Shawn Hesse, LFA

Vice President, Sustainability Project and Development Services, JLL

(he/him)
Living Future Member since 2016

Shawn is a senior leader in the Sustainability and ESG Advisory consulting team for JLL North America.  He advises corporate real estate teams on ESG targets, sustainability, and resilience strategies. Shawn has over 20 years of experience as an architect, facilitator, and sustainability consultant specializing in carbon, human health, and social justice.  He has supported global clients with high-performance buildings and certifications, carbon accounting, Science-Based Targets, ESG reporting, and sustainable real estate strategies including leasing, decarbonization planning, and climate risk analysis. Shawn lives in Philadelphia in a fully-electric 1905 townhouse with his partner Laur and their young daughters, Ella and Ivy.

Shawn has been a remarkable champion of Living Future programs before, during, and after his tenure as staff at Living Future. Shawn has been a resource and inspiration for other members in the field of equity for close to a decade. His commitment and upscaling of environmental impact and championing of Living Future has only continued to grow.

What is the most important thing the Living Future community can do right now?

“Become more fluent in the language of other parts of business. How does the finance team think about sustainability, or the risk management team? The Living Building Challenge resonates for sustainability champions, but we need to bring along stakeholders across all parts of an organization for it to work.”