GRESB Results: A Guide to Interpreting and Improving Your Score
For many of us ESG and reporting nerds, September and October are a time of great excitement and anticipation as we await the results of our GRESB submissions. Flashbacks from earlier in the summer ensue, and we are transported to July 1, exhausted and obsessively reviewing GRESB submissions one last time.
Stok Releases The Sustainable Real Estate Program Handbook: How to Deliver on Climate Commitments and ESG Goals by Integrating Sustainability Into Your Real Estate Portfolio
For most companies, real estate is an underutilized strategic lever for driving positive performance across a company’s ESG ratings. With a goal of accelerating the adoption of sustainable and equitable real estate solutions, sustainability and high-performance building services provider Stok has published The Sustainable Real Estate Program Handbook.
Corporate Real Estate’s Role in ESG: Scaling High-Performance Buildings by Leveraging an Effective Real Estate Program
If there’s one single topic that every corporate real estate professional should have on their mind in 2021, it’s ESG. ESG encompasses the environmental, social, and governance performance of a company and has a strong correlation to the company’s financial performance and potential for long-term value creation.
Portfolio Decarbonization: How to Deliver on Your Carbon Commitments
After the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) identified this decade as the final window to counteract catastrophic climate effects, 2020 saw a global explosion of private and public entities signing onto bold climate action commitments. Here, we dissect what these organizations are now up against and what it will take for them to successfully deliver on their carbon commitments.
Decarbonization at Scale: The Portfolio-Level Net Zero Carbon OPR
As more companies realize the need to decarbonize their real estate portfolios in the face of increasing climate risk and rising investor expectations, guidance on how to transition to Net Zero Carbon (NZC) on the portfolio level is crucial.
Whole Life Carbon: The Path to De-siloed Decarbonization
First came operational carbon, then embodied, and now? Whole life carbon. While the green building industry has begun to put much needed focus on both operational carbon (energy used throughout a building’s life) and embodied carbon…
3 Takeaways from Living Future 2021
Once again, Living Future 2021 convened a brilliant group of thought leaders and practitioners to discuss the intersection of climate, health, and equity in…
Earth Day 2021: Celebrating Corporate Climate Leadership
This Earth Month, we’re shining a light on corporate climate action. Tech companies are rising to the occasion and have made some considerable advancements in reaching their ambitious…
Stok Leaders Take New Roles to Ensure Strategic Future Growth
San Francisco (April 6, 2021) – Jacob Arlein is named Chief Executive Officer and Founder Matt Macko is named Chief Strategy Officer.
Eight Firms Join Forces to Form Workwell Coalition
stok joins PLASTARC in announcing that it has connected with organizations across the design and construction industries to form the Workwell Coalition. This team, composed of architects, engineers, interior designers, and construction experts