2025 Highwoods Corporate Resiliency Report | ESG, Sustainability & Real Estate Performance - Flipbook - Page 22
2 0 2 5 CO R P O RATE RESI LIENCY REPORT
POLICIES AND PRACTICES
To ensure internal compliance and that we meet key objectives consistently
across our organization, we have implemented a variety of sustainability
and resiliency policies and practices. Aligned with the UN SDGs and leading
frameworks, including GRESB, IPCC, IFRS S2 and the GRI Standards, these
policies and practices include:
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND PRACTICES
• Environmental
• Biodiversity and habitat
• Energy management
• Climate change
• GHG emissions
• Climate resiliency
• Material sourcing and procurement
• Indoor environmental quality
• Waste management
• Water management
• New developments
• Renewable energy
SOCIAL POLICIES AND PRACTICES
• Customer satisfaction
• Coworker engagement
• Coworker health and well-being
• Forced or compulsory labor
• Health and safety
• Diversity and inclusion
• Fair labor standards and
working conditions
• Child labor prohibition
• Vendor code of conduct
• Coworker volunteer program
GOVERNANCE POLICIES AND PRACTICES
• Business ethics and code
of conduct
• Investor relations, communication
and transparency
• Coworker relations, engagement
and satisfaction
• Bribery, corruption and
fraud prevention
• Cybersecurity, data protection
and privacy
• Political contribution limitations
• Vendor code of conduct
• Shareholder-aligned executive
compensation
• Internal resiliency committees
• Financial performance
and disclosure
• Reporting and disclosure
• Board committees
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