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Corinne Rico, Director of Sustainability within the Global Sustainability Solutions Practice, engages both occupier and investor clients at various points within their sustainability journey. Leveraging systems thinking, she collaborates with her clients to provide solutions that integrate into existing frameworks and processes while maximizing sustainability impact. In today’s increasingly connected world, Corinne engages her CBRE counterparts in EMEA and APAC to provide a truly global implementation approach to her clients’ ranging needs which often include benchmarking and regulatory compliance, climate risk, portfolio sustainability strategy, green leasing, and ESG reporting and disclosure.
Prior to her role at CBRE, as the Senior Director of Sustainability at ShopCore, a Blackstone real estate portfolio company, Corinne led the sustainability initiatives for a portfolio of more than 15 million square feet as well as developed and implemented the company’s corporate ESG strategy. Her initiatives and accomplishments during her tenure at ShopCore include company-owned solar photovoltaic installations, electric vehicle charging implementation, portfolio-wide energy and water efficiency projects, transforming the company’s approach to green leasing, and leading the company’s GHG inventories and ESG reporting, including GRESB, CDP, and voluntary public-facing annual reports referencing TCFD and GRI standards.
Corinne has held additional sustainability consulting roles spanning the topic areas of resilience, circular economy, and embodied carbon. During her time practicing in the architecture and design industry, she successfully led project teams from concept through completion of award-winning sustainable commercial interiors spaces. With over 15 years of experience at the intersection of sustainability and the built environment, Corinne has had the opportunity to work with a wide range of client types and space typologies, including law firms, retailers, financial institutions, higher education, non-profits, technology and telecommunications, data centers, and federal, local, and tribal governments.
Prior to her role at CBRE, as the Senior Director of Sustainability at ShopCore, a Blackstone real estate portfolio company, Corinne led the sustainability initiatives for a portfolio of more than 15 million square feet as well as developed and implemented the company’s corporate ESG strategy. Her initiatives and accomplishments during her tenure at ShopCore include company-owned solar photovoltaic installations, electric vehicle charging implementation, portfolio-wide energy and water efficiency projects, transforming the company’s approach to green leasing, and leading the company’s GHG inventories and ESG reporting, including GRESB, CDP, and voluntary public-facing annual reports referencing TCFD and GRI standards.
Corinne has held additional sustainability consulting roles spanning the topic areas of resilience, circular economy, and embodied carbon. During her time practicing in the architecture and design industry, she successfully led project teams from concept through completion of award-winning sustainable commercial interiors spaces. With over 15 years of experience at the intersection of sustainability and the built environment, Corinne has had the opportunity to work with a wide range of client types and space typologies, including law firms, retailers, financial institutions, higher education, non-profits, technology and telecommunications, data centers, and federal, local, and tribal governments.
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Design and Environmental Analysis, Cornell University
- Master of Science in Resilient and Sustainable Communities, Green Mountain College
Pro Affiliations / Accreditations
- NCIDQ Certified Interior Designer
Awards
- ICSC MAXI Silver Award | Urban Beekeeping
- EVgo Connect the Watts | EV Charging Hero
- Institute for Market Transformation | Green Lease Leaders Gold
- Interior Design Magazine | Best of Year Award
- NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Association, DC/MD Chapter | Best Interiors Tenant Space
- NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Association, DC/MD Chapter | Best of the Best, Interior Tenant Space
- NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Association, Northern Virginia Chapter | Best Interiors Tenant Space