Live from MIPIM 2023:

Kristen Zupancic - Advisor at Co-Liv, Founder of Plot Twist Placemaking & Matt Lesniak - Head of Impact and Innovation at Conscious Coliving.

Kristen speaks with Matt Lesniak, head of impact and innovation at Conscious Coliving, and co-founder of Co-Liv, a global organization for coliving professionals. They discuss the challenges of promoting sustainability within coliving communities, emphasizing the need for a better understanding of sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) principles in the real estate sector. Matt also highlights the importance of measuring the social impact of coliving spaces and the evolving role of sustainability in coliving over the next decade, with a focus on it becoming a necessary component rather than an option. The conversation touches on various aspects of the coliving industry, including its potential to cater to individuals throughout their life cycle and serve as a lifestyle product.

Notable Quotes:

Matt Lesniak:

"I think the challenges of bringing sustainability into coliving are probably the same challenges of bringing sustainability into the wider real estate sector."

- "I'm pretty sure that in 10 years, sustainability will be a must-have, and not just from the business point of view, but from a lot of the perspectives I was mentioning earlier."

- "So coliving has the opportunity to be a lifestyle product for the life cycle of a consumer of a coliver. If that's the kind of way that they wanna live."