BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ESG News - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://esgnews.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for ESG News REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220912T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220913T170000 DTSTAMP:20260414T203313 CREATED:20220726T213052Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220726T213053Z UID:10000754-1662969600-1663088400@esgnews.com SUMMARY:REITworks 2022 Conference DESCRIPTION:Network and learn about the latest ESG developments impacting the commercial real estate sector at Nareit’s REITworks: 2022 Conference.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAt this annual educational conference\, attendees can earn CPE credits and walk away with tangible skills as they learn from expert panelists about key topics related to accounting\, financial reporting\, sustainability\, capital markets\, disclosures\, investor relations\, diversity and inclusion\, human resources\, and more. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho will be at REITworks? REITworks is open to all interested professionals\, but Nareit members receive a significant discount on registration fees (contact member@nareit.com to learn more). The topics of focus at REITworks affect many different roles within the real estate industry\, and attendees’ job functions have historically included accounting\, c-suite\, finance\, sustainability\, investor relations\, legal\, operations\, asset management\, human resources\, and more. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy should I attend REITworks?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. The world of ESG investing has changed dramatically over the last decade\, with record amounts pouring into sustainable investments last year. Get the investor perspective on ESG in real estate\, including how institutional investors are managing ESG exposure. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Earn up to 19 continuing education credits while attending sessions most relevant to your interests and professional goals.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Learn about the latest developments\, trends\, and best practices relating to ESG reporting and disclosures to make sure you’re communicating effectively with investors and stakeholders. Sixty-eight percent of REITs that responded to the 2022 Nareit Member Survey saw a year-over-year increase in ESG reporting requests from investors. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Demand for ESG skills is outpacing supply\, with 77% of financial professionals reporting a sustainability skills shortage at their organization\, according to Capital Monitor. Gain in-demand skills and make valuable connections at REITworks. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSeptember 11\, 2022 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5:00 PM-8:00 PM: RESC Meeting & Dinner (closed meeting) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSeptember 12\, 2022 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7:00 AM-5:00 PM: Registration \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8:00 AM-9:30 AM: The Future of ESG Investing in Real Estate \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8:00 AM-5:00 PM: Networking Area \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9:30 AM-9:45 AM:Networking Break \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 9:45 AM-10:45 AM: What’s on the Minds of FASB and SEC Leadership? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9:45 AM-10:45 AM: From Targets to Action: Net Zero in Practice \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9:45 AM-10:45 AM: Leading After a Promotion \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:45 AM-11:15 AM: Networking Break \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:15 AM-12:15 PM: Climate Change Reporting & Risk Assessment in an Evolving Market \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:15 AM-12:15 PM: Influencing Decision Makers \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:15 PM-12:30 PM: Networking Break \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:30 PM-2:15 PM: The Advancement of Equity & Equality \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2:15 PM-2:30 PM: Networking Break \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2:30 PM-3:30 PM: SEC Comment Letter Trends and PCAOB Updates \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2:30 PM-3:30 PM: Addressing ESG in Real Estate Development\, Design and Construction. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2:30 PM-3:30 PM: Ways to Create and Maintain Supplier Diversity \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3:30 PM-4:00 PM: Networking Break \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4:00 PM-5:15 PM: Case Study Presentations: Environmental Leadership \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4:00 PM-5:15 PM: How to Build and Manage an Effective Team in a Post-Pandemic Workplace. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSeptember 13\, 2022 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7:30 AM-5:00 PM: Registration \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8:00 AM-9:30 AM: Economic Outlook for the Real Estate Industry \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8:00 AM-5:00 PM: Networking Area \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9:30 AM-9:45 AM: Networking Break \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9:45 AM-11:15 AM: Communicating as a Thought Leader \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9:45 AM-11:15 AM: Environmental Roundtable: Property Sectors \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:15 AM-11:30 PM: Networking Break \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:30 AM-12:45 PM: Trends in REIT Compensation Policies\, Workforce Practices & DEI Strategies \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:30 AM-12:45 PM: Environmental Roundtable: Topics \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:30 AM-12:45 PM: Accounting Roundtable: Retail \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:30 AM-12:45 PM: Accounting Roundtable: Multifamily\, Lodging/Resorts & Healthcare \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:30 AM-12:45 PM: Accounting Roundtable: Industrial\, Self-Storage\, Data Centers\, Specialty & Mortgage \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:30 AM-12:45 PM: Accounting Roundtable: Office\, Diversified\, Infrastructure & Timber \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:45 PM-2:00 PM: Networking Lunch \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:45 PM-1:45 PM: SRC Meeting & Lunch: Executive Influence (closed meeting) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2:00 PM-2:30 PM: Building a Roadmap for ESG Thought Leadership \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2:00 PM-5:00 PM: DEI Working Group: What I Wish I Had Known (Nareit corporate members only) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2:00 PM-3:30 PM: Accounting Committee \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2:45 PM-5:15 PM: ESG Townhall \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3:00 PM-5:00 PM: Open Office Hours: Personalized Media Coaching \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5:00 PM-8:00 PM: BFPC Meeting & Dinner (closed meeting) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTweets by REITs_Nareit\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMatt BirdMatt Bird is the Founder\, CEO\, and Editor-in-Chief of ESG News. He brings 25 years of experience in corporate strategy\, media\, fintech\, and communications\, including 15 years specializing in news and journalism. Matt was recognized by the United Nations as #3 of the “Top 10 Most Influential Media Executives for Impact” in 2015 during the launch of the UN SDGs.\nHe has advised the Sustainable Stock Exchange initiative (SSEI)\, UNCTAD\, and the UN\, and hosts event coverage at the World Economic Forum\, ADFW\, Climate Week NYC\, EU Parliament\, COP\, the Vatican\, NASDAQ\, NYSE\, and more. Matt is a founding board member of the Humanity 2.0 Foundation\, a Vatican-based NGO focused on identifying and removing impediments to human flourishing.\nHe previously rang the NASDAQ Closing Bell in honor of his partnership with NASDAQ OMX to launch the world’s first retail investor targeting and newswire monitoring platform with the NASDAQ Financial Services Group. Matt launched ESG News in 2021\, leading coverage of more than 10\,000 news stories as of 2026—and truly loves what he does. \nesgnews.com URL:https://esgnews.com/event/reitworks-2022-conference/ LOCATION:La Quinta Resort & Club\, 49-499 Eisenhower Drive\, La Quinta\, California\, 92253\, United States CATEGORIES:ESG Real Estate ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://esgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Nareit-Logo.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220912T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220913T170000 DTSTAMP:20260414T203313 CREATED:20220906T202838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T202842Z UID:10000775-1662969600-1663088400@esgnews.com SUMMARY:2nd Annual Reimagining the Future of ESG Conference DESCRIPTION:Mission Possible\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEver since the term ESG was coined in 2005\, there has been no shortage of debate about the merit of ESG. Despite all the challenges and uncertainties\, it’s time to put our words into action. At Bernstein\, we are your thought partner to turn ESG into actionable investment ideas\, engagement conversations\, and policy dialogues. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe invite you to join our second annual ESG conference as we focus on actionable next steps that we can take as an industry. we will host fireside chats and panel discussions on topics from investor best practices to the future of ESG regulations\, and dive into actionable investment ideas related to key themes such as sustainable infrastructure and circular economy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHosted byZhihan Ma\, Global Head of ESG \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZhihan Ma is Bernstein’s Global Head of ESG and Senior ESG Analyst. Zhihan joined Bernstein in 2017 as a Senior Research Associate on the US Food team. Prior to joining Bernstein\, Zhihan spent four years at Goldman Sachs Asset Management Hedge Fund Strategies in New York and London. During business school\, Zhihan worked for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation\, focusing on Agricultural development in India and Africa. Zhihan holds an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School and a BA summa cum laude from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs. Zhihan earned her Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) credential as part of her work on sustainability at Bernstein and is a CFA charterholder. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTweets by AB_insights\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMatt BirdMatt Bird is the Founder\, CEO\, and Editor-in-Chief of ESG News. He brings 25 years of experience in corporate strategy\, media\, fintech\, and communications\, including 15 years specializing in news and journalism. Matt was recognized by the United Nations as #3 of the “Top 10 Most Influential Media Executives for Impact” in 2015 during the launch of the UN SDGs.\nHe has advised the Sustainable Stock Exchange initiative (SSEI)\, UNCTAD\, and the UN\, and hosts event coverage at the World Economic Forum\, ADFW\, Climate Week NYC\, EU Parliament\, COP\, the Vatican\, NASDAQ\, NYSE\, and more. Matt is a founding board member of the Humanity 2.0 Foundation\, a Vatican-based NGO focused on identifying and removing impediments to human flourishing.\nHe previously rang the NASDAQ Closing Bell in honor of his partnership with NASDAQ OMX to launch the world’s first retail investor targeting and newswire monitoring platform with the NASDAQ Financial Services Group. Matt launched ESG News in 2021\, leading coverage of more than 10\,000 news stories as of 2026—and truly loves what he does. \nesgnews.com URL:https://esgnews.com/event/2nd-annual-reimagining-the-future-of-esg-conference/ LOCATION:Ease 1345\, 1345 Avenue of the Americas - Concourse Level\, New York\, New York\, 10105\, United States CATEGORIES:ESG Investing,ESG Policy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://esgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ab_bernstein-logo.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR