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Commitment to Health and Equity in the Built Environment

Inspired by the desire to communicate the importance of centering health and equity in land use and real estate practice and recognizing the many ways professionals in this field can make a tangible impact, members of the Health Leaders Network have written an actionable commitment to affirm health and equity as core values of our work. The “Commitment to Health and Equity in the Built Environment” is a call to action for ULI members and nonmembers alike involved in the shaping of our cities and communities and decision-making processes tied to the built environment. We invite you to sign onto the commitment below and act today.

Select each respective dropdown menu below to learn and see more, including a list of current signatories.

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All are welcome to join the effort- individuals, firms, companies, cities, and beyond. You can sign onto the commitment by clicking the button above, and all signatories who sign up via the link will be added to the directory of signatories listed below on a regular basis.

For questions about the Commitment or the Health Leaders Network, please reach out to [email protected]

Commitment to Health and Equity in the Built Environment (Abridged)

Commitment to Health and Equity in the Built Environment

(Abridged)

We the undersigned share the capacity and responsibility to prioritize health outcomes through our work. Collectively, we will:

  • Provide affordable and accessible housing, support services, health care, transportation, parks, and education;
  • Provide access to high-quality air, water, and nutrition;
  • Improve mental health (through stress prevention and reduction, a sense of safety, etc.);
  • Promote social well-being (social connections, community cohesion, a sense of belonging);
  • Encourage healthy behaviors such as physical activity (active living, walking, exercise);
  • Protect or restore site-based ecologies (biodiversity and habitat, water and waste management, access to light, and sound pollution); and
  • Realize environmental comfort (thermal, acoustic, visual, physical).

By acting on this commitment we will do our part to repair longstanding inequities that exist in our communities. Through our work, we will:

  • Recognize the capital value of a healthy environment in the marketplace and make the case for the cost of inaction;
  • Set clear and achievable health and social equity goals for each project in partnership with the communities with which we are working;
  • Hold ourselves and our teams accountable for the health and social equity outcomes of our work;
  • Employ evidence-based strategies and best practices to achieve these health goals;
  • Partner with community stakeholders, health researchers, and clinicians as needed to improve our understanding of and dialogue with the lived experiences of a given community;
  • Proactively identify unintended health impacts of our work and commit to rectifying shortcomings where they are found;
  • Understand outcomes by tracking project and organizational performance against these goals;
  • Continuously expand our collective knowledge base by engaging in research initiatives and collaborative partnerships and by sharing case studies in support of this work;
  • Advocate for health and social equity in conversations about development and land use; and
  • Bring the health and social equity lens to all ULI initiatives in which we participate.

To act on this commitment most effectively, we must understand and elevate the work of those already engaged in the communities we seek to work with, including community members, public agencies and institutions, not-for-profit organizations, and other professionals.

We will seek to build partnerships within and outside the ULI network that help promote, lead, and champion our goals and our commitment to health and social equity in our communities.

Through the work outlined above, we are committed to ULI’s mission of shaping the future of the built environment for transformative impact in communities worldwide.

Signatories

Signatories

135 real estate professionals committed to date

14 cites, companies, and firms committed to date

The following individuals, cities, and firms from across the globe have signed on to this commitment:

Americas

Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic U.S.
Julia AfricaKristen FulmerErin Patterson
Syed Agmal AliWilliam Zeh HerbigDominic Ramos-Ruiz
Jillian R. AnnunziataRoger HerzogBeth Resetco
Ramune BartuskaiteKenneth JohnsonStephen Samuels
Stephanie BeckerSaranya KanagarajYogesh A. Saoji
Steven F. BlackLida LewisCharles Noel Schilke
Mary BurkholderChristina D. LongPeter B. Smith
James CarrasJohn MacomberIvy R. Thompson
Diane CaslowJ. Timothy McCarthy IISarah Welton
Jessica ElliottJames NevilleEmily Zhang
Jaime FearerElizabeth Nilsson
Midwestern U.S.
Ina AndersonPete FritzPaul Mellblom
Maggie BeckleyArathi GowdaOby Nwabuzor
Ryan P. CambridgeCelena GreenShoMari Payne
Michele CrawfordChloe Gurin-SandsMelony Pederson
Sonia DealJoseph W. HammBryan Zundel
Joe DuffyRuijie Ma
Southern U.S.
Tim AlcottMark CloudMichelle M. Morrison
Michael BloomLisa CutshawLuis Nieves-Ruiz
Natasha BrandJim DurrettKatrina Johnson Norris
Lindsay BreretonTeMaya EatmonAshley Disher Spinks
J. Keith BrownDaniella FlanaganWendy Staten
Melanie BrownLance GilliamNellie S. Sullivan
Monique BrownEric HokeRichard Taylor
Rex CabanissMichael KingLaura Thomas
Rogean Cadieux-SmithStuart LevinGail Vittori
Reverend James L. CaldwellStacey LevineJane Futrell Winslow
Tahirah CampbellBrian Lomel
Patti ClareKathrine J. Morris
Western U.S.
Eddie ArslanianEd HernandezTreasure Sheppard
Bernadette AustinHannah HobbsMelani Smith
Kathryn Carrie BarkhurstLori HolleranYann Taylor
Jeri BrittinTodd KohliMeg Thorley
Amanda BurnhamDoug LamsonLaura Unrein
Hafsa BurtPiers MacNaughtonJerome Unterreiner
Lisa K. ClarkBill MaharAyako Utsumi
Kathryn GardowSandra MillerAndrew Watkins
Cristina GreavuVictoria OestreichMarja Williams
Beatriz Guerrero AunaCory PaulDebra Wyatte
Philip HartPaula Reeves
Canada
Rebecca HollisterLisa Prime
Jesse KlimitzBerjit Takhar

Europe

Germany
Dr. Lena ReißAlvaro Valera Sosa
The Netherlands
Frans van Vuure
United Kingdom
Ben CaveWarren LeverSophie Taysom
Michael ChangGraham MarshallEime Tobari
Tim ChapmanSilviu Pirvu
Simon HamiltonSoraiya Salemohamed

Asia Pacific

China
Kelly Mai
New Zealand
George Weeks
Singapore
Anupam Yog

Cities, Companies, and Firms

Worldwide
ARRC Capital Partners, LLCDLR GroupOptimal Cities Ltd
BDPFitzGerald Associates ArchitectsProsocial Place
BHL Building Health LabHealthy Parks Healthy Person TNSAFE Diversity Communities
City of Maple Heights, OhioKeyah ConsultingSPAHG
Coalition of Community OrganizationsMend and Considerate Urbanism

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