We believe prioritizing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors differentiates our company, supports innovation and, most importantly, benefits people and the planet. For us, this means providing meaningful career and leadership opportunities for our employees, creating exceptional spaces and experiences for the people who live and work in our buildings, pursuing sustainable development and investment opportunities, and optimizing energy efficiency, reducing carbon emissions, minimizing waste and water impacts, and delivering value at every step.
Environmental, Social & Governance
We believe great buildings prioritize people, communities, and our planet.
At Hines, we believe in creating long-term value by enabling people to thrive in spaces that benefit them and their communities. The ESG lens helps us realize our vision: to be the best real estate investor, partner, and manager in the world.
A Plan for Our Planet
Carbon’s impact on climate – and the environmental and social cost of that impact – is a huge challenge to the health of the planet. It is also the biggest challenge facing our industry. We commit to reducing absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 42% by 2030 from a 2021 base year. Hines also commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions from use of sold products and downstream leased assets 42% within the same timeframe. We have also committed to setting long-term emissions reduction targets with the SBTi to reach net zero by 2040.
A Long History of Sustainability
We will continue to evaluate and incorporate new technologies, commit to reducing our carbon footprint, find new ways to capture and analyze data, and leverage our influence for the benefit of the real estate industry and the environment.
JEFFREY C. HINES, CHAIRMAN & CEO
ESG Foundation & Pillars
Hines recently embarked on a firm-wide effort to accelerate our sustainability efforts through the lens of ESG. Our ESG approach is grounded by a strategic framework. Foundations are the global policies, practices, and processes we adhere to across the firm to ensure Hines meets market requirements and industry best practices. Our disclosures and external reporting commitments seek to bolster our position as a globally recognized industry leader. And our ESG pillars contain the focus areas through which we strive to lead the market by attracting and retaining great talent and aligning with progressive investor and client goals.
Environmental Stewardship
Improving the built environment for people and the planet
We’ve endeavored to bring the most responsible, sustainable practices to Hines projects, and we participate in sustainability benchmarking seeking to set and raise the bar for the future.
Social
Prioritizing people is how we do business at Hines
Our focus on people — and on improving their experiences in our workforce, industry, and communities — helps Hines remain a sustainable, resilient business.
Governance
Creating a resilient business
Over the past 67 years, we have built a robust structure to support our growing investment business and ensure that we continue to lead the industry with a focus on enhancing risk management, resilience, data management and reporting/transparency.
2023 ESG Report
The latest on the firm's Environmental, Social and Governance efforts
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