This market shift presents both risks and opportunities as companies look to “green-up” their business practices. However, unsubstantiated or misleading environmental claims can expose your clients to a variety of evolving risks, as consumers demand more information and regulatory bodies require it. Smart lawyers will want to know the landscape so they can better serve their clients and take a leadership role with respect to “greener” practices. 

Why you should attend: 

• Sustainability is becoming increasingly complex and consumer expectations around sustainable and climate-driven claims are higher than ever.
• The language around sustainability is incredibly nuanced, and regulatory bodies looking to protect consumers are increasingly holding companies’ feet to the fire.
• The risks – ranging from penalties to bad PR - of over-stating or mis-stating environmental attributes, is steadily increasing
• Smart lawyers will want to strategically position their clients to manage the risks of environmental marketing and climate-related claims 
• The emergency of new and evolving risks, including claims of “net zero” or “zero carbon” and how to manage them
• This seminar will cover regulatory guidance and industry best practices, including what’s regulated now and the type of claims that are likely to come under greater scrutiny
  

OVERVIEW

The demand for “green” products and services is steadily increasing. 

Duration: 

3.5 Hours

Style: 

Live Virtual Workshop

Faculty:

Nicole DeNamur (she/hers)

Owner

Sustainable Strategies PLLC

J.D., LEED Green Associate, WELL AP and Faculty,

Fitwel Ambassador, EcoDistricts AP, Hon. AIA

Dates:

March 9th

12:00 PM CST - 3:00 PM CST

CURRICULUM

January 19th

12:00 PM CST - 3:00 PM CST

Legal101: Introduction

• Overview of ESG/Sustainability within real estate
• Historical background
• Private sector focus
• We will answer questions:
• What are the main drivers behind why ESG has become more important? 
• Why are real estate investors/owners/tenants increasingly choosing to base their strategies around ESG-focused assets? 
• How do we reduce operating expenses and increase property valuation?

Legal201: Commercial Real Estate 

• ESG terms to gain a deeper understanding of the vernacular used in the industry. 
• Analysis of the green building premium vs brown building discount 
• Focus on proven retrofitting alternatives that exist to help property owners. 
• We will analyse different levers to help increase property valuation by reducing utility expenses and operating expenses. 
• We will discuss the emerging prominence of green loans and green finance alternatives, what they have in common and their role in asset preservation. 
• How green leases are an important tool in driving tenant commitment/rental prices/occupancy rates higher and in so doing increase the value of the property. 

Legal301: Future impacts and trends

• Evaluate the importance of proptech solutions and how proptech has evolved into proptech, fintech, contech, smarttech, etc. 
• Analyse different ESG frameworks, explain important regulatory movements in the US, and how the financial markets are all moving in unison to drive ESG in real estate. 
• We incorporate how real estate is not a standalone physical asset but more importantly with ESG it is an asset class that touches all stakeholders – owners, banks, developers, insurance agents, institutional investors, construction industry, tenants, and real estate services. 
• We evaluate the future of how developers, owners and tenants will work together to drive change, how the external property manager plays a crucial role in the future. 
• We also spend time on evaluation social impact and the role/importance of social awareness and equality.

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Leading Investors/owners are using ESG as a lever to make money, let us teach you how your clients can protect their future asset values. 

3.

Gain a competitive edge and stay ahead of your peers by gaining a more granular view into the business challenges that your clients are facing

4.

Understand why regulators, the financial markets, and owners/tenants/investors are all focused on ESG within real estate 

5.

Learn from real estate experts the growing importance of sustainability to real estate. 

ESG x Real Estate: A Primer for Legal Professionals takes place on January 19th  enroll today

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The Real Estate Industry is undergoing a once in a lifetime change that will increase select portfolio values and leave other assets stranded.

"I highly recommend this great three-part curriculum for anyone wanting an introduction to ESG, the circular economy, and sustainability as it applies to the real estate industry" 

- Carolyn C.

"A paradigm shift is here for commercial real estate, thank you ESGrelab for leading the way to sustainable profitability."

- Manny B.

"This course makes ESG easy to understand, presenting concepts to add another layer of value to your clients, and having extra levers of knowledge for future growth!" 

- Sheryl V.

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