How To Keep Your ESG Strategy Alive

Episode Summary: In the ninth episode of The Measure Podcast by Metrikus, our host Michael Grant is joined by Andres Guzman, Senior Director and Head of ESG Europe at Tishman Speyer

Episode theme: Sustainability

Episode highlights: 

• The progress Andres has seen with sustainability (03.36)
• What impact ESG can have on the real estate industry? (05.01)
• How to start measuring the impact of ESG policies (09.30)
• The importance of working together to achieve sustainability and ESG targets (14.53)
• The role data plays in measuring and demonstrating ESG (20.43)
• Current projects Tishman Speyer are working on (23.58)
• Can data help achieve net zero? (25.44)
• The importance of decarbonization efforts in real estate and corporate buildings (29.27)
• Will AI play a role in helping organizations achieve net zero? (31.50)
• Why Andres is passionate about sustainability (37.14)
• How Andres feels the real estate industry supports sustainability (38.12)

Key Takeaways:

• “Not that long ago, there was the assumption that adopting ESG was going to hurt returns.” - Andres
  
• “We need to incentivize more informed decision making and data is the key piece.” - Andres
• “I think what you said there is important as ESG is not the same for everyone. It's not a one size fits all.” - Michael
• “It's hugely important for people to be playing as a team rather than having individual objectives running the goals for the whole ESG strategy.” - Andres
  
• “This is much bigger than just one simple E and one simple S and one simple G. You've got to take it as a whole strategy.” - Michael
  
• “Ventilation I think is untapped opportunity when it comes to lowering the energy and associated carbon of buildings.” - Andres

Resources:

• Metrikus
• Metrikus Content Hub
• PropTech VC Fund
• JLL
• Colliers
• Angel Square
• Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor

Metrikus

Metrikus is a building efficiency platform that helps organizations to make their spaces more efficient, creating positive change for occupants and the environment. Our cloud-based platform achieves this by aggregating data from multiple sources – whether it’s from IoT sensors, the Building Management System (BMS), or elsewhere – into one central place. And once we’ve helped you get your hands on the right data, our platform then transforms it to make it easier to analyze, compare and contextualize. 

Michael Grant is the co-founder and COO of Metrikus. Michael is an operations, strategy and management professional with over 20 years in the technology sector. Specializing in technology, software, IoT, ESG and cloud, Michael has over 10 years’ experience working at Senior Management and C-Level and has dealt with large teams to deliver solutions with exceptional service – clients include those from banking, commercial real estate and IT sectors.