For the past several years, ESG conversations have often centered on ambitious commitments, regulatory developments, and long-term sustainability targets. While those priorities remain important, the conversation itself is changing.

For much of the past decade, sustainability in corporate real estate was defined by commitments. Organizations announced net-zero targets, published ESG reports, and outlined ambitious carbon reduction goals. Those pledges helped elevate the role of the built environment in global climate conversations and signaled growing expectations for companies to address their environmental footprint.

From our Transforming the CRE Technology Landscape Thought Leader Contributor, EY. Adopting a thoughtful commercial property valuation process is essential to manage complexities and build investor confidence. Today, traditional valuation methods risk obsolescence; real estate investment managers may need to innovate to meet investors’ focus on forward-looking projections.

In corporate real estate (CRE), ESG conversations too often get reduced to compliance checklists. Regulations matter, but if that’s all you’re focused on, you’re missing the bigger opportunity.

From our Thought Leader Partner, JLL. Maintaining healthy, safe, sustainable and compliant workplaces is top of mind for any CRE or facilities manager. That’s why ISO certifications such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 are more than just numbers in a company letter head or website footer. They demonstrate a day-to-day commitment to client satisfaction and excellence, proven via a rigorous independent audit of processes.

JLL’s latest industrial outlook shows that 65% of new warehouse and logistics space now carries a corporate carbon-reduction mandate, driving a land rush for sites that can support on-site renewables, EV truck charging and low-carbon construction.

While much attention has been given to reducing the energy buildings use during their operation (like heating, cooling, and lighting), there's another significant source of emissions: embodied carbon.

China’s electric vehicle market just got some new competition thanks to Toyota’s new $20,0000 smart electric vehicle (EV), Bozhi 3X.

Vietnam is becoming a more significant player in global sustainability with its announcement to significantly increase its solar power target and move away from natural gas and coal.

Global momentum for sustainability continues, and the British government is looking at ways to improve efforts to become a “clean energy superpower.”

Chicago-based architectural and engineering firm Skidmore, Owings, and Mills (SOM) and Swiss-based energy storage company Energy Vault Holdings have entered a partnership that could accelerate energy conservation by turning skyscrapers into batteries.

From our Sustainability Thought Leader Partner, JLL. As companies look for ways to cut their energy use across their real estate, evolving AI tools are playing a growing role in identifying opportunities for efficiencies and optimizing operations.