EBS&L's Edward Lipkin

Note: This is Part 1 of a Two-Part Series on Green in retail.

Most people in the real estate industry are now familiar with the US Green Building Council and its LEED standards for sustainable building construction. A newer organization is now on the scene with similar, yet broader, goals. A group of business leaders and academics has founded the Responsible Property Investment Center. The group attempts to help investors “find and create value through improving the economic, social, and environmental profile of their investments.” Edward Lipkin, a member of RPIC’s steering committee and chief executive officer of Philadelphia-based EBS&L Development, spoke about his organization’s goals recently here at the International Council of Shopping Centers’ Conference on Mixed-Use Development. He later spoke with GSR about his group and industry sustainability trends.

GlobeSt.com: Is there any one particular push in society right now driving the existence of groups like RPIC?