This course (online webinar) is designed for lawyers who need a primer on the growing importance of sustainability to real estate, the latest industry opportunities, and the real impact ESG will have on their clients' real estate portfolio. 

This is an opportunity to learn from expert real estate professionals:

• How the industry is evolving, what hurdles and profit opportunities are ahead
• How regulator liability will increase globally,
• How ESG factors are becoming an important part of due diligence, how financial investors are driving change,
• What factors matter to REITs/private equity professionals,
• How rating agencies are aligned with this movement,
• How tech startups are finding solutions, and much more.

We will focus the discussion on key terms and rules, using case studies from large real estate industry owners, and by taking the class you will have a much better understanding of where the industry has been and where we are heading.

Key Takeaways:

• Why Your Clients Utilize ESG in Real Estate
• How ESG metrics are now utilized in due diligence
• Real Estate Valuation Benefits For the Entire Life Cycle Analysis
• Understand the Terminology
• ESG Real Estate Rating Benchmarks
• Rating Systems - pros and cons
• 40 top definitions that all real estate and legal professionals must know
• Practical Applications/Case Studies of Sustainability within sub-sectors
• The importance of benchmarking
• Construction
• Building Operation
• Insurance Evaluation
• Proptech - what are they, what is their focus?
• REITs - what can we learn from their playbook
• Influences and Risks
• Regulatory liabilities like New York Local Law 97 etc
• What are stranded assets

We will also look at the intersection of the owner and tenant, how they are working closer than ever together and how large corporates are helping create change. The course will also discuss the construction industry and the impact of new construction materials that are needed for a net zero 2050 timeline.

OVERVIEW

Balancing risk and opportunity as the real estate industry undergoes a once in a lifetime shift....

Duration: 

3.5 Hours

Style: 

Live Virtual Workshop

Faculty:

Johan Tellvik

CEO & co-founder

ESG Real Estate Laboratory

Dates:

January 19th

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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