Aleksandra (Sasha) Njagulj
Managing Director, Global Head of ESG, Real Estate, DWS Group
Aleksandra (Sasha) Njagulj is Managing Director, Global Head of ESG, Real Estate
at DWS group. She is responsible for ESG integration across global real estate
portfolios. Njagulj is an accomplished ESG expert with over 20 years of practical
experience in architectural design, design management and the sustainable built
environment. In her previous role with CBRE Global Investors, she was Global Head of
ESG with overall responsibility for developing and communicating global sustainability
priorities and strategies across all business lines. Prior to this, she was Head of
Sustainability, R&D and Innovation at Bouygues UK. Njagulj received the UK-based
edie 2020 Sustainability Leaders Award for Investor of the Year for an ESG programme
that she designed for CBRE. In addition, she was awarded the global 2020 GRESB/
BREEAM Individual Leadership Award, recognising strong leadership and commitment
in sustainable development. In 2021, she won the global Future Proof Real Estate
Woman award as a leader in applying digitalisation, technology, open innovation and
sustainability to create a better built environment. Njaguli is a qualified architect and
holds a master’s degrees in Architectural Design from the University of Belgrade and
Sustainability Leadership from the University of Cambridge respectively. She is a BRE
Academy fellow and sits INREV’s ESG and the GRESB Foundation’s Real Estate
Standards committees.
