#48 - Real Estate and ESG with Fulya Kocak Gin (Nareit)

Hello again! 👋  and welcome to the final episode in our ESG mini-series on the CleanTechies Podcast

Today we are joined by Fulya Kocak Gin the SVP of ESG at Nareit (National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts)

Fulya is an industry leader in the ESG<>Real Estate space as she has been helping pull together and publish research for the members of Nareit. This work alone has had an incredible impact on the industry no doubt. 

In today's conversation, we had the chance to go into detail with her about how ESG plays a role in the Real Estate space. Specifically, we went into what is a REIT, how does ESG effect design, the standard objections, ESG reporting for RE Owners, and much more. 

As always, it was a pleasure to connect with an industry leader and it's an even greater pleasure to share it with you! We hope you enjoy this production. 

Main Talking Points: 

• Intro to Fulya
• How did she end up in the space
• A bit about her book
• What is a REIT
• ESG <> Real Estate
• Design <> ESG
• Common objections 
• Biggest challenges
• Standardization 
• Current and Future Regulations
• What is driving ESG Reporting
• What is ESG Reporting
  • Website
  • CSR Report
  • SASB
  • TCFD
  • GRI
  • GRESB
• The future of ESG
• Innovation in the space
• ESG and Sustainability Defined
• Education <> ESG

We hope you enjoy today's episode - please reach out with any specific questions or discussion points. If you're interested in being a show sponsor you can reach me at silasmahner@gmail.com

• Nareit Website: https://www.reit.com/
• Fulya's book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0826912966/
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Other resources shared by Fulya: 

• https://www.nareitphotolibrary.com/m/3ed5cf114b91ad7e/original/NareitPracticalReferenceforESGAugust2021v2-pdf.pdf 
• https://www.reit.com/investing/reits-sustainability/2021-reit-esg-report
• https://www.reit.com/investing/reits-sustainability/reit-esg-dashboard

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