Diversity

Wendy Gill, SVP & chief accounting officer at Columbia Property Trust, Inc. is one of the six program directors for REITworks. Last week, she spoke with Nareit about the upcoming virtual conference.

Held Sept. 21-22, REITworks is Nareit’s new ESG-focused educational conference.

Applications for the 2020 awards must be submitted by Friday, Aug. 28, 2020.

This interactive webinar—held on July 21—will bring together an ESG-focused REIT investor and two REIT executives to discuss how their perspectives, and their company’s priorities in ESG, have evolved recently.

Kelly Meissner, Director of Sustainability at Ventas, is looking forward to learning from peers’ experiences and successes at REITworks, particularly related to COVID-19. Another area of focus for Meissner is working towards addressing diversity and inclusion issues in the real estate industry.

Steve Theriot, CFO at JBG SMITH, is one of six program directors for the inaugural REITworks: 2020 Virtual Conference, to be held Sept. 21-22.

John Jones, Nareit vice president of government relations, participated in a webinar hosted by Scout with an esteemed panel made up of real estate executives, media personalities, and academics discussing the history of segregation and inequality in the real estate industry. 

The report highlights the REIT industry’s many initiatives tied to environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and good governance.

The conference will be held virtually on Sept. 21-22, and session recordings will be available on demand for registrants after the event.