October 28 – 30, 2024
Resorts World Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES
October 28 – 30, 2024
Resorts World Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES
Brenna Walraven is CEO and Founder of Corporate Sustainability Strategies (CSS), Inc.
She has a proven track record in helping clients execute business case approaches for improved efficiency, resilience, carbon neutrality, and overall environmental, social, governance and resilience (ESG+R) stewardship. CSS’ clients represent approximately $320 billion in Assets under Management (AuM) globally, across all sectors of real estate including office, retail, industrial, healthcare, multifamily, hospitality, and development assets. Brenna is active with Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International, having served as Chairman and Chief Elected Officer, is a ULI and Responsible Property Investing Council (RPIC) member. She partnered with BOMA International and the Clinton Climate Initiative to develop the BOMA Energy Performance Contract (BEPC) model toolkit and was founding chair in the development the BOMA Energy Efficiency Program (BEEP®), which has provided efficiency training to over 36,000 individuals. She served on the Real Estate Roundtable board of directors and has served on the Sustainability Policy Advisory Council since 2000. She also served on California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Real Estate Leadership Council and has testified before the United States Congress on energy efficiency and sustainability. Brenna has an undergraduate degree in Economics and a M.B.A. in Finance with an emphasis in Real Estate, both from the University of Southern California.
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Los Angeles Convention Center - West Hall, 502B
There is a common concern that incorporating sustainability in new developments and existing renovations is cost-prohibitive. However, numerous green finance initiatives exist to address this challenge. This session will explore several approaches to green finance for the real estate sector: green bonds, green loans, C-PACE loans, IRA funding, and other local green financing mechanisms. In addition to a short overview of each, real estate practitioners will highlight specific use cases that demonstrate the diverse opportunities for financing low-carbon projects to make the business case that enables accelerated building decarbonization.