The Beekly: Inside Sobrato's Sustainability Strategy
Description
How does one of California’s most respected real estate organizations embed climate resilience and sustainability into every stage of its portfolio—from development to operations to community impact? Join Alex Spilger, Vice President of Real Estate Sustainability at The Sobrato Organization, and Adriel Lubarsky, CEO of Beehive, for an in-depth conversation on how a major real estate owner is navigating rapidly changing climate-risk expectations while investing in long-term, community-centered stewardship.
With decades of experience advising global companies on building performance, LEED certifications, and decarbonization strategies, Alex leads Sobrato’s efforts to future-proof its nearly 18 million–square-foot portfolio. This session will reveal how forward-thinking real estate teams are responding to climate-related financial risk regulations (California SB 261, SB 253, CSRD), extreme-weather threats, and rising tenant expectations.
🔎 Topics We’ll Explore
Climate-Resilient Portfolios:
How Sobrato assesses physical climate risks—wildfire, heat, flooding, storms—across its assets and integrates those findings into capital planning, insurance decisions, and long-term asset management.
Decarbonizing Real Estate:
Insights into energy-efficiency upgrades, electrification strategies, high-performance building design, and the role of renewable-energy procurement in achieving portfolio-level emissions reductions.
Healthy, High-Performing Buildings:
Lessons from Alex’s work leading sustainability programs at Kennedy Wilson and Cushman & Wakefield, and how those principles translate to modern office, residential, and mixed-use developments.
Regulation-Ready ESG:
How real estate owners can prepare for SB 261 / SB 253, IFRS S2, and tenant sustainability disclosures—while strengthening transparency, governance, and investor confidence.
Practical Takeaways for Real Estate Leaders:
What owners, REITs, developers, and operators can do today to build resilience, reduce risk, and future-proof assets in a tightening regulatory and insurance environment.
Why Attend
If you lead sustainability, ESG, asset management, development, or investor relations in commercial real estate, multifamily, corporate real estate, or private equity, this session will provide concrete examples and decision-ready insights. You’ll learn how top real estate teams are preparing for climate-risk disclosure, adapting assets to extreme weather, and positioning sustainability as a core driver of occupancy, retention, and long-term value creation.
Who Should Attend
Real estate owners, developers, asset managers, ESG and sustainability leaders, corporate real-estate teams, legal and compliance professionals, and anyone responsible for climate-risk reporting under SB 261, SB 253, CSRD, or IFRS S2.