Link Logistics, a major industrial real estate company with a 500 million-square-foot portfolio of last-mile properties, recently released its annual sustainability report highlighting significant progress in energy efficiency and renewable energy deployment. Tyler Deaton, who recently transitioned to become the company’s senior vice president and head of Sustainability, spoke with FreightWaves about the report and the company’s comprehensive approach to sustainability.

Before taking his new role, Deaton served as head of Building Solutions at Link Logistics, where he focused on optimizing sustainable building features in warehouses across the portfolio. He oversaw on-site renewable deployment, Link’s national LED program, building systems integration and other sustainable infrastructure programs.

Before joining Link Logistics, Deaton led sustainable design and construction within J.P. Morgan’s Global Real Estate Group.

“As Link’s new head of sustainability, I’m going to continue to focus on a data-driven decarbonization strategy across our 500 million-square-foot portfolio of last-mile industrial real estate, which focuses first and foremost on optimizing efficiency, and we’re really focused on solutions that drive measurable value to our customers and support their sustainability objectives,” Deaton told FreightWaves in an interview. Read more: FreightWaves