Blackstone appoints global head of real estate ESG

Blackstone has appointed Eric Duchon to the newly created position of global head of real estate ESG.

Duchon will work closely with real estate asset management teams across the globe to build on existing environmental, social and governance efforts and scale them across the firm’s $329 billion global real estate portfolio. He also will work with the real estate team’s portfolio companies to ensure that the firm’s commitment to sustainability as well as diversity and inclusion are fully integrated across asset classes and geographies.

Prior to joining Blackstone, Duchon was the global head of sustainability at LaSalle Investment Management, where he was responsible for the firm’s ESG strategy and policy implementation for the private equity, securities, and indirect businesses globally. Previously, Duchon was also the director of sustainability strategies at Cushman & Wakefield.

Duchon will report to Giovanni Cutaia, global head of real estate asset