Comprehensive ESG Committees

The challenge is enormous

'Boston Properties Inc' announced the creation of its first-ever ESG committee. This committee was launched alongside the company setting a range of goals, such as a commitment to carbon-neutral operations by 2025 and a commitment to ensuring equality and accessibility across its business operations.

The committee, according to Boston Properties Inc, "Allows BXP to be a more purposeful company. Focusing on ESG is both the right and smart thing for us to do,” said the CEO, Owen Thomas. The committee will work to address each area including carbon neutrality, diversity and inclusion, healthy building practices, and overall positive social impact.

In order to achieve the environmental goals, the ESG committee will work closely with all departments "from the board room to the boiler room," according to Ben Myers, the VP of sustainability. This helps prevent the ESG committee from falling into the pitfalls of simply looking at an issue from management or from a worker's point of view.

As for its equality and equity goals, the ESG committee will work closely with each relevant department, including onboarding, human resources, management, training, community engagement, and more.