investment
Ivanhoé Cambridge
Tom
Miller
Head Development & Sustainability APAC
LaSalle Investment Management
Vanessa
Sloan
Managing Director, Real Estate
StepStone Group
Abigail Dean
Global Head of Strategic InsightsNuveen Real Estate
United Kingdom
Abigail is the Global Head of Strategic Insights for Nuveen Real Estate. She is responsible for the organisation’s global research, sustainability and proptech and innovation functions. Since joining the firm in 2016, Abigail has overseen the organization setting a target to achieve Net Zero Carbon by 2040. Abigail is a member of Nuveen Real Estate’s Leadership Team and has spearheaded the integration of sustainability considerations into the acquisition process. She is also leading the organisation to develop investment guidelines related to physical and transition climate change risk. She previously worked at JLL, where she led on sustainability for the Property and Asset Management's U.K. team
Alexander Piur
Head of Innovation and SustainabilityING Wholesale Banking
Germany
Alexander Piur is responsible for Sustainability and Innovation for the global Real Estate Finance activities of ING Wholesale Banking, with local presence in APAC, EMEA and US. He has more than 20 years of experience in the real estate financing markets in Germany and Europa. Prior joining ING, he worked for several banks in Munich. Alexander is a member of IMMOEBS, has a degree as Immobilienökonom from the International Real Estate Business School in Regensburg and holds a B.Sc. in Finance and Management from the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management.
Amanda von Almen
Head of Sustainable Built EnvironmentSalesforce
USA
Anna Murray
Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Sustainable InvestingOTPP
Canada
Anna is Global Head of ESG for SLC Management overseeing the firm’s Sustainable Investing team to integrate ESG risk management and value creation practices into investment decisions and management. Prior to joining SLC, she spent her career advancing corporate strategy around the globe at major multinationals. She´s Co-Chair of the Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI) Real Estate Advisory Committee, Founder of the non-profit Young Women in Energy, Board member of the Canadian Green Building Association (CAGBC) and Co-Chair of the Environmental Committee at the Pension Real Estate Association (PREA). Notable accolades include: Canada's Top 40 Under 40, Top 100 Women in Canada, Canada's Clean50 and the Making a Difference for Women.
Assem El Alami
Head of International Real Estate FinanceBerlin Hyp
Germany
Assem El Alami is the Head of the International Real Estate Finance Sales Division of Berlin Hyp AG. As such he supervises four sales teams: Origination International Investors based in Berlin, as well as the offices in Paris, Amsterdam and Warsaw. Berlin Hyp's loan book accounts for approximately 26 bn EUR. Being a law graduate, Assem has more than 25 years of experience in the real estate sector of which he has spent 10 years in France. He joined Berlin Hyp in 2010.
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Berlin Hyp is a wholly owned subsidiary of LBBW and specialises in large-volume real estate financing for professional investors and housing companies. It also provides German savings banks with a comprehensive range of products and services.
Bernardo Korenberg
Head of Sustainability and InnovationBouwinvest
Netherlands
Carl-Peter Reinecke
Managing DirectorMVPR Inc
Canada
Carl-Peter Reinecke has over 15 years experience in building science engineering, project management and property development. He launched MVPR specifically to create a dedicated ESG Real Estate firm that supports investors develop zero-carbon assets. He has advised investors, construction companies and architecture firms on integrating sustainability and resilience, consulted national governments and guest-lectured in Canada, Germany, USA, Chile, and France on the topic of low-carbon investments. Fluent in German, English and French, Carl-Peter is based in Canada.
Charlotte Jacques
Head of Sustainability at Schroder Real EstateSchroders Capital
United Kingdom
Daniele Russolillo
COO & Deputy CEOPlanet Smart City
United Kingdom
Daniele is an expert on energy and environmental services within smart urban environments, as well as on regulatory frameworks. He has over 16 years of experience managing projects in Europe, Africa and Asia and is a Senior Associate at the Institute for European Energy and Climate Policy Foundation.
Deirdre Foley
Owner and CEOD2 Private
Ireland
Deirdre is the CEO and owner of D2 Private and her business focus is working with investors to deliver exceptional commercial mixed use developments and refurbishments, incorporating technology and targeting best in class ESG and Net Zero Carbon credentials
She is one of Ireland’s most successful financiers and real estate professionals with over 25 years’ experience in real estate investment and development. During her property career to date she has been directly and indirectly involved in the buying and selling of real estate assets and raising debt and equity of approx. £3.5 billion. She adopts an intensive, active, hands on management style to real estate investments, developments, leasing and tenant management and investor relations.
Emily Hamilton
Head of ESGSavills Investment Management
United Kingdom
Emily Hamilton is Head of ESG at Savills Investment Management and responsible for directing Savills IM sustainability strategy across the business globally. This involves setting corporate standards and approach to ESG criteria as well as collaboration with fund teams, both at the property portfolio and individual asset levels. She represents Savills IM on several industry groups including as Co-Chair of the Better Buildings Partnership Owner and Occupier Forum and as a member of the GRI Global ESG and Impact Investment Committee. Emily joins Savills IM from Grosvenor Britain & Ireland, part of Grosvenor Group, where she was associate director, sustainability.
Ian Mair
Managing Director - Digital InnovationGrosvenor
United Kingdom
Ian is responsible for the digital innovation activities around the Group, being the Managing Director for the Digital Innovation business unit that was set up in July 2019. Ian joined Grosvenor in March 2012 as Commercial Finance Director for the Great Britain and Ireland business, being responsible for many change initiatives in his 2 years there before moving to Grosvenor Asia Pacific to take up the role of Regional Finance Director. Additionally taking on the Chief Operating Officer responsibilities, Ian spent 5 years in Asia before returning to the UK as Managing Director for Digital Innovation in July 2019.
Jane Wakiwaka
Head of SustainabilityThe Crown Estate
United Kingdom
Jean-Philippe Besse
Accenta
France
Jessica Cooper
Chief Commercial OfficerIWBI
USA
Jill Brosig
Managing Director & Chief Impact OfficerHarrison Street
USA
Ms. Brosig has been with the firm since 2008 and is a member of the firm’s Management Committee. As a Managing Director and Chief Impact Officer she oversees the measurement, management, reporting and enhancement of the company’s environmental and social initiatives. In addition, she is also responsible for identifying ingenious approaches, including leveraging products, technologies, and partnerships, to create measurable, positive impact and value. She also works closely with the firm’s operating partners, as she integrates problem solving technology into partners’ everyday operations, which has resulted in improved performance, market differentiation, and overall better care and culture for residents, tenants and staff.
Jim Landau
Head of ESGMetLife Investment Management
USA
Jim Landau, LEED AP, is the Head of ESG, prior to that was the Head of Asset Management for MetLife Investment Management. He is a member of MetLife's ESG Advisory Committee and RE Technology Committee. Landau has led many initiatives at his firms including development of the MetZero program using a Carbon Cascade Approach to decarbonization. Other projects include the writing of a green lease, working on GRESB submittals and helping to run a national Energy Challenge. Asset-specific projects0 include the installation fuel cells, solar arrays and smart building infrastructure. He has pushed his operations teams to better measure and manage utilities and, collaborated with tenants to lower carbon in the full building envelope.
Jorge Margain
DirectorDragon Capital
Mexico
Jorge has extensive experience in the real estate industry and more specifically in the management of real estate funds in Mexico. Prior to joining Ivanhoé Cambridge, he worked for PGIM Real Estate (Prudential), a real estate private equity firm where he was Head of Transactions for Mexico. Before that, Jorge was a Senior Director at Tishman Speyer and also worked for real estate development and investment firms Tresalia Capital, Apollo Real Estate and AMB Property Corporation (now Prologis). Jorge holds an MBA from Wharton School of Business and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de Mexico (ITAM). He speaks fluent English and Spanish.
Juliana Weiss Dalton
Head of ESG & Corporate Affairs, EuropeWeiss Dalton
United Kingdom
Juliana is Head of ESG and Corporate Affairs for Europe, leading and developing Kennedy Wilson’s European environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy and integration across the company. She also has extensive real estate capital market experience, both in investor relations and sell-side research and looks after public relations and public affairs for Europe.
Prior to joining Kennedy Wilson in 2014, Juliana headed up investor relations for LondonMetric Property Plc, a FTSE 250 UK REIT and prior to that was a sell-side equity research analyst covering the European real estate sector, most recently at Morgan Stanley.
Katherine Elliot
Director, Investments and SustainabilityEquity Residential
USA
Klaus Franken
Managing PartnerCatella Project Management
Germany
Klaus joined the European Catella Group in 2008 as Managing Director and is responsible for all real estate development projects in Germany. In 2015 Catella Project Management (CPM) was founded as an independent division direct linked to the Stockholm headquarter of Catella. Meanwhile CPM has realised or initiated project volumes of approx. 1.8 b EUR in commercial and residential properties. As Managing Partner Klaus is one of the shareholders of these development projects. The set-up of all Catella projects is based on sustainable and long-term oriented investments. Consequently the economic and ecological goals must be combined.
Laura Craft
SVP, Head of Global ESG StrategyHeitman
USA
Laura Craft is SVP, Head of Global ESG Strategy at Heitman, a RE investment management with ~$44 Bn under management. She establishes systematic approaches to embed ESG into investment decision-making and management of investments. Integrating ESG considerations provides opportunities to create value, reduce risk and enhance investment returns. She leads the Heitman partnership with Urban Land Institute (ULI) to publish the reports, Climate Risk and Real Estate Investment Decision-Making and Emerging Practices for Market Assessment which explore current methods for assessing and mitigating climate risk in real estate. Complementing asset- and market-level climate risk assessments, Heitman has committed to net zero carbon operations by 2030.
Lexie Goldberg
Director, Global SustainabilityGreystar Real Estate Partners
USA
Lilia Dorozhovets
Head. Portfolio ManagementCapitaLand Finance Ltd. - London
United Kingdom
Louise Ellison
Non Executive DirectorLongevity Partners
United Kingdom
Maria Hill
Director Sustainability & Corporate CommunicationsECE Real Estate Partners GmbH
Germany
Maria is Director of Sustainability and Corporate Communications at ECE, she studied business administration and has been with ECE since 2003. There she is responsible for the development and expansion of sustainability within the company in various roles. At the same time, Maria Hill was Chair of the Sustainability Committee of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) for three years. Currently she is Chair of the Energy and Building Technology Committee of the Central Real Estate Committee (ZIA)
Marson Cunha
Managing DirectorInveniam
USA
Marson Cunha joined Inveniam as Managing Director, Brazil and Peru Lead in April 2022. Mr. Cunha is an accomplished finance professional with extensive experience leading and planning structured finance, mergers & acquisitions (end to end cycle), and private equity real estate. For the past 20 years, Mr. Cunha led real estate investments in LATAM and the US for companies such as Midtown Capital, Wtorre, Rio Bravo, PSG Investments, and others.
Martin Gettings
Director SustainabilityBrookfield Asset Management
United Kingdom
Martin Gettings is a Vice President in Brookfield’s Real Estate Group serving as Head of ESG for their European real estate portfolio. A Chartered Environmentalist and IEMA Fellow with over 35 years’ experience in construction and property, Mr Gettings also serves as an elected board member of Supply Chain Sustainability School, Chairing their Climate Action Group. Formerly Director of Sustainability at Canary Wharf Group.
Mary Porter Peschka
Director - Environment, Social and GovernanceIFC
USA
Maximilian Kufer
Head of ESG, Private MarketsInvesco Real Estate
United Kingdom
Michael Underhill
Founder, CIO & CEOCapital Innovations
USA
Michael D. Underhill, Founder & Chief Investment Officer of Capital Innovations, an alternative investment boutique. Oversees data science, equity valuation, risk modeling, performance attribution, & trading strategies. Designed factor testing, optimization, risk budgeting, active portfolio trading and rebalancing. Invented Capital Innovations InSight™ process, which uses Capital Innovations’ proprietary private markets model, analyzes available investment manager data and rates each product according to seven factors: business, staff, investment process, investment risk, performance, terms/conditions, and operations.
Natali Cooper
Head of Portfolio & Asset Management EU/ Managing DirectorGLP
United Kingdom
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Paul Graham
ChairmanDTRE - Dowley Turner Real Estate LLP
United Kingdom
Mr. Graham FRICS has over 30 years' international experience in the real estate logistics sector. Prior to joining Gramercy, Paul headed real estate at DHL, the world's largest logistics provider, for the region Europe, Middle East and Africa. He led a front line team of 80 people with responsibility for around 3,000 facilities in 100-plus countries. Paul brings substantial occupational and business experience to Gramercy.
Robbie Epsom
EMEA Head of ESGCBRE Investment Management
United Kingdom
Robbie brings more than 12 years of experience in the sustainability sector, most recently at WSP, where he specialised in sustainability strategy and reporting in his role as an Associate Director within the Sustainability Advisory Services arm of the business. As a Chartered Environmentalist and a Board Director for the Institute of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (ICRS), he will bring a wealth of experience and industry connections to the firm. Robbie has supported a wide range of blue-chip companies and major infrastructure projects, as they navigate the fast-moving sustainable revolution, drawing on his background in process engineering to help them measure, communicate and manage their ESG risks.
Sophie Carruth
Head of Sustainability - EuropeHillbreak
United Kingdom
Stéphane Villemain
Head of Sustainable InvestmentIvanhoé Cambridge
France
Stéphane Villemain is responsible for our sustainable investment strategy, contributing to our portfolio’s resilience in addition to creating impact in our communities. In this capacity, his team drives asset decarbonization strategies and manages risks and opportunities arising from environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors for our investments. His mandate also includes the development of social impact and inclusion strategies.
Before joining Ivanhoé Cambridge in 2020, Stéphane was Director, Responsible Investment, at PSP Investments, where he helped define and implement ESG strategies for the private investments. He was previously Senior Manager, Climate Change and Sustainability Services at Ernst and Young from 2012
Tom Miller
Head Development & Sustainability APACLaSalle Investment Management
Hong Kong
Tom Miller joined LaSalle in 2008 as the Head of Development for Asia. He and his team are responsible for executing all development and major construction projects for all LaSalle fund assets in Asia. Tom also serves as the Regional Sustainability Officer for Asia and oversees the regional environmental and physical due diligence processes for new Asian acquisitions.
Prior to joining LaSalle, Tom held numerous senior roles globally in the real estate and construction sectors including 13 years with Bovis Lend Lease in the UK, Spain, Singapore, Philippines and the US. Tom is active in regional industry organizations including ULI, ANREV, and APREA.
Vanessa Sloan
Managing Director, Real EstateStepStone Group
United Kingdom
Vanessa is a Managing Director within the real estate group at StepStone. She has over 16 years of industry experience in real estate investment, portfolio management, product formation and sustainability / ESG, working predominantly on European markets, as well as on select global and US strategies. Prior to StepStone, she has held senior positions with Deutsche Finance Group, Patron Capital Advisors, National Pension Service (South Korea) and Aon Townsend. Vanessa holds a postgraduate Master’s degree in Finance from Henley Business School and a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering (with Architecture) from the University of Edinburgh.
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Carlos Fernandez
President – FounderS2E Technologies
Canada
Carlos is President and Co-Founder of s2e Technologies (s2etech.com), Canadian company with presence in Canada, USA and Mexico, specialized in developing sustainable solutions and projects with a positive environmental impact, with a focus on the development of real state Smart Communities and Microutilities energy solutions.
Leveraging more than 18 years of photovoltaic solar experience and an extensive background in senior management, finance, operations, administration, sales, and marketing, Carlos is responsible for driving results for s2e’s stakeholders and surrounding communities, as well as the development and execution of projects outside of Canada.
Carlos has extensive experience within different industries.
Leveraging more than 18 years of photovoltaic solar experience and an extensive background in senior management, finance, operations, administration, sales, and marketing, Carlos is responsible for driving results for s2e’s stakeholders and surrounding communities, as well as the development and execution of projects outside of Canada.
Carlos has extensive experience within different industries.
Cheryl Gurnham
PartnerCMS Cameron McKenna
United Kingdom
Jean-Philippe Besse
Accenta
France
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