HIW Corporate Resiliency Report 2021 FINAL - Flipbook - Page 7
OUR PURPOSE, WHAT WE BELIEVE, WHAT WE VALUE
Highwoods is a purpose-led organization. We are
committed to our intrinsic responsibilities of making
positive contributions to society. We believe that
delivering long-term sustainable value is highly
dependent on serving our shareholders, our customers
and our employees in the community where we
work and live. These are our “stakeholders”. We are
committed to being good stewards of the environment
and doing our part in building resilient communities.
• We are in the work-placemaking business, where
we own, operate and create places that inspire
people and contribute to our customers’ success by
CLIMATE/PORTFOLIO RESILIENCY
• We are committed to reducing the
environmental impact of our properties.
developing the most talent-supportive environments
in the Best Business Districts of our markets.
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We are creating and managing a resilient
portfolio that strengthens the connection between
people and the places they share, which allows
communities and customers to prosper and
“achieve together what they cannot apart”.
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We conduct our business in a manner that
creates long-term value to stakeholders and
contributes to positive economic, social and
environmental outcomes for all of our stakeholders.
PEOPLE RESILIENCY
• We aim to provide a safe and healthy work
environment and improve the overall health
and well-being of our employees.
• We aim to push the envelope on sustainable
building design and operations through
innovative technologies, industry engagement
and key partnerships.
• We are committed to improving the well-being
of our customers by designing workspaces
that promote health and wellness.
• We are committed to using best-in-class ESG
reporting standards that promote data quality
and reliability in performance measurement.
• We aim to engage with employees, customers
and our communities in continuously
promoting the Highwoods culture of service.
• We are committed to achieving a low-carbon
footprint through an asset life cycle
perspective (site selection, development,
acquisition and asset management)
• We are committed to advancing our diverse
and inclusive culture within Highwoods and
to engage with our partners and supply chain
on diversity and inclusion initiatives.
We believe that our people, our portfolio and our
balance sheet allow us to achieve our goals, and
they are core to our strong governance culture that
emphasizes transparency and connects and aligns us
with all of our stakeholders.
Our actions aim to drive business and economic
resiliency and are anchored by our three ESG pillars:
Climate/Portfolio Resiliency, People Resiliency and
Corporate Governance.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
• We are committed to managing our company
in an ethical and transparent manner.
• We aim to maintain a resilient balance sheet
which allows us to invest, grow and create
value for all stakeholders.
• We are committed to an integrated Enterprise
Risk Management framework that drives
resilience across the organization.
• We believe in Board Independence and that
the Board and Management exercise judgment
and oversight over company operations,
including ESG, that are aligned with business,
stakeholder and societal interests.
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