CBL Properties announced that it has partnered with Hinton & Company on its diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging initiatives. Founded by Wade Hinton, Hinton & Company is a professional services firm that works with organizations like CBL to create impact through inclusion. In 2021, CBL launched CBL Community, a team-member-led committee dedicated to enhancing inclusion, equity, diversity, and belonging throughout organization, properties, and communities.

Over the last several months, Hinton & Company has coordinated with CBL leadership to conduct 1:1 interviews, focus groups, and a company-wide inclusion survey. They are working with CBL Community and the CBL executive team to develop and help implement a DEI strategy and roadmap. Additionally, CBL has made significant progress on other key ESG initiatives, including adopting an enterprise-level ESG policy, enhancing public ESG reporting and transparency, and formalizing an ESG Team that reports to and has oversight from the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the company's Board of Directors.