HIW CRR 2023 v8 - Flipbook - Page 40
C O R P O R AT E R E S I L I E N C Y T E A M
Our top four senior executives also function as a
corporate ESG council that oversees a cross-functional
working group dedicated to furthering the longterm resiliency of our company, which we call our
“Corporate Resiliency Team.” Fully supported by the
Corporate ESG Council, the Corporate Resiliency
Team is charged with implementing our ESG strategy,
driving performance improvements across our
portfolio and reporting progress and results to
our stakeholders. Composed of a diverse group of
disciplines and skill sets, our Corporate Resiliency
Team coordinates with internal subject matter
experts and facilitates presentations to our
coworkers, Board, customers, vendors and other
stakeholders to encourage further engagement with
our ESG initiatives.
The Corporate Resiliency Team continues to lead our
efforts on sustainable building design and operations
through partnerships with our architects, engineers,
coworkers, customers, local utilities and others.
To leverage their broad experience and market
knowledge, our Corporate Resiliency Team meets
with our corporate ESG council regularly and reports
to our Board of Directors quarterly. This ensures
top-down support and that we are advancing ESG
and resiliency initiatives that are material to our
stakeholders and our long-term success.
CORPORATE RESILIENCY COMMITTEE GOALS
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Continuously
refine Highwoods
ESG strategy with
input from the
Executive Team
Set and
track progress
towards
achieving goals
Closely monitor
environmental
performance across the
portfolio and provide
internal updates
and feedback
Increase
awareness of
Highwoods ESG
initiatives both
internally
and externally
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Promote
sustainability and
resiliency best
practices across
the portfolio
Assess and execute
new technologies and
strategies that improve
the environmental and
financial performance
of Highwoods
Develop the annual
Corporate Resiliency
Report and support
ESG benchmarks
and other
investor disclosures
Verify company
information is disclosed
in ESG frameworks and
pursue new reporting
opportunities that are
material to investors
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