2025 Highwoods Corporate Resiliency Report | ESG, Sustainability & Real Estate Performance - Flipbook - Page 10
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RESILIENCY THROUGHOUT OUR ORG
Resiliency is a core component of the Highwoods Strategic Plan
and is bolstered by our core values, creating a strong foundation
of trust, adaptability and collective problem-solving. We believe
in building an enduring business that not only survives but
prospers and thrives in all economic cycles.
In support of this mission, we took bold steps in 2025 to
modernize our portfolio, divesting from older energy-intensive
assets in favor of sustainable, high-performing properties. This
repositioning helps future-proof our portfolio and builds on our
foundation of long-term portfolio resilience and growth.
Our confidence for the future and the resiliency of our portfolio
are supported by the following objectives:
• Integration of our core values—integrity, collaboration,
communication and solutions—to guide our day-to-day
decision making and shape our culture.
BUSINESS RESILIENCY GOALS
• Manage our company in an ethical and
transparent manner
• Maintain a resilient balance sheet that positions us
to invest, grow and create value for all stakeholders
• Drive resiliency across the organization using our
integrated enterprise risk management framework
• Leverage our independent Board of Directors and our
seasoned management team to ensure our company
operations, including resiliency, are aligned with
business, stakeholder and societal interests
• Focus on the BBDs of high-growth markets across the US
Sun Belt that consistently outperform national averages.
• Maintain a strong balance sheet with ample liquidity that
positions us to capitalize on potential growth opportunities
in the coming years.
• Mitigate future risks through diversification of markets,
customers, industries and lease size.
• Strengthen our long-term cash flows by growing net
effective rents and being efficient with our capital
expenditure spending.
• Capitalize on the accelerated “flight to quality” trend through
the acquisition and development of high-quality assets and
the disposition of non-core assets.
• Maintain a disciplined inventory of well-located land for
future office and mixed-used development.
Overseen by our Board of Directors, the Highwoods Corporate
Resiliency Team is responsible for advancing our long-term
resiliency and sustainability initiatives. Comprised of a diverse
group of disciplines including executive leadership, the
Corporate Resiliency Team is charged with refining our long-term
resiliency strategy, driving performance improvements across
our portfolio and tracking progress toward defined goals. Our
actions aim to drive business and economic resiliency and are
anchored by our three resiliency pillars: Business Resiliency,
Climate Resiliency and People Resiliency.
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