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Leanne Tobias, Principle - Malachite LLC - USATRANSCRIPT
Gre
en P
rope
rty
Inve
stm
ent:
A T
riple
Bot
tom
Lin
eR
ole?
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eP
aris
, Fra
nce
Nov
embe
r 15
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Why
Inve
st in
Rea
l Est
ate?
•D
iver
sific
atio
n: lo
w
corr
elat
ion
with
equ
ities
an
d de
bt
•S
tabl
e lo
ng-t
erm
yie
lds:
C
urre
nt in
com
e w
ith
appr
ecia
tion
pote
ntia
l
•E
xcel
lent
infla
tion
hedg
e
Gre
enpe
ace
US
A
W
ashi
ngto
n, D
C
Wha
t abo
ut
SR
Ialte
rnat
ives
?•
Rea
l est
ate
larg
ely
over
look
ed•
Unf
illed
mar
ket n
iche
$2
.3 tr
illio
n: U
.S.
€1.0
trill
ion:
EU
Min
imal
rea
l est
ate
optio
n•
Sin
ce 2
005:
new
ef
fort
to m
ake
prop
erty
inve
stin
g so
cial
ly r
espo
nsib
le•
SR
I nic
heis
bei
ng
defin
ed:
Res
po
nsi
ble
p
rop
erty
inve
stin
g
(RP
I)
Art
ists
for
Hum
anity
Epi
Cen
ter
Bos
ton,
US
A
Who
’s L
eadi
ng th
e C
harg
e?In
stitu
te fo
r R
espo
nsib
leIn
vest
men
t:--
Bro
ad o
utre
ach
to S
RI
& r
eal e
stat
e in
dust
ries
--P
erm
anen
t ins
titut
e pr
opos
ed: C
ente
r fo
r R
espo
nsib
le P
rope
rty
Inve
stm
ent
UN
EP
: Int
erna
tiona
l m
eetin
gs, r
esea
rch,
pr
opos
ing
glob
al
ince
ntiv
es fo
r gr
een
real
es
tate
link
ed to
Kyo
to
Pro
toco
lIP
CC
:R
eal e
stat
e =
clim
ate
chan
ge o
ppor
tuni
ty
Rou
nd H
ill H
otel
& V
illas
, Jam
aica
Wha
t is
RP
I? M
any
aspe
cts
•W
alka
ble
Urb
anity
(tra
nsit-
orie
nted
, wal
kabl
e, m
ixed
-use
dev
elop
men
t)•
Urb
an R
evita
lizat
ion
(e.g
. inf
ill d
evel
opm
ent,
brow
nfie
lds)
•E
nerg
y C
onse
rvat
ion
(e.g
. con
serv
atio
n re
trof
ittin
g, g
reen
pow
er
gene
ratio
n an
d pu
rcha
sing
, ene
rgy
effic
ient
bui
ldin
gs)
•E
nviro
nmen
tal P
rote
ctio
n(e
.g.,
wat
er c
onse
rvat
ion,
rec
yclin
g, h
abita
t pr
otec
tion)
•S
ocia
l Equ
ity a
nd C
omm
unity
Dev
elop
men
t(e
.g.,
affo
rdab
le h
ousi
ng,
com
mun
ity o
utre
ach,
hiri
ng a
nd tr
aini
ng, f
air
labo
r pr
actic
es)
•W
orke
r W
ell-B
eing
(e.g
., pl
azas
, ind
oor
air
qual
ity, c
hild
care
on
prem
ises
, ha
ndic
appe
d ac
cess
)•
Hea
lth a
nd S
afet
y(e
.g.,
prop
erty
sec
urity
, avo
idin
g ha
zard
s, fi
rst a
id
read
ines
s).
•Lo
cal C
itize
nshi
p(e
.g. a
esth
etic
s, m
inim
um n
eigh
borh
ood
impa
cts,
co
nsid
erat
e co
nstr
uctio
n, s
take
hold
er e
ngag
emen
t, hi
stor
ical
pre
serv
atio
n)•
Cor
pora
te C
itize
nshi
p(e
.g.,
regu
lato
ry c
ompl
ianc
e, s
usta
inab
ility
di
sclo
sure
, ind
epen
dent
dire
ctor
s, a
nd a
dopt
ion
of in
depe
nden
t vol
unta
ry
code
s su
ch a
s LE
ED
, Ene
rgy
Sta
r, G
reen
Sea
l, U
N P
rinci
ples
for
Res
pons
ible
Inve
stm
ent,
and
Glo
bal R
epor
ting
Initi
ativ
e.)
Sou
rce:
Inst
itute
for
Res
pons
ible
Inve
stm
ent
Ear
ly C
onse
nsus
Em
ergi
ng
Aro
und
Key
Var
iabl
es•
Hig
hest
sco
ring
varia
bles
, Piv
o 20
06 e
xper
t sur
vey
:E
nerg
y ef
ficie
ncy/
con
serv
atio
nP
ublic
tran
sit/
tran
sit o
rient
edC
entr
al lo
catio
n/ li
vabl
e-w
alka
ble
Mix
ed u
se, h
igh
dens
ityW
ater
con
serv
atio
n, r
ecyc
ling
Day
light
/nat
ural
ven
tilat
ion
•C
onse
nsus
dim
ensi
ons
: E
nerg
y/en
viro
nmen
t P
ro-u
rban
siti
ng
Bre
wer
y B
lock
II
Por
tland
, Ore
gon
Gre
enR
eal E
stat
e:
The
Bes
t Im
med
iate
S
RI F
it?
Wha
t is
Gre
en R
eal E
stat
e?
•N
ew c
onst
ella
tion
of d
evel
opm
ent
prac
tices
: ad
dres
ses
RP
I ene
rgy,
en
viro
nmen
t an
dur
ban
sitin
g co
ncer
ns•
Env
ironm
enta
lly s
ensi
tive
sitin
g:
favo
rs u
rban
infil
l, tr
ansi
t-or
ient
ed•
Ene
rgy
and
wat
er s
avin
gs (
typi
cally
30
%-4
0%in
U.S
.)—
slow
s cl
imat
e ch
ange
•B
ette
r in
door
air
qual
ity
(IA
Q)
•M
ore
com
fort
able
tem
pera
ture
s•
Mor
e na
tura
llig
ht•
Hea
lthie
r fin
ishe
s: m
inim
izes
off-
gass
ing
of to
xins
•B
eing
app
lied
to
affo
rdab
le h
ousi
ng,
mar
ket r
ate
and
luxu
ry p
roje
cts
Rap
idly
Gro
win
g M
arke
t•
5% U
.S. m
arke
t, 20
06
•$1
1 bi
llion
built
, U.S
., 20
06 (
2%
non-
resi
dent
ial c
onst
ruct
ion)
•R
apid
gro
wth
pro
ject
ed:
$29-
$57
billi
on/y
ear
•10
% o
f U.S
. rea
l est
ate
by 2
010
•U
N a
nd o
ther
s ca
lling
for
inte
rnat
iona
l inc
entiv
es
Sou
rces
: McG
raw
Hill
Con
stru
ctio
n,
C
NN
Mon
ey.c
om
111
Sou
th W
acke
r D
rive
Chi
cago
, Illi
nois
Gro
win
g G
loba
l Exp
erie
nce
•W
idel
y ac
cept
ed
stan
dard
s•
LEE
D, E
nerg
y S
tar,
G
reen
Glo
bes
(U.S
., C
anad
a)•
BR
EE
AM
(U
K)
•H
QE
(F
ranc
e)•
CA
SB
EE
(Ja
pan)
•G
reen
Sta
r(A
U, N
Z)
•W
orld
Gre
en
Bui
ldin
g C
ounc
il: 1
0 na
tions
act
ive;
16
natio
ns d
evel
opin
g st
anda
rds
Mai
son
de T
ouris
me
A
les,
Fra
nce
Str
ong
Gre
en V
alue
Pro
posi
tion
•G
reen
firs
t cos
ts: b
ecom
ing
com
petit
ive
(1.5
%-
2%
prem
ium
, on
aver
age)
•G
reen
: sal
able
con
sum
er
amen
ity•
Gre
en:
fast
er le
ase-
up, t
op
tier
rent
s, o
pera
ting
cost
re
duct
ions
•G
reen
:hig
her,
mor
e pr
edic
tabl
e ca
sh fl
ows
•G
reen
: su
perio
r in
vest
men
t po
tent
ial
4 T
imes
Squ
are
New
Yor
k C
ity
Em
ergi
ng T
rend
s in
G
reen
•In
stitu
tiona
l in
vest
or in
tere
st•
Gre
enin
g ex
istin
g po
rtfo
lios
•G
reen
fund
sem
ergi
ng•
On
the
horiz
onG
reen
CM
BS
Car
bon
trad
ing
(mon
etiz
es g
reen
en
ergy
sav
ings
)
Doc
ksid
e G
reen
Vic
toria
, Brit
ish
Col
umbi
a, C
anad
a
Cha
lleng
e:M
ost V
ehic
les
are
Priv
ate
Equ
ity•
Mos
t of t
he a
ctio
n is
in
priv
ate
equi
ty•
Gre
enpr
ivat
e eq
uity
:H
ines
/Cal
PE
RS
, Ros
e S
mar
t Gro
wth
Fun
d, o
ther
s pl
anne
d (T
hom
as
Pro
pert
ies,
AIG
, JP
Mor
gan,
B
ond
Com
pani
es)
•U
rban
priv
ate
equi
ty,
addi
nggr
een
: U
rban
Str
ateg
y A
mer
ica
(US
A)
Fun
d; M
cFar
lane
G
roup
; Can
yon
John
son
Urb
an F
und
Eco
urba
n M
ixed
Use
Pro
ject
Bar
celo
na, S
pain
Cha
lleng
e: F
ew P
ublic
Veh
icle
s •
Pub
lic v
ehic
les
are
few
.•
Inve
sta
Pro
pert
y G
roup
:$6
.2 B
B u
nder
m
anag
emen
t, A
ustr
alia
, pu
blic
ly tr
aded
; sus
tain
able
fo
cus.
•F
und
of fu
nd a
ltern
ativ
es:
For
war
d P
rogr
essi
ve R
eal
Est
ate
Fun
d•
Con
vent
iona
l RE
ITs
addi
ng
gree
n: L
iber
ty P
rope
rty
Tru
st, P
roLo
gis
. G
reen
sp
inof
fsin
futu
re?
Inve
sta:
31
Mar
ket S
tree
tS
ydne
y, A
ustr
alia
Cha
lleng
es:
Soc
ial E
quity
, Le
vera
ge•
Soc
ial e
quity
goa
ls: r
isky
, ha
rd to
impl
emen
t, ch
alle
ngin
g lo
catio
ns,
publ
ic s
ubsi
dy
requ
irem
ents
•A
fford
able
hou
sing
: su
itabl
e pr
imar
ily fo
r ta
xabl
e in
vest
ors
(ta
x cr
edit
driv
enre
turn
s)•
SR
I Mod
els:
TIA
A/C
RE
F,
Ent
erpr
ise
Com
mun
ity?
•Le
vera
ge: i
t im
prov
es
retu
rn; i
s it
appr
opria
te to
be
con
cern
ed w
ith th
e le
nder
’s S
RI r
ecor
d?
1400
Fift
h A
venu
eH
arle
m, N
Y
Wha
t Can
SR
I Inv
esto
rsD
o T
o D
rive
Mar
ket?
•S
tand
ard
defin
ition
s: L
EE
D, B
RE
EA
M, H
QE
, etc
. :
link
with
oth
er S
RI s
cree
ns•
Dev
elop
rea
l est
ate
expe
rtis
e an
d en
gage
the
real
es
tate
inve
stm
ent c
omm
unity
•G
et c
reat
ive
: Con
side
r em
ergi
ng m
anag
ers,
RE
IT
inve
stm
ent i
n pr
ivat
e eq
uity
and
pro
ject
-spe
cific
fo
cuse
s •
Rev
ise
fixed
inco
me
stra
tegi
es: G
reen
or
urba
n C
MB
S/R
MB
S.
Wal
l Str
eet w
ill fo
rm p
ools
if d
eman
dsh
own
•C
onsi
der
ener
gy r
etro
fit p
rogr
ams
for
cons
umer
s,
smal
l bus
ines
s
Tak
e-aw
ays
•R
eal e
stat
e is
a s
mar
t inv
estm
ent
•G
reen
rea
l est
ate
may
be
even
sm
arte
r•
Unf
illed
SR
I nic
he: a
mpl
e ro
om fo
r gr
owth
•
App
ly S
RI m
arke
t mus
cle
: mar
ket w
ill r
espo
nd
to in
vest
or d
eman
d•
Add
cap
acity
: hire
inte
rnal
rea
l est
ate
expe
rts
and
exte
rnal
con
sulta
nts
•B
e cr
eativ
e: e
xplo
re n
ew s
truc
ture
s an
d m
anag
ers–
man
y ar
e ea
ger
to w
ork
with
you
.
GR
EE
N P
RO
PE
RT
Y
INV
ES
TM
EN
T:
AN
EM
ER
GIN
G S
RI M
AR
KE
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anne
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te L
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