Eric Tilden

Senior Director
Elme Communities’ Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Eric Tilden leads Elme Communities’ environmental, social, and governance (ESG) efforts throughout the company, focusing on initiatives such as greenhouse gas emissions reduction, climate risk, positive governance, social impact, human capital, and wellness. He spearheads the firm’s reporting, including GRESB, TCFD, and SASB, as well as manages overall ESG program development and implementation, working across stakeholders from the board of trustees to individual community teams.

He is a licensed professional engineer and has collaborated with project teams on a wide variety of sustainability and energy projects across the building life cycle. Prior to joining Elme, Tilden led Cushman & Wakefield’s Energy & Sustainability Services team within the U.S. investor services sector, overseeing carbon reduction, energy efficiency, and ESG projects and initiatives across the continental US. Before focusing on ESG, he was a civil engineer in Napa Valley, working on many of the well-known wineries including Opus One, Stag’s Leap, and Silver Oak, the first winery in the world to pursue the Living Building Challenge.