Portfolio Insights

Bringing Sustainability Back to Core Business Goals

At Blackstone, we believe that the key to sustainability is tying it to the company’s bottom line. This pioneering approach to sustainability has allowed us to deliver outsized savings and improve energy efficiency across our portfolio companies.

Transformational Change

Don also sat down with Christine Anderson, Global Head of Public Affairs, for episode 2 of Transformational Change – our new podcast series on the ways we think about operational improvements.

See how data drives improvements across our real estate portfolio

For Blackstone’s Real Estate portfolio, sustainability is a critical way to reduce costs and improve operations. To execute on our strategy, the key is smarter analytics. Watch how that creates lasting change.

Beyond making operations greener, we set companies up for growth

The impact we create goes beyond sustainability. Our initiatives improve efficiency and help create a more sustainable platform for growth at our portfolio companies.

Learn how Blackstone is improving business efficiency through Lean Operations

Learn more about Blackstone’s Sustainability efforts

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IMPROVING ENERGY USAGE IN BLACKSTONE’S REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO

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HOW BLACKSTONE APPROACHES SUSTAINABILITY

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