LaSalle sets net-zero carbon goal by 2050

LaSalle Investment Management has committed to reduce landlord-controlled operational carbon emissions of the firm’s global portfolio of managed assets to net zero by the year 2050.

LaSalle said it has been working across its managed portfolio to improve the sustainability aspects of its assets over the past 10 years, since becoming a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment.

The net-zero carbon goal established by the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Greenprint Center for Building Performance encourages portfolio-wide carbon reductions through deep energy-efficiency improvements, on-site renewable energy, green utility power and building electrification, off-site renewables, renewable energy credits, and carbon offsets.

“At LaSalle we’re committed to doing right by our clients, our people and our planet,” said Jeff Jacobson, CEO for LaSalle Investment Management. “When we invest in ESG best practices, we are enhancing the performance of