Scott Song

Scott Song is an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) executive with both financial and non-financial reporting experience. In his role as the ESG Controller at CBRE Group Inc., Scott leads the design, development and implementation of CBRE’s ESG reporting framework and ESG controls and processes. He provides oversight over CBRE’s ESG reporting and disclosures. Prior to joining CBRE, Scott spent 12 years at Ernst & Young LLP in various global roles in sustainability and climate change consulting and financial services assurance and advisory practice in the U.S., Netherlands and Germany. In his ESG consulting role, Scott helped organizations successfully develop and transform their ESG strategies, stakeholder engagement, as well as their internal and external disclosures to further align with companies’ visions, strategies, stakeholders expectations and regulatory requirements. In 2022, Scott was invited by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Finance Initiative Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) to serve as an advising member on UN PRB assurance guidance.

Through his tenure in the financial reporting space, Scott had specific expertise in assurance, advisory and risk management services to financial services organizations, with a focus on banks, REITs, investment banks, alternative asset managers and broker dealers. He had extensive experience in financial statement audits based on U.S. GAAP and IFRS, internal control reporting, SSAE18 SOC1 assessment, ISAE 3402 reporting, U.S. SEC independence risk management, and U.S. PCAOB regulatory and European AIFM compliance.

Scott received Master of Business Administration and Master of Accounting from The College of William and Mary and a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing and Sport Management from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Scott holds an active CPA license in Virginia and a CFA ESG Investing Certificate. Additionally, Scott received a Certificate in Sustainability Strategies from Stanford University Graduate School of Business. In his spare time, Scott also serves as a board member at Joseph’s House, a non-profit organization offering end-of-life care for individuals with terminal illness experiencing homelessness in Washington D.C.