SINGAPORE (EDGEPROP) - JLL has appointed Elke Kornalijnslijper as head of sustainability consulting, Asia Pacific. She moves from her previous role as JLL's head of energy and sustainability services for Southeast Asia. Based in Singapore, she will be responsible for delivering sustainability advice and solutions for JLL’s client base in Asia Pacific and managing a team of 100 real estate sustainability experts across 11 markets regionally.

In a press release announcing her appointment, JLL states Kornalijnslijper will work with JLL’s occupier and investor clients to identify gaps, risks and opportunities in existing sustainability strategies across their real estate portfolios. She will also drive the expansion of JLL’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings services across the region, including a suite of solutions addressing maturing real estate portfolio strategies, retrofitting projects for existing developments, energy optimisation, and other value-add consulting services such as reporting, certification and compliance.

“Within the built environment, sustainability represents one of the largest growth opportunities for both clients and JLL, and is poised to become a more essential service for occupiers and investors as they set and fulfil net-zero strategies and targets,” says Susheel Koul, CEO, work dynamics, Asia Pacific, JLL.

Kornalijnslijper joined JLL in January 2022. Prior to that, she was head of strategy and research & development for SP Digital, part of utility provider SP Group.