Increasingly, environmental,social, and governance principles are becoming more important toinvestors for their ability to generate high long-termreturns.  

But another advantage to ESG isemerging, especially now during the pandemic. As many firms look tocut costs, ESG can provide a roadmap, according to Matthew Ganser,EVP Engineering and Technology at Carbon Lighthouse.

"One of the great ways to controlcosts, especially protecting you on the downside, is toaggressively address your utility bills," Ganser says. "ESG isexactly aligned with that. So, you know, ESG investments can show areduction in expenses to energy efficiency."

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Leslie Shaver

Les Shaver has been covering commercial and residential real estate for almost 20 years. His work has appeared in Multifamily Executive, Builder, units, Arlington Magazine in addition to GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum.