HIW CRR 2022 FINAL - Flipbook - Page 43
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 comprise 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” (CRT). Fully supported
by the Corporate ESG Council, the CRT is charged with
implementing our ESG strategy, driving performance
improvements across our portfolio and reporting
progress and results to our stakeholders. Comprised
of a diverse group of disciplines and skill sets,
our CRT 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 CRT 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 CRT 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
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 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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