Remy helped kick-start the sustainability division at Growthpoint Properties, South Africa’s largest Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) in 2014. Her work at the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) and abroad have contributed to her knowledge in the sustainability industry. During her 5 years at Growthpoint Properties she worked towards finding new, innovative and economically reductive ways to stay green. Developed, implemented and monitored Growthpoint’s sustainability initiatives. She engaged and worked with environmental consultancies, local authorities, universities and government bodies.

She was responsible for tasks such as creating marketing strategies, building and looking after budgets and managing internal and external communications. She was also responsible for coordinating a variety of projects, ideas and strategies to ensure Growthpoint continued to be at the forefront of sustainable development. She ensured Growthpoint met targets for GBCSA Green Star certifications, mainly existing building performance ratings. Remy manages the local and international marketing thrust of Proprietas.

Interests

Mountaineering: Remy has summited 4/7 seven summits: Mount Kilimanjaro (Africa), Mount Elbrus (Russia), Mount Aconcagua (South America), Mount Denali (Alaska) and is on track to be the youngest African to climb all 7.

Other: Trekked to Everest base camp, trekked 800km through Spain in 33 days (Camino de Santiago), completed a half marathon in Spain, Malaga.

Community: She launched the #JustClimb initiative in 2018 to help raise funds for the Dlala Nje Foundation, based in Hillbrow, Johannesburg. To date she has raised over R500 000 for Dlala Nje through summiting significant peaks around the world. All Proceeds have gone toward the expansion and renovation of the children’s community centre.

International exposure: lived and worked in the UK. Travelled to over 40 countries in 6 continents.