CREtech Climate Cast
Gautami Palanki - The Howard Hughes Approach to Scaling Sustainability
In this episode of the CREtech Climate Cast podcast, Michael Beckerman interviews Gautami Palanki, Senior Vice President of ESG Strategy at Howard Hughes Holding Corporation. They discuss how Howard Hughes approaches sustainability at scale, the role of technology in their ESG strategy, and the positive progress being made in the real estate industry. Gautami shares that Howard Hughes focuses on enhancing quality of life in their communities and considers sustainability metrics in their development projects. She also highlights the increasing demand for sustainability talent and the importance of transparency in reporting. Gautami is excited about the upcoming community in Terravalis, Arizona, where they have the opportunity to create a sustainable and innovative development.
Takeaways:
- Howard Hughes focuses on enhancing quality of life in their communities and considers sustainability metrics in their development projects.
- Technology plays a role as an accelerator and unifier in Howard Hughes' ESG strategy.
- There is increasing demand for sustainability talent in the real estate industry.
- Transparency in reporting is important to showcase sustainability efforts.
- The real estate industry is making positive progress in terms of sustainability and impact on communities.
- Howard Hughes is excited about their upcoming community in Terravalis, Arizona, where they have the opportunity to create a sustainable and innovative development.
In this episode of the CREtech Climate Cast podcast, Michael Beckerman interviews Gautami Palanki, Senior Vice President of ESG Strategy at Howard Hughes Holding Corporation. They discuss how Howard Hughes approaches sustainability at scale, the role of technology in their ESG strategy, and the positive progress being made in the real estate industry. Gautami shares that Howard Hughes focuses on enhancing quality of life in their communities and considers sustainability metrics in their development projects. She also highlights the increasing demand for sustainability talent and the importance of transparency in reporting. Gautami is excited about the upcoming community in Terravalis, Arizona, where they have the opportunity to create a sustainable and innovative development.
Takeaways:
- Howard Hughes focuses on enhancing quality of life in their communities and considers sustainability metrics in their development projects.
- Technology plays a role as an accelerator and unifier in Howard Hughes' ESG strategy.
- There is increasing demand for sustainability talent in the real estate industry.
- Transparency in reporting is important to showcase sustainability efforts.
- The real estate industry is making positive progress in terms of sustainability and impact on communities.
- Howard Hughes is excited about their upcoming community in Terravalis, Arizona, where they have the opportunity to create a sustainable and innovative development.