Sustainability Consultant & Organizational Change Expert; Founder of Schoen Sustainability; Published Author
Sara Schoen Biography
Sara Schoen is a sustainability consultant, organizational change agent, and keynote speaker who advises executives and investors on translating sustainability into measurable business value. As the founder of Schoen Sustainability, Schoen works with investors and companies to integrate long-term strategies into business processes, emphasizing performance-driven approaches to sustainability. She advocates for a focus on long-term opportunities and risk management to support organizational and societal well-being.
Schoen's methodology is shaped by her experience working within companies, providing insight into the practical implementation of sustainability initiatives and identifying gaps in current industry practices. At the U.S. Green Building Council, she led outreach to the hospitality sector, contributed to the development of resources and new LEED credits, and represented the organization at industry conferences. Her expertise includes collaborating with Fortune 500 C-suite executives on supply chain, corporate real estate, and sustainability challenges.
In a significant project, Schoen reduced annual energy expenditures by more than 10 percent over three years by completing over 100 energy projects, while establishing and leading a sustainability department for a 14-million-square-foot, $1 billion real estate portfolio. She has managed sustainability programs for developers, property managers, public REITs, and private equity investment managers. Schoen's philosophy centers on treating sustainability as a strategic change management process to maximize organizational, financial, environmental, and societal benefits, utilizing systems thinking to deliver efficient and lasting solutions.
Schoen is a published author and thought leader in sustainability and real estate. Her work includes a piece in PERE titled "Performance over policy: how to gain value from ESG," as well as publications such as "Practical Strategies in Green Building: Hotels" for the U.S. Green Building Council and a chapter titled "Sustainability as an Organizational Effectiveness Tool" in "Sustainable Real Estate: Multidisciplinary Approaches to an Evolving System." She has presented at industry forums including the NCREIF Winter Conference ESG Foundations General Session and the Pension Real Estate Association Webinar on sustainability and investor needs. Schoen holds a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from the University of Maryland, College Park and a Master of Science in energy policy from Johns Hopkins University.
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