|  |  | | | | The 2024 summer issue of Verdani Vitals reflects on the exciting strides we have made with our clients toward a more sustainable built environment. Over the past several months, we’ve marked our one-year anniversary in our new office, welcomed several new clients, published multiple comprehensive client annual ESG reports, and achieved our highest number of GRESB submissions to date. Looking ahead, we are excited to celebrate our 12th anniversary this month, publish additional annual reports, and eagerly anticipate the release of our client’s GRESB results in October. At Verdani, we are committed to continuously expanding industry knowledge within our team, for our clients, and throughout the sector. Our business development team attended the Information Management Network (IMN) ESG Conference in July where our Senior Director of ESG and Head of Resilience Dana Weiss was on the panel Risk Management & Resilience: How to Address Where Insurers Fall Short. Upcoming this fall, we expect team engagement at key events such as Climate Week NYC, Net Zero 2024, and Greenbuild. Our ESG teams are actively collaborating with clients on their 2025 sustainability budget recommendations for efficiency projects and green building certifications, while also driving year-end tenant engagement through impactful awareness campaigns.
As we continue to advance our mission to empower organizations with cost-effective strategies for creating sustainable buildings and communities, our enthusiasm only grows. We're excited to share our Summer of Sustainability issue and hope you'll stay tuned for our upcoming GRESB Results edition next month!
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|  | Verdani Partners is dedicated to advancing decarbonization efforts across the commercial real estate industry and reducing overall operational emissions. |
| | Air is a vital resource essential to our collective well-being, and at Verdani, we believe everyone should take action to reduce emissions for improved air quality and climate stability. Global activities, particularly in construction and building management, have significantly contributed to the excess carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. This dramatic rise in emissions has fueled climate change, altered habitats, and intensified geopolitical tensions. To ensure a stable climate and a healthy and prosperous future for generations to come, reducing emissions is a crucial step toward securing our shared future. |
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| | | | One Year Anniversary
of Verdani’s Headquarters |
| As we celebrate the anniversary of our new office space, we reflect on the vital role environmental stewardship plays in our workplace and beyond. By investing in smarter energy and water use, reducing waste, and improving indoor air quality, we enhance our employees' well-being and contribute to a healthier built environment.
Throughout the renovation of our interior design and retrofit of building systems, our goal was to create a highly efficient and beautiful space. We achieved this by incorporating LED lighting, high-efficiency water fixtures, refurbished materials, abundant greenery, and biophilic design elements. We also introduced sustainable office practices for our team to further increase efficiency. These environmental and efficiency efforts helped Verdani earn an ENERGY STAR certification with an impressive score of 96! |
| |  | | Verdani’s Regulatory team focuses on clarifying and complying with the evolving ESG regulatory landscape. |
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| Verdani’s Regulatory team focuses on clarifying and complying with the evolving ESG regulatory landscape. We support clients and internal teams by continuously monitoring relevant regulations, analyzing their requirements and implications, and assisting in compliance with reporting obligations. Our approach includes conducting detailed research, disseminating knowledge and resources, providing strategic compliance guidance (in collaboration with client legal teams), and customizing solutions for clients to enhance accuracy and efficiency for regulations and standards including SFDR, SEC Climate Disclosures, CA SB 253 and 261, IFRS Sustainability Standards, CSRD, etc.
Contact us to learn more about recent ESG regulatory changes and how to adapt them to your portfolio and organization.
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| | Verdani is uniquely positioned to deliver insightful and effective ESG communications for your reporting and investor and stakeholder engagement needs. |
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| Our Communications team works closely with our internal ESG teams and clients to produce comprehensive, high-quality annual sustainability reports. We tailor the content and design to align with our clients' brands while ensuring compliance with Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards and other industry frameworks. These reports consistently achieve full points for our clients in the GRESB Assessment. Below, you can explore a selection of our recently completed reports and visit our website for a more extensive library of published reports. Verdani Communications |
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| | |  | | | | |  | Net Zero 2024Anaheim, CA September 17th & 18th
Verdical Group’s annual Net Zero Conference is around the corner, on September 17th and 18th in Anaheim, California. This important event has featured thought leaders in the industry, including our very own CEO Daniele Horton last year.
Verdani team members Vanessa Vlasak and Kati Teare will be joining Daniele as attendees this year and our non-profit, VIBE, will have a booth at the event, supported by VIBE Editor Bennet Brea. If you’re attending and would like to connect with our team, swing by the VIBE booth or connect with them on LinkedIn! Net Zero 2024 Website |
| | |  | Climate Week New York CityNew York, NY September 22-29th
Climate Week New York City, the marquee U.S. climate conference, takes place at the start of fall - kicking off the season with a series of informative events across New York City. Many of the events, including through The Nest at the Javits Center, are free for attendees. To learn more about the events for Climate Week New York City, follow the links below! |
| | About Verdani PartnersVerdani Partners is a leading full-service consulting firm with team members who have over 25 years of experience in real estate, sustainability, and ESG. Verdani manages ESG programs for over 20 real estate firms representing $660 billion AUM and over 8,900 properties across 1.3 billion square feet of diversified portfolios. As an owners' representative for ESG program management, Verdani helps our clients accelerate portfolio performance, minimize risk, and create long-term value by implementing comprehensive strategies including resilience, decarbonization and net zero, resource conservation, healthy buildings, biodiversity, diversity, equity, and inclusion, data management, green building certifications, voluntary and regulatory reporting, GRI-aligned annual sustainability reporting, and stakeholder engagement. Verdani is proud to be a Certified B Corporation™. |
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