Terrapex, together with Inogen and the Global Real Estate Sustainability Board (GRESB) hosted a discussion on sustainable due diligence from a property manager’s perspective. Invited real estate professionals and Inogen associates joined in discussion with Panelists: Mr. Neil Pegram, Director of America for GRESB; Mr. Jamie Gray-Donald, Vice President of Sustainability, QuadReal Property Group; and, Mr. Christian Plas, Director of Denkstatt Austria and a founding member of the Austrian Society for Sustainable Real Estate. Discussions were moderated by Mr. Alex Ferguson, Inogen Board Member and Director of the UK Green Building Council and co-hosted by Mike Grinnell, Terrapex’s Director of Business Development. Key takeaways from these discussions included:

- When completed properly, Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) benchmarking addresses both operational and reputational risk
- Resiliency is needed to future proof assets against ongoing challenges faced in the region(s) of operation
- Once adopted, sustainable solutions outperform market financial expectations, increase tenant satisfaction and exceed guidelines
- Small and medium-sized organizations will be next to adopt and implement ESG and other sustainable approaches due to market brands
- To assist their efforts, and those of others, a common language and overall literacy on sustainability and ESG requirements would be beneficial