Sustainability
Link Logistics Publishes Latest Sustainability Case Study
Part of an ongoing series, the report details how the firm’s unique power hedging program insulates customers from increasingly unpredictable electricity markets.
Ambitious sustainability targets
100%
carbon neutral operations by 2025
100%
of operations powered by renewable energy sources by 2024
100%
LED or high-efficiency lighting by 2025
100%
of properties benchmarked via U.S. EPA ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager
100%
of new developments to be LEED Certified
300
megawatts of solar energy installed by 2025
100%
of properties benchmarked via U.S. EPA ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager
100%
of new developments to be LEED Certified
300
megawatts of solar energy installed by 2025
Creating value for people and the planet
Link Logistics’ Sustainability team leverages subject matter expertise, proprietary data and research, and state-of-the-art technology to advance the firm’s environmental goals while reducing costs for our customers.
Meet the Sustainability team
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Sam Stockdale
Senior Vice President, Head of Sustainability
Laura Rude
Associate Director, Energy & Utilities
Tyler Deaton
Vice President, Building Solutions
Matthew Brown
Vice President, Sustainability Platform Manager, Technology
Sreya Tolety
Manager, Energy, Data & Analytics
Energy & Utilities
The Energy & Utilities team maximizes the value of Link’s sustainability services by securing operational stability in our spaces, ensuring energy security and price stability, providing energy intelligence and managing utility payments that ensure robust cost recovery for our customers.
Energy, Data & Analytics
The Energy, Data & Analytics team harnesses the power of technological infrastructure to drive energy efficiency and foster sustainable practices by effectively managing volumes of energy and utility data. Our data analytics methods provide a clear overview of our initiatives’ impact.
Building Solutions
The Building Solutions team maintains a vertically integrated platform that promotes operational excellence and sustainability for our customers by increasing energy efficiency and reducing operating expenses. Their work, which includes implementing a standardized LED lighting program, differentiates Link Logistics in the market while supporting the firm’s sustainability targets and adapting to technology demands.
Collaborations
ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year
Link Logistics received the ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award in 2022, 2023 and 2024 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. We are the first company in the industrial real estate sector to earn this honor, which distinguishes the top corporate energy management programs. In 2024, we were also awarded the Sustained Excellence and Excellence in Data Innovation distinctions.
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Supporting family landowners
Link Logistics committed nearly $5 million to support family forest owners, conserve woodlands and fight climate change through the American Forest Foundation and The Nature Conservancy’s Family Forest Carbon Program. We are the first real estate firm to participate in this new and forward-thinking approach to climate impact and emissions management.
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Scaling energy efficiency
Link Logistics’ collaboration with EcoEnergy Insights, a Carrier company, will drive value across our national portfolio by meeting the demand for energy-efficient facilities. By empowering customers to use energy analytics to achieve cost savings and minimize their carbon footprints, we advance our own climate objectives while also progressing sustainability at scale.
Link Logistics sustainability in the news
Research | Sep. 26, 2024
Managing Power Market Risk
The Link Logistics Sustainability Case Study Series explores how the firm is driving both decarbonization and value for its customers. Previous installments focused on the firm’s Energy Solutions product and utility operations and energy management functions. This third case study examines the firm’s power hedging program, which creates energy rate stability and insulates customers from […]
Research | Aug. 2, 2024
Utility Operations & Energy Management: Foundational In-House Expertise
The first installment of the Link Logistics Sustainability Case Study Series offered a high-level view of Link Logistics’ Energy Solutions product, the channel through which the firm will deliver decarbonization opportunities to its 10,000 customers. This second case study explores the firm’s utility operations and energy management functions, which are a foundational offering from Energy […]
Research | Jun. 20, 2024
Energy Solutions: Challenging a Traditional Barrier
The Link Logistics Sustainability Case Study Series examines the firm’s three-phased approach — measure, reduce and offset — to advance decarbonization in industrial real estate and drive value for the company and its customers. This first report focuses on Link’s Energy Solutions product, the foundational piece of the firm’s sustainability program and a primary means […]