At CGI, the “S” in ESG is our superpower. It has become evident for CGI that social impact tends to lag behind environmental efforts when it comes to ESG. Access by CGI’s conscious investment mindset recognizes this disparity as a massive opportunity to make societal progress while driving deeper value.
Access by CGI seeks to be a pioneer in cracking how to drive social impact through real estate investments. While social impact is typically more difficult to track and therefore undermeasured, CGI aims to employ a metric-driven, holistic ESG approach to drive/track impact from the investor to the tenant’s level.
Access by CGI believes that social impact and the company’s investments are mutually beneficial, as the value created by one is expected to have a positive impact on the value of the other. As such, Access by CGI has a portfolio-wide mandate to educate, promote prosperity and stimulate economic growth, creating opportunities for our host communities in alignment with frameworks of the likes of GRESB and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
At the core of CGI Merchant Group are the lessons instilled by Raoul Thomas’s late mother, Alice Miller Thomas. The Isabella Alycia Foundation (IA Foundation), 501(c)(3), was created as tribute to her tireless efforts to improve the lives of her community’s most vulnerable populations.
To continue Alice’s legacy, the IA Foundation focuses on generating economic growth opportunities and promoting health and wellness in underprivileged communities.
Ayrton and Alex Little graduated at the top of their class, despite the economic and life altering hardships faced while raised by their single mother, Maureen Little. Raoul Thomas, CEO of Merchant Group invited the Little family to experience Miami. Enjoy their story.
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