Nyla Ahmad is the COO at Alvéole, a company helping commercial real estate go nature-positive, starting with rooftop beehives. What began as a tool for tenant engagement has evolved into a scalable biodiversity monitoring platform, combining physical infrastructure with environmental data collection.
Nyla brings a background in media and telecom, having held senior leadership roles at Rogers and OWL Kids, before making a career pivot into sustainability. At Alvéole, she’s helping property owners prepare for the next wave of ESG disclosures, turn rooftops into biodiversity sensors, and reconnect people with nature.
Learn more at https://www.alveole.buzz/
In our conversation, we explore:
- Why biodiversity is the next frontier in ESG—and why it’s so hard to measure
- How rooftop beehives act as biosensors, collecting eDNA and pesticide data
- What’s driving commercial real estate interest in nature-based solutions
- The role of tenant engagement in return-to-office strategies
- What’s coming in the regulatory landscape (like GRESB and TNFD)
- How Alvéole is scaling across 70+ cities with 2,200+ hives and 80 million bees
- Lessons from customers, and why data and education go hand in hand
- Reflections on a career transition from telecom to climate
You'll gain insight into how real estate owners are starting to measure nature-related risk, how Alvéole blends tech and hands-on experiences to drive action, and why connecting people with nature might be the most overlooked lever in the climate fight.
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