Stok LLC

Decarbonize Now

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About the firm

Stok is an interdisciplinary sustainability and energy consulting firm serving real estate owners, occupiers, developers, and corporations. It provides strategy, management, and technical services to decarbonize buildings and portfolios, covering ESG consulting, carbon services, sustainability consulting, energy engineering, building commissioning, and real estate program and project delivery. Stok's work spans 750 million square feet across six continents, with clients including Fortune 50 corporations and major commercial real estate owners. Named projects include sustainability programs for Healthpeak Properties (healthcare REIT), Grosvenor (retail/commercial real estate), Google (corporate campus), and Rockhill Management (commercial portfolio).

Firm type
Environmental Engineering

Capabilities

ESG Consulting

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Corporate ESG and sustainability program development and implementation for real estate owners and corporations, leveraging multidisciplinary expertise in real estate and extensive knowledge of corporate ESG frameworks to help organizations deliver on environmental, social, and governance commitments at scale.

  • Gap Analysis and Materiality Assessment

    Single and double materiality assessments to identify competitive positioning, key initiatives, and relevant reporting frameworks, focusing the ESG journey on what matters most for each business.

  • ESG Strategy Development and Implementation

    ESG and sustainability strategies with success metrics, detailed action plans, and role definitions for seamless business integration, bridging plan and action from strategy through execution.

  • ESG Reporting

    Alignment and reporting to leading ESG frameworks including GRESB, UNPRI, GRI, SASB, UN SDGs, CDP, and TCFD/IFRS. Annual sustainability and impact reports, investor ESG questionnaire support, and local and state legislation tracking and preparedness.

  • ESG Data Management

    Enhancing ESG data coverage, quality, and management to optimize sustainability initiatives at the asset and portfolio level, including bill collection, overall data management strategy, and packaging data for reporting.

  • Business Planning

    Budget support at the corporate and property levels for sustainability and efficiency projects and supply chain engagement, plus due diligence checklists for new acquisitions to underwrite risks and invest wisely.

  • Asset-Level Implementation

    Implementation of sustainability initiatives at the corporate and property levels, from energy engineering and carbon reductions to sustainable building certifications and commissioning.

  • Stakeholder Engagement

    Website content, internal and external communications, educational workshops and trainings, and presentations to share the ESG and sustainability journey. Customized tenant engagement programs including surveys, green leasing, and well-being initiatives.

  • Employee Programs

    Programs developed with HR to enhance employee experience, satisfaction, and engagement, including ESG and sustainability training and onboarding, culture and inclusion programs, benefits and policies analysis, engagement surveys, and health and well-being recommendations.

  • Climate Change and Resilience

    Material risk identification and resilience programs aligned with TCFD/IFRS, preparing portfolios for physical and transition climate risks.

Carbon Services

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Comprehensive carbon management from strategy through implementation, supporting organizations in measuring, managing, and reducing carbon across operations and value chain.

  • Decarbonization Program Strategy, Development, and Implementation

    Strategic corporate climate programs including capacity building, stakeholder engagement, and development and implementation of programs, data tracking, and governance mechanisms for deep decarbonization.

  • Supply Chain and Stakeholder Engagement

    Tracking, understanding, and communicating climate action to stakeholders through capacity-building workshops, executive engagements, and enablement programs for suppliers and tenants to demystify the evolving landscape.

  • Building Decarbonization

    Integration of energy efficiency, electrification, and renewables; embodied carbon analysis; materials guidance; and life cycle assessments (LCAs) for LEED, BREEAM, Living Building Challenge, and Zero Carbon Certification.

  • Greenhouse Gas Inventories and Data Management

    GHG inventories across Scopes 1, 2, and 3 with Inventory Management Plans (IMPs), third-party assurance support, and streamlined data collection to optimize asset- and portfolio-level emissions reductions.

  • Carbon Reduction Target Setting

    Science Based Targets (SBTs) support, roadmaps to reach committed climate timelines, and assessment of credible target options against market trends, third-party frameworks, and investment levels.

  • Emissions Forecasting and Reduction Planning

    Forward-looking carbon footprint estimates and detailed reduction roadmaps with prioritized strategies, budgets, KPIs, and interim milestones for cross-team implementation.

  • Renewable Energy and Carbon Credit Strategy

    Renewable energy and carbon credit strategies that contribute to global emissions reductions, including evaluating options, developing prioritized sourcing criteria, and vetting bids from third-party providers.

  • Emissions Disclosure and Reporting

    Datasets and content for progress tracking, third-party framework reporting (CDP, GRESB, TCFD), regulatory compliance, and communications to investors and customers.

  • Whole-Building Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

    Whole-building LCAs to measure embodied carbon impacts and identify reduction solutions, supporting real estate developers and owners in setting corporate embodied carbon targets aligned with decarbonization goals.

Sustainability Consulting

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Portfolio sustainability strategy, implementation, and management across global portfolios, empowering clients to establish informed goals and achieve data-driven results at any scale.

  • Portfolio Sustainability Strategy, Implementation, and Management

    Custom corporate sustainability programs across global portfolios specializing in corporate office, retail, and data centers, applying operational and embodied carbon, water, waste, supplier engagement, and well-being strategies.

  • Design, Construction, and Operations Guidelines

    Development, rollout, and oversight of sustainable design, construction, and operations guidelines and standards, integrating accountability, verification, resources, and tools aligned with corporate sustainability commitments.

  • Building Certifications

    Expert guidance across LEED, WELL, Fitwel, Living Building Challenge (LBC), BREEAM, SITES, GreenPoint Rated (GPR), and Guiding Principles Verification (GPV) for projects and portfolios, experienced across thousands of projects.

  • Healthy and Sustainable Materials Strategy

    Materials vetting, LBC Red List compliance, LBC Materials Petal, LEED materials credits, and bespoke healthy building material standards. Full materials vetting engaging stakeholders and specifying materials that meet health and decarbonization requirements without schedule delays.

Energy Engineering

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Building performance engineering to identify and prioritize cost-effective decarbonization strategies across energy efficiency, electrification, and passive design, uncovering value from pre-design through operations to deliver healthy environments with reduced emissions, enhanced occupant comfort, and improved financial performance.

Commissioning

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Whole-building commissioning across diverse project types including office, multifamily residential, data centers, and research facilities. Commissioning agents advocate for owners and verify building performance from day one.

Real Estate Program and Project Delivery

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Sustainability at the core of Stok's real estate services, not an add-on. A human-centered and data-driven approach embeds strategic and technical depth throughout the building lifecycle to deliver clients' unique visions for healthy, sustainable environments and enhanced asset value.

  • High-Performance Building Planning

    Strategic and technical sustainability depth embedded from pre-design and planning phases, establishing performance targets aligned with client goals for high-performance real estate.

  • Sustainable Design

    Strategic and technical sustainability integration throughout design phases of high-performance buildings to deliver environments that enhance asset value.

  • Construction Project Delivery

    Project delivery and management through construction to ensure sustainability commitments are executed and clients' visions for healthy, sustainable environments are realized.

Industries

Commercial · Retail · Healthcare · Multifamily Residential · Data Centers · Research Facilities

Projects

Grosvenor North American Net Zero Carbon Pathway

North America · Retail · 2024 · Client: Grosvenor

Project details

Developed the North American Net Zero Carbon Pathway for Grosvenor, defining a reductions-first approach targeting a 42% overall emissions reduction by 2030 and net zero by 2050.

Rockhill Sustainability Program

National (U.S.) · Commercial · Client: Rockhill Management

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Ongoing sustainability program support for Rockhill Management across their commercial property portfolio, refining environmental and social impact goals and providing implementation services.

Healthpeak Properties Corporate Impact Roadmap

National (U.S.) · Healthcare · 2023 · Client: Healthpeak Properties

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Developed a 10-year corporate and asset-level sustainability roadmap for Healthpeak Properties (NYSE: DOC), a national healthcare REIT with 750+ high-quality assets, with ongoing implementation guidance since 2023.

Google 237 Moffett Park Drive

Sunnyvale, CA · Commercial · Client: Google

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World's largest Living Building Challenge (LBC) Materials Petal Certified renovation project, integrating healthy, regenerative design for Google's Sunnyvale campus.