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CORPORATE RESILIENCY COMMITTEE
Our top four senior executives comprise a Corporate
ESG Council that oversees a cross-functional working
group dedicated to furthering the long-term resiliency
of our company. Fully supported by the Corporate ESG
Council, this cross-functional working group, which
we call our “Corporate Resiliency Committee” (CRC), is
charged with implementing our ESG strategy, driving
performance improvements across our portfolio and
reporting progress and results to our stakeholders.
Comprised of a diverse group of disciplines and skill
sets, our CRC coordinates with internal subject matter
experts and facilitates presentations to our coworkers,
Board, customers, vendors and other stakeholders to
encourage further engagement with our ESG initiatives.
The CRC continues to lead our efforts on sustainable
building design and operations through partnerships
with our architects, engineers, coworkers, customers,
local utilities and others. To leverage their broad
experience and market knowledge, our CRC meets
with our Corporate ESG Council regularly and reports
to our Board of Directors quarterly. This ensures
top-down support and that we are advancing ESG
initiatives that are material to our stakeholders and
our long-term success.
CORPORATE RESILIENCY COMMITTEE GOALS
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Continuously
refine Highwoods
ESG strategy with
input from the
Executive Team
Set and
track progress
towards
achieving goals
Closely monitor
environmental
performance across the
portfolio and provide
internal updates
and feedback
Increase
awareness of
Highwoods ESG
initiatives both
internally
and externally
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Promote
sustainability best
practices across
the portfolio
Assess and execute
new technologies and
strategies that improve
the environmental and
financial performance
of Highwoods
Develop the annual
Corporate Resiliency
Report and support
ESG benchmarks and
other
investor disclosures
Verify company
information is disclosed
in ESG frameworks and
pursue new reporting
opportunities that are
material to investors
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