ULI Japan Webinar: ESG and Real Estate

When

2021-08-25
2021-08-25T10:00:00 - 2021-08-25T11:00:00
Asia/Tokyo

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    We welcome Billy Grayson, Executive Vice President of Centers and Initiatives at Urban Land Institute, to share with us about the currently trending topic "ESG", and how it relates to the real estate industry. Moderated by Gordon Hatton (Vice President, Head of APAC Development, Pembroke Japan), the topic will delve into ESG and investment, as well as how climate change relates to this topic.

    Speakers

    Moderator

    Gordon Hatton

    Vice President, Head of Japan, Pembroke

    Gordon Hatton is Head of Asia-Pacific Development for Pembroke Real Estate. Qualified as a 1st Class Licenced Architect in both Japan and Canada, Gordon has over 37 years of property industry experience bridging multiple disciplines from strategic planning, deal analysis, design, and entitlements, to procurement, construction, operational organisation and asset management on projects in Japan, Canada, and Australia. Prior to joining Pembroke, he spent 10 years as an Executive Officer with Bovis Lend Lease Japan, where he was responsible for the architectural project management team, and environmental sustainability group. Educated in Canada and the United States, Hatton practiced architecture in Toronto in the 1980's prior to relocating to Tokyo. His extensive experience in Japan, including 10 years in design and project development with two major Japanese design-build contractors, Shimizu Corporation and Takenaka Corporation, makes him one of a very small group of foreigners who has had the opportunity to experience the Japanese construction industry from the inside. Major works include regional headquarter offices for multinational and Japanese corporations in finance, insurance, pharmaceutical & technology sectors, flagship retail for fashion brands, luxury residential, hotel, university campus planning & urban design projects. Gordon is a member of the Urban Land Institute Japan Council and Executive Committee, a Governor of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan, Co-chair for the Real Estate Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan, and active in various other organizations in the property, design and construction field. Gordon is also a founding leader of the ULI Japan Sustainability Product Council, Chair of the ULI Japan Membership Committee, a ULI APAC Awards of Excellence jury member, and supporting efforts to introduce the ULI Urban Plan workshop program in Japan. ???????????????APAC?????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????37???????????????? ???????????Bovis Lend Lease Japan????????????????10???????????????????????????????? ?????????????????1980?????????????????? ?????????????????????·????????????10????????????????28????????????????????????????????????????????·??·??·??????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????? ?????????????????? ???????·????????????????????? ???ULI???????????????ULI???????????????????????????, ULI ???????????????????????????ULI?????????????????????????

    Panelist

    Billy Grayson

    Chief Initiatives Officer, Urban Land Institute

    Billy Grayson is the Executive Director for the Center for Sustainability and Economic Performance at the Urban Land Institute, a nonprofit education and research organization that focuses on land use, real estate and urban development. As Executive Director for the Center for Sustainability, Mr. Grayson manages a team leading programs on climate risk and resilience, health and wellness, and building energy and environmental performance. ULI works with members, community leaders, coalition partners, and other key stakeholders to build awareness around sustainability issues in the built environment, and to provide our members with the tools and resources they need to cost-effectively drive sustainability into their projects and operations. Mr. Grayson has over a decade of experience leading energy and sustainability initiatives in real estate, distribution, and supply chain operations. As Sustainability Director at Liberty Property Trust, Mr. Grayson led a 500+ building initiative that included green building construction, energy efficiency retrofits, and sustainability-focused property management strategies and tenant engagement. As Vice President, Social and Environmental Sustainability for the Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC), Mr. Grayson led a global compliance program working with the electronics supply chain to identify and mitigate environmental and human rights risks in their shared supply chain, as well as programs addressing climate change mitigation. As Sustainability Director at WESCO, Mr. Grayson developed an operational sustainability program that reduced energy, water, and waste, and launched a global marketing initiative for WESCO’s sustainability-focused energy technology products and services. Mr. Grayson holds an MBA and a Masters of Public Policy from the University of Maryland and a Bachelors in Environment, Economics, and Politics (EEP) from Claremont McKenna. He is a LEED AP and former Board member of the Delaware Valley Green Building Council and NAREIT Sustainability Advisory Committee.