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Sustainable Investments with Berkshire

Corey Aber and Luba Kim-Reynolds

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Incorporating sustainable practices at properties can vary from company to company, but all ESG strategies have one important goal in common: positively impacting people working or living at a property. In this episode, our co-hosts sit down with Hannah Tillmann, vice president of sustainability at Berkshire Residential Investments, to discuss the firm's ESG initiatives through the BerkshireTHRIVE program.

Chapter 1: 00:00 – Overview of the BerkshireTHRIVE program
Chapter 2: 09:27 – How to implement sustainable features
Chapter 3: 20:16 – Value of greener properties for residents
Chapter 4: 24:51 – Use and challenges with data collection
Chapter 5: 31:29 – Off-site renewables strategy
Chapter 6: 38:30 – Structuring of solar projects
Chapter 7: 41:44 – Opportunities in sustainable finance

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