Reducing Real Estate’s Carbon Footprint and the Path to Net Zero: The Costs of Meeting the Moment and the Consequences of Neglect
Mission Priority
Wed Apr 10
2:30 PM — 3:30 PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time
New York Hilton Midtown - Level 3, Trianon Ballroom
Building owners, investors and tenants grapple with the costs of reducing carbon footprints while cities set aggressive goals towards achieving net zero. Meanwhile, the capital markets must determine how to finance these "green" initiatives and quantify the value and risk associated with transitioning to net zero. Join us as we explore the real costs of going to net zero, who bears the burden and the financial drivers behind this push.
Speakers
Moderator
Moderator
Senior Vice President and Head of ESG Clarion Partners LLC
Karen Mahrous is a Senior Vice President and the Head of ESG for Clarion Partners. Karen oversees the Firm's ESG strategy and implementation of initiatives, focusing on enhancing value and mitigating risk through continuing the Firm's progress on resilience, efficiency, diversity and health and wellness initiatives. She works cross-functionally to enhance and execute Clarion's ESG strategy. Karen joined Clarion Partners in 2021 and has been…
Panelist
Panelist
President CPC
Sadie McKeown President The Community Preservation Corporation A seasoned leader with 30 years of history at the company, Sadie McKeown leads the development and implementation of CPC's growth strategy and oversees the company's field offices, its construction lending, initiatives, and its equity and impact investing platforms. Sadie also works closely with the President of CPC Mortgage Company, CPC's Agency lending subsidiary, to align the company's…
Panelist
Panelist
Senior Vice President, Sustainability BXP
Ben Myers is the Vice President, Sustainability, at Boston Properties (BXP), the largest publicly-traded developer, owner and manager of Class A office properties in the United States. He is responsible for sustainability and ESG strategy, implementation, reporting and stakeholder engagement. He has a genuine passion for sustainable real estate and is committed to disrupting the status quo as an industry leader on climate action, resilience,…
Panelist
Panelist
Executive Director, Principal Economist, CBRE Econometric Advisors CBRE
Dennis Schoenmaker, Ph.D., co-leads CBRE's Global forecasting platform, a team of economists, data scientists, data engineers, software engineers and account development professionals to provide clients with a wide range of data analysis and thought leadership. After earning a Ph.D. in real estate economics from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, he began working with the global research team of CBRE in London where he…